Shell Oil Comapny

Steven Paul Giles

Harold J Vinegar

Etuan Zhang

Chester Ledlie Sandberg

Christopher Kelvin Harris

Lanny Gene Schoeling

Ingmar Hubertus Josephina Ploemen

Frederick Henry Kreisler Rambow

Peter Veenstra

Gary Lee Beer

Dong Sub Kim

Taixu Bai

Michael David Fairbanks

Mark Gregory Picha

Guillermo Pastor Sanz

Robert Lawrence Blackbourn

Frederick Gordon Carl, Jr

James A Salter

Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Jr

Fredrick Gordon Carl, Jr

Mark A Siddoway

Gerhardus Willem Colenbrander

Karl Gregory Anderson

Walter Farman Farmayan

Alex Frederik Woldhuis

Stephen Gerard Delude

Bernardus Cornelis Maria In' T Veen

Abdul Wahid Munshi

Joseph Phillip Brignac, Jr

Charles Phillip Brundrett

Marinus Marcus Wilhelmus Johannes Miggelbrink

Kuochen Tsai

Faraz Abbasi

Cristiane Michaëla Visser

Yicheng Long

Bradley Dean Komishke

Reinhard Alfred Bott

Ingmar Hubertus Ploemen

Cristiane Michaela Visser

The present invention provides a method of handling a solvent-containing solids stream in a non-aqueous oil sand extraction process, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a solvent-containing solids stream at a first pressure; (b) depositing the solvent-containing solids stream provided in step (a) as a bed in a vessel; (c) discharging the solvent-containing solids stream from the vessel at a second pressure via an outlet, thereby obtaining a depressurized solvent-containing solids stream; wherein the solvent-containing solids stream in the vessel in step (b) is at a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent in the depressurized solvent-containing solids stream at the second pressure in step (c).

Method of handling a solvent-containing solids stream in a non-aqueous oil sand extraction process

The present invention provides a method for removing oxygen from an oil sand stream, the method including the steps of: (a) providing an oil sand stream; (b) introducing the oil sand stream into a liquid bath; (c) transporting the oil sand through the liquid bath to a confined space above the surface of the liquid bath; (d) removing the oil sand from the confined space; and (e) extracting bitumen from the oil sand removed in step (d).

Method for removing oxygen from an oil sand stream

The present invention is directed to a method comprising contacting an oil sand with a suitable solvent to generate a solvated oil sand slurry; separating solvent-diluted bitumen from the solvated oil sand slurry to generate (a) a solvent-diluted bitumen and (b) a slurry with increased solids concentration; and filtering the slurry with increased solids concentration. The method of the present invention may be used to produce a low ash bitumen product and dry tailings from oil sands.

Closed loop solvent extraction process for oil sands

A gas burner assembly for heating a subsurface formation includes an oxidant conduit, a fuel conduit, and a plurality of oxidizers coupled to the oxidant conduit. At least one of the oxidizers includes a mix chamber for mixing fuel from the fuel conduit with oxidant from the oxidant conduit, an igniter, and a shield. The shield includes a plurality of openings in communication with the oxidant conduit. At least one flame stabilizer is coupled to the shield.

Downhole burner systems and methods for heating subsurface formations

A process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of a subsurface formation. Heat may transfer from one or more heaters to a part of a formation. In some embodiments, heat from the one or more heat sources may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in a part of a subsurface formation. Hydrocarbons and/or other products may be produced from a subsurface formation. Certain embodiments describe apparatus, methods, and/or processes used in treating a subsurface or hydrocarbon containing formation.

Thermal processes for subsurface formations

There is provided a process for trapping particulate matter in a gas stream exiting a combustion equipment comprising providing a combustion equipment with one or more exits for exhaust gases, each exit connected to one or more ducts, and placing at least one particulate trap in each duct, wherein the particulate trap is removable and/or replaceable while the combustion equipment is online.

Process for trapping particulate matter in hot gas and trap therefor

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Damon, TX, United States of America

Steven Paul Giles