Process for recovery of hydrocarbons and rejection of sand

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PATENT NO 5316664
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07965196

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A process suitable for operation at a mine site for recovering a hydrocarbon from a hydrocarbon bearing sand comprising the steps of mixing a chemical additive with a chemical composition and with a hydrocarbon bearing sand containing hydrocarbon and residual solids including clay, at a temperature to form a slurry. The chemical composition comprises an aqueous phase and a minor amount of a chemical agent selected from the group consisting of at least one ethoxylated alkylphenol compound, at least one ethoxylated dialkylphenol compound, MIBC, SC-177, Petronate HL, Calcium Lignosulfonate, NaOH and mixtures thereof. The slurry is conditioned and aerated to produce essentially sludge-free tailings and a mixture of hydrocarbon, aqueous phase and residual solids including clay. The process further comprises the step of separating in a short-residence time apparatus the mixture of the hydrocarbon, the aqueous phase and the residual solids including clay from the essentially sludge-free tailings.

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CANADIAN OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LTD1500 635-8 AVENUE SOUTH WEST CALGARY A CANADIAN CORP ALBERTA T2P 3Z1

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Gregoli, Armand A Tulsa, OK 14 2272
Hamshar, John A Owasso, OK 9 895
Rimmer, Daniel P Broken Arrow, OK 12 1956
Yildirim, Erdal Calgary, CA 5 805

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