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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Green Source Holdings Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shahram Reza Shafie, Austin, TX (US);
Julius Michael Tollas, The Woodlands, TX (US);
William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee, Spicewood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Green Source Holdings LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/38 (2006.01); C09K 8/54 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01); C09K 8/58 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/64 (2006.01); C10G 21/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/38 (2013.01); C09K 8/54 (2013.01); C09K 8/58 (2013.01); C09K 8/64 (2013.01); C10G 1/04 (2013.01); C10G 21/27 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0391 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a first liquid comprising a turpentine liquid; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the turpentine liquid to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the turpentine liquid; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.