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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Julian Kift, Reno, NV (US);
Mahendra Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
Cherish M. Hoffman, Reno, NV (US);
Whip C. Thompson, Reno, NV (US);
Julian Kift, Reno, NV (US);
Mahendra Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
Cherish M. Hoffman, Reno, NV (US);
Whip C. Thompson, Reno, NV (US);
Shell Canada Energy Cheveron Canada Limited, Calgary, CA;
Abstract
A process for separating bitumen from bitumen ore material includes extracting bitumen with a hydrocarbon solvent to produce a bitumen-enriched solvent phase and tailings. The tailings are dried or stripped in a dryer to remove any remaining hydrocarbon solvent. The amount of solvent discharged in the tailings may be less than 4 bbl per 1000 bbl of recovered bitumen.
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