Great Canadian Oil Sands experience in the commercial processing of Athabasca Tar Sands

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1968 · 155th Amer. Chem. Soc. Mtg.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6135936

Andrews, G F; Lewis, H M; Dobson, E W

A brief review is given of the history of the Great Canadian Oil Sands (G.C.O.S.) project to recover 45,000 bpd of synthetic crude oil from the Athabasca Tar Sands by open pit mining, hot water extraction, coking, and hydrorefining. This paper then discusses the startup and initial operation of the G.C.O.S. plant. Emphasis is directed toward actual vs. design performance and a general discussion of operating problems. Included in the technical discussion are geological and mechanical problems encountered in mining tar sand, performance of the hot water extraction process, coking of Athabasca bitumen, hydrorefining of coker distillate produced from bitumen, and properties of the finished synthetic crude oil.

• OSTI ID: 6135936
• Report Number(s): CONF-680308-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: 155th Amer. Chem. Soc. Mtg.; (United States) Journal Volume: J-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040400* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Oil Production
Recovery
& Refining
ALBERTA
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
MATERIALS
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SAND PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SANDS
OPERATION
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
REFINING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT