Understanding hydrotransport: The key to Syncrude's success
Abstract
Syncrude has entered a new era involving the use of pipeline slurries to convey oilsand to the Extraction plant. Hydrotransport operations and base plant operations encounter vast performance differences when processing different types of oilsand. This paper describes the hydrotransport process, its history at Syncrude, methods of describing the source ore characteristic and plant performance. The use of this information within Syncrude and how it will be managed on an ongoing basis will also be described.
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Publication details
- Journal / source
- Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 1998
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 513–518
- Publication date
- 26 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter