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Suncor’s Pond One Sample

mature fine tailings (MFT) to betested with Petromax for thepurpose of achieving three phaseseparation.

Petromax Technologies, LLCRandy Brawn

200 ml MFT sample

Weight = 284.9 grams

Exhibit 16

Suncor Pond One Testing

Petromax was added (400 ml)to the MFT (200 ml) for a totalof 600 ml to be processed.

400 ml of Petromax

Weight = 416.4 grams

MFT combined with Petromaxwas sheared for 60 secondswithin the glass jar picturedon the left.

This picture shows oil watersolids separation viewed after15 minutes.

After 15 minutes of settlingtime all three phases wereextracted and quantified.

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Top View of “oily froth”after Petromax process.

This picture was takenafter 15 minutes of settlingtime as the oily frothgathered at the top of thejar above the “spentPetromax”.

Top view of extractedoily froth

Side view of extractedoily froth

Oily froth weighed38.9 grams less 6

grams of paperweight or 32.9 grams

Spent / extractedPetromax plus

recovered water fromoriginal MFT

Remaining wet clay atbottom of glass jarprior to extraction

Extracting wet clay

Wet clay extraction continued

Wet clay extraction complete

Extracted wet clay side view

Wet clay extraction top view

The wet clay weighed 104.1 less 6gram paper or 98.1 grams.Assuming 12% water, as in

previous tests, the dry clay wouldweigh 86.33 grams.

SpentPetromax

plusrecovered

waterfrom

originalMFT

sample

Recoveredoily froth

Visual Comparison

Original MFT Sample= 284.9 grams

Recovered Oily Froth= 32.9 grams

RecoveredWet Clay

= 98.1 grams

Recovered MFT water and Petromax = 582.07 grams and is justover 500 ml. The extracted spent water/Petromax solution still

contains clay as it will continue to settle at the bottom. Thisrecovered water has been settling for ½ hour after extraction.

The extractedwater/Petromax

spent solution hascontinued to settle

for 5 hours.

The clay isaccumulating at the

bottom of the jar witha small amount oflight oil at the top

This fine clay at thebottom appears to

be very clean.

The extractedwater/Petromax

solution continuesto settle clay.

This picture showsthe clay level 21

hours from the timeof extraction.

The level appears tobe at least half of

that which wasoriginally extractedwhen compared to

slide number 2

165.67 g (58.15 %)Recovered water from MFT

582.07 gRecovered Petromax and MFT water

30.30 %Percent of dry clay recovered from original MFTsample (extrapolated figure from previous test)* See second extraction results on slide 26

98.1 g(11.77g + 86.33g)

Recovered wet clay layer(water + clay/silt)* See second extraction results on slide 26

11.55 %Percent of bitumen froth recovered from originalMFT sample

32.9 gRecovered bitumen froth

416.4 g (400 ml.)Petromax

284.9 g (200 ml.)Original sample

Suncor Pond One Testing

Test #1 (after first extraction at 15 minutes duration)Petromax MFT Formula2:1 ratio by volume

Petromax Technologies, LLC501 S. Isis Ave., Inglewood, CA 90301Barry Rosengrant, CEO 310.202.6647BRosengrant@gmail.com

Observations

• The Pond One MFT contains a higher percentage of clay thanpreviously tested Syncrude tailings.

• A visual inspection of the extracted spent Petromax solutionindicates a significant amount of clay continues to settle out ofsolution over a period of 5 hours.

• The extracted oily froth (11.55 %) appears to contain very littlebitumen oil, but rather a combination of air bubbles, water, andoil.

• The water/Petromax spent solution appears to contain asignificant amount of bitumen oil and is gradually rising to thetop. It appears to be a very light oil.

The extractedwater/Petromaxsolution appears tohave stoppedsettling clay.

This picture showsthe clay level 30hours from the timeof extraction.

The following slidesshow the clay beingextracted andquantified.

The spent Petromaxsolution andrecovered water ispoured into anotherjar.

Light bitumen oilcontinues to rise to the top

Clay Level

After thespentPetromax hasbeen pouredout you cansee some ofthe oilremains onthe interiorglass.

In addition,oil appears tohavesaturated thetop portion ofthe clay.

After scrapingthe top layer, youcan see cleanerclay below the

surface.

This clay, after 30hours, appears to bevery dry whencompared to theclay which wasremoved after 15minutes of settlingtime.

The clay is verydense and stiff.

The clay is tightlybonded to thebottom of the jar.

Continuing Clay Removal

Clay Removal Complete

Surface clay was coveredwith a dark bitumen

Top View ofExtracted Clay

Side View of Extracted Clay

The clay is very dense/stiff and can be easily sculpted.

The extracted wet clay weighed 55 grams less 6 gramspaper or 49 grams. Assuming 12% water, as in

previous tests, the dry clay would weigh 43.12 grams.

The spent Petromax and clayhave been removed from the jar.

The total dry clay ( 86.33 + 43.12 = 129.45 grams ) now accounts for 45.44% of the original MFT

After 12 hours fromthe second clay

extraction very littleclay has settled to the

bottom of the spentPetromax solution

and recovered water.

A very light bitumenoil continues to rise

to the top of thePetromax solution

Final Remaining SpentPetromax and Recovered Water

After 84 hours fromthe second clay

extraction, clay hascontinued to settle at

the bottom of thespent Petromax

solution and recoveredwater.

It appears morebitumen has

risen to the topof the jar.

Final Remaining Spent Petromax and Recovered Water