Transporting bitumen froth having coarse solids through a pipeline

A method for transporting a bitumen froth having coarse solids having a particle size>180 μm through a pipeline is provided comprising injecting into the pipeline a bitumen froth slug having a lower temperature or a lower water content or both that the bitumen froth.

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Hauptverfasser: Sanders, Sean, Anthieren, Gary, Reid, Kevin, Schaan, Jason
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for transporting a bitumen froth having coarse solids having a particle size>180 μm through a pipeline is provided comprising injecting into the pipeline a bitumen froth slug having a lower temperature or a lower water content or both that the bitumen froth.