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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gaurav Agrawal, Aurora, CO (US);
Valery N. Khabashesku, Houston, TX (US);
Devesh K. Agrawal, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/04 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); C10G 1/08 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/045 (2013.01); C10G 1/047 (2013.01); C10G 1/086 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01); C10G 2300/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of obtaining a hydrocarbon material from a mined material comprises forming a colloidal dispersion comprising solid particles and a carrier fluid. The colloidal dispersion is mixed with a mined, hydrocarbon-containing material to form an emulsion stabilized by the solid particles. At least one property of the emulsion is modified to destabilize the emulsion. Additional methods of obtaining a hydrocarbon material from a mined material, and a stabilized emulsion are also described.