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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christabel T. Tomla, Katy, TX (US);
Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov, Houston, TX (US);
Radhika Suresh, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/56 (2006.01); C02F 11/147 (2019.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01); B01D 21/01 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); B03D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/56 (2013.01); B01D 21/01 (2013.01); C02F 11/147 (2019.01); C10G 1/04 (2013.01); E21B 21/068 (2013.01); B03D 3/06 (2013.01); C02F 1/00 (2013.01); C02F 2101/10 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for drying mature fine tailings is provided. A low molecular weight anionic organic polymer is contacted with a tailings stream to flocculate mature fine tailings and enhance dewatering. The tailings stream can contain, for example, water, sand, silt and fines clays produced from a bitumen extraction process for oil sands ore. The process can also involve rigidification of the suspension.