Method for forming aqueous, pumpable fluids from solid carbonaceous materials

A method for forming a pumpable mixture, the method consisting essentially of:

• admixing carbonaceous solid particles of less than 177 microns in size wherein the solid carbonaceous particles are selected from the group consisting of DAU rock, and mixtures of DAU rock and coke, and an aqueous treatment solution of a water-soluble polymer capable of viscosifying water, the polymer being present in an amount ranging from about 10 to about 500 ppm wherein the amount of treatment solution ranges from about 20 wt % to about 60 wt % of the total weight of carbonaceous solid;
• and then
• subjecting the admixture to shearing forces for a time sufficient to reduce the admixture's viscosity from at least 20,000 cPs to below 20,000 cPs at ambient temperature, and wherein the carbonaceous solid and treatment solution mixture does not include surfactants.