Shell Oil Comapny

Franciscus Gondulfus Antonius Van Den Berg

Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Roes

Vijay Nair

Petrus Franciscus Van Bergen

William James Power

Michael Robert Margerum

Erwin Hunh Munsterman

Larry Vadori

Oscar Kui Yin Sy

Scott John Fryer

Paulus Antoon Stamps

Arie Jansen

Oliver Klaus Herzberg

Marshall Glenn Letts

Erwin Henh Munsterman

A method of reducing the fouling propensity of a hydrocarbon feed stream having a Total Base Number based on ASTM method D2896-11 of less than 150 ppm and/or a P-value according to ASTM method D7060-09 of less than 1.15 which method comprises processing the feed stream such that the product obtained has a calculated Total Base Number of at least 150 ppm, a calculated P-value of at least 1.15 and a calculated Po-value higher than the FRmax of the feed stream, more specifically blending at least two hydrocarbon feed streams to prepare a blend having these properties.

Blending hydrocarbon streams to prevent fouling

Methods for treating a subsurface formation and compositions produced therefrom are described herein. At least one method for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation includes providing heat to the subsurface formation using an in situ heat treatment process. One or more formation particles may be formed during heating of the subsurface formation. Fluid that includes hydrocarbons and the formation particles may be produced from the subsurface formation. The formation particles in the produced fluid may include cenospheres and have an average particle size of at least 0.5 micrometers.

Compositions produced using an in situ heat treatment process

A method is disclosed for producing a stable pipelineable blend from a heavy residue of a catalytic hydroconversion process operating at high (60-80%) conversion rate by blending the heavy residue with a virgin bitumen, such as a bitumen produced from the Peace River or Cold Lake oil sand deposits in Alberta, Canada, and/or with a Wabasca virgin heavy crude oil wherein the 524&#xb0; C.+ Fraction of the blend is controlled such that: 1) The blend comprises less than 40 vol % of heavy 524&#xb0; C.+ components, i.e. components which boil at atmospheric pressure at a temperature above about 524 Degrees Celsius; and 2) The 524&#xb0; C.+ fraction in the blend comprises less than about 80 vol % of heavy residue originating from the hydroconversion process.

Method of producing a pipelineable blend from a heavy residue of a hydroconversion process

Systems, methods, and heaters for treating a subsurface formation are described herein. At least one method for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation includes providing heat to the subsurface formation using an in situ heat treatment process. One or more formation particles may be formed during heating of the subsurface formation. Fluid that includes hydrocarbons and the formation particles may be produced from the subsurface formation. The formation particles in the produced fluid may include cenospheres and have an average particle size of at least 0.5 micrometers.

Process for separating an emulsion of a bituminous oil and water into a liquid water phase and a liquid bituminous oil phase, wherein the following steps are performed: (a) raising the temperature of the bituminous oil/water emulsion having a temperature of below 100 &deg; C. to a temperature of above 140 &deg; C., and (b) performing a phase separation wherein a water phase and oil phase is obtained, wherein the heating of the emulsion in step (a) is effected by first mixing part of oil phase obtained in step (b) having a temperature of above 140 &deg; C. with the bituminous oil/water emulsion and subsequently raising the temperature of the resulting mixture to a temperature of above 140 &deg; C. by making use of indirect heat exchange means.

Breaking of oil/water emulsion

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Franciscus Gondulfus Antonius Van Den Berg