Controlling bitumen recovery from an oil sands ore body by using a predictive ore processability model in producing a blended ore feedstock
US10712330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/241
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling bitumen recovery from an oil sands ore body in a bitumen extraction process by establishing and using a predictive ore processability model that accounts for multiple ore characteristics in planning ore deliveries from different locations of the ore body to produce a blended ore feedstock.
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