Patents Assigned to Ener Gen LLC
  • Publication number: 20140251875
    Abstract: A process and system to separate crude from tar sands. A tar sand and crude oil mixture is created using ground tar sands. The tar sand and crude oil mixture is mixed under high pressure in a treatment vessel with either natural gas or exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The mixture is then moved through a entrainment vessel still under the high pressure. When the mixture is removed from the entrainment vessel excess gas is removed from the mixture. The crude oil is then separated from the sand typically through a cyclone separator. A portion of the crude oil may be used to mix with the ground tar sand on the front end of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Ener Gen LLC
    Inventor: William H. Briggeman