Syncrude Canada Ltd. in Trust for the Owners of the Syncrude Project As Such Owners Exist Now and in the Future

Murphy Oil Company Ltd.

Mocal Energy Limited

Imperial Oil Resources

Canadian Oil Sands Limited

Canadian Oil Sands Limited Partnership

Nexen Oil Sands Partnership

Conocophilllips Oilsands Partnership II

Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Jessica Vandenberghe

Jun Long

Robert Siy

George Cymerman

Jim Lorentz

Simon Yuan

George J Cymerman

The invention is directed to a process for separating bitumen froth into an upper bitumen-rich, reduced-solids layer, and a lower concentrated solids layer using a cone-bottomed, raked froth tank. The process involves introducing bitumen froth into the froth tank; rotating at least one movable picket through the bitumen froth; recovering the upper bitumen-rich, reduced-solids layer; and withdrawing the lower concentrated solids layer from the tank.

Bitumen froth storage and separation using an improved froth tank

A process line for separating oil sand slurry comprising coarse solids, fines, bitumen and water, into a first product comprising bitumen, fines and water and a second product comprising coarse solids, fines and water is provided comprising a plurality of countercurrently operating solid/liquid separators arranged in series along a pipeline, wherein the underflow of one separator is fed to the next separator in series and the overflow of each separator is fed to the preceding separator, the underflow of the last separator being the second product and the overflow from the first separator being the first product.

Relocatable countercurrent decantation system

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Edmonton, Canada

Jessica Vandenberghe