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Processes for recycling sag-d process water and cleaning drill cuttings

a technology of process water and drill cuttings, applied in the field of slop oil, can solve the problem of not having a large supply of water

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-21
MALCERA
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In the areas in Canada where the SAG-D process is being used water is not in large supply.

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Water Recovery (Recycle) Invention:

[0022]The following disclosure describes a process methodology, whereby Slop Oil generated as byproduct in the SAG-D Very Heavy Oil (Bitumen) production process is treated with select chemicals to separate and recover water, solids, and oil from the slop oil emulsion.

[0023]The process preferably involves the following steps:

[0024]mixing a first quantity of water with a first quantity of a first chemical blend to create a water / chemical mixture;

[0025]heating and stirring the water / chemical mixture (preferably for about 10-30 minutes until the mixture reaches about 50-70 degrees C.) (while not preferred, one could heat first to the desired temperature, then stir);

[0026]adding to the mixture SAG-D slop oil to create a water / chemical / slop oil mixture;

[0027]heating and stirring the water / chemical / slop oil mixture (preferably for about 30-60 minutes until the mixture reaches about 50-100 degrees C.) (while not preferred, one could heat first to the desir...

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Abstract

A method of treating slop oil and slops from the SAG-D (steam assisted gravity-drainage) very heavy oil-bitumen crude oil production in such locations as Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces in Canada, Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Kern County, Calif., involves mixing the slop oil and slops with chemicals to help separate out water from the slop oil and slops.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 101,538, filed 30 Sep. 2008, and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby claimed. This is not a continuation or continuation-in-part of any patent application.[0002]All prior patents and patent applications naming me as an inventor are hereby incorporated herein by reference, including the following:[0003]Published US patent application: Pub. No.: US 2006 / 0035793 A1; PCT International Publication Number WO 2006 / 012622 A2; U.S. Pat. No. 6,322,621 B1, U.S. Pat. No. 6,783,582 B2, U.S. Pat. No. 7,449,429, and published patent application Pub. No. US 2005 / 0193923 A1.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0004]Not applicableREFERENCE TO A “MICROFICHE APPENDIX”[0005]Not applicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0006]1. Field of the Invention[0007]The present invention relates to slop oil. More particularly, the present invention relates to a new process for treating ...

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IPC IPC(8): C10G1/00
CPCB01D17/047B01D21/009E21B21/068C10G7/04B01D21/26
Inventor GOLDMAN, GORDON K.
Owner MALCERA
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