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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Gary Bunio, Calgary, CA;
Iftikhar Huq, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., Calgary, Alberta, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10C 3/06 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01); C10G 67/04 (2006.01); C10G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/006 (2013.01); C10C 3/06 (2013.01); C10G 1/002 (2013.01); C10G 1/04 (2013.01); C10G 21/003 (2013.01); C10G 67/049 (2013.01); Y02P 30/10 (2015.11);
Abstract
Methods are described for the production of a hydrocarbon product and selective rejection of low quality hydrocarbons from a bitumen-containing material, where product quality, production yield, processing input requirements, and environmental benefits are assessed for selecting a candidate method for deployment. The methods facilitate selection and deployment of sustainable hydrocarbon production operations rather than focusing on maximizing volumetric yield of hydrocarbons.