CA1010779A - Solution mining technique for recovering bitumen from subsurface tar sand deposits - Google Patents

Solution mining technique for recovering bitumen from subsurface tar sand deposits

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CA1010779A
CA1010779A CA198,228A CA198228A CA1010779A CA 1010779 A CA1010779 A CA 1010779A CA 198228 A CA198228 A CA 198228A CA 1010779 A CA1010779 A CA 1010779A
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tar sand
solution mining
mining technique
sand deposits
recovering bitumen
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Joseph C. Allen
Jack F. Tate
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Texaco Development Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/29—Obtaining a slurry of minerals, e.g. by using nozzles

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Working-Up Tar And Pitch (AREA)
CA198,228A 1973-05-04 1974-04-26 Solution mining technique for recovering bitumen from subsurface tar sand deposits Expired CA1010779A (en)

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Cited By (2)

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US8985205B2 (en) 2009-12-21 2015-03-24 N-Solv Heavy Oil Corporation Multi-step solvent extraction process for heavy oil reservoirs
AU2014202934B2 (en) * 2013-09-09 2016-03-17 Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources (Kigam) Apparatus and method for solution mining using cycling process

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8985205B2 (en) 2009-12-21 2015-03-24 N-Solv Heavy Oil Corporation Multi-step solvent extraction process for heavy oil reservoirs
AU2014202934B2 (en) * 2013-09-09 2016-03-17 Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources (Kigam) Apparatus and method for solution mining using cycling process
US9376904B2 (en) 2013-09-09 2016-06-28 Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources (Kigam) Apparatus and method for solution mining using cycling process

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