Shell Oil Comapny

Hoowaki, LLC

Michael Reynolds

Stanley Nemec Milam

Scott Lee Wellington

Frederik Arnold Buhrman

Ann Marie Lauritzen

Charles Roy Donaho

Eswarachandra Kumar Paruchuri

Mahendra L Joshi

Ralph Allen Hulseman

Jingyu Cui

Ernesto Rafael Fonseca

Sarah Hulseman

Scott-Lee Wellington

Easwar Santhosh Ranganathan

Yinghui Liu

Stanley Nemee Milam

Mauricio Farinas

Win Sim Chan

This invention is a fracturing component and method having a fluid and a plurality of three dimensional structures mixed in the fluid wherein each structure has a longitudinal axis, center of mass and center of pressure wherein the center of mass and the center of pressure do not align in a stable manner causing the structure to flutter in the fluid to reduce the structure from settling out of the fluid when injected into a fissure. Each three dimensional structure can include a first end of the structure having a first plane having an angle of incident &#x3b8;offset from perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second end of the structure having a second plane having an angle of incident &#x3b8;offset from perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The difference between &#x3b8;and &#x3b8;can be in a range of 0&#xb0; to 65&#xb0;.

Proppant for fracking fluid

A process is provided in which a first hydrocarbon-containing composition is provided where the first hydrocarbon-containing composition comprises hydrocarbons having a boiling range from 25&#xb0; C. to 538&#xb0; C. and from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % sulfur, where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur is contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point of less than 343&#xb0; C. where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point less than 343&#xb0; C. is contained in benzothiophenic compounds, and the first hydrocarbon-containing compound is hydrotreated to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing compound.

Process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feed

A method for producing a thiometallate or selenometallate material is provided in which a first salt containing an anionic component selected from the group consisting of MoS, MoSe, WS, WSe, VS, and VSeand a second salt containing a cationic component comprising a metal in any non-zero oxidation state selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Ag, Co, Mn, Re, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, B, Al, Ce, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Dy, Ni, Zn, Bi, Sn are mixed under anaerobic conditions in an aqueous mixture at a temperature of from 50&#xb0; C. to 150&#xb0; C.

Process for producing a thiometallate or a selenometallate material

A method for producing a thiometallate or selenometallate material is provided in which a first salt containing an anionic component selected from the group consisting of MoS, MoSe, WS, WSe, VS, and VSe, and a second salt containing a cationic component comprising a metal in any non-zero oxidation state selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ag, Co, Mn, Re, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, B, Al, Ce, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Dy, Ni, Zn, Bi, Sn, Pb, Cd, Sb, Ge, Ga, In, Au, Hg are mixed under anaerobic conditions in an aqueous mixture at a temperature of from 15&#xb0; C. to 150&#xb0; C.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a non-acidic metal-containing catalyst at a temperature of 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260&#xb0; C.-425&#xb0; C. to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product. The second hydrocarbon-containing product is separated into fractions, one of the fractions being a heavy hydrocarbon fraction comprised of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of at least 343&#xb0; C. The heavy hydrocarbon fraction is then contacted with a fluidizable cracking catalyst at a temperature of at least 500&#xb0; C.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide and a metal-containing catalyst at a temperature of 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. and a pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product, where the hydrogen sulfide is mixed with the feedstock, metal-containing catalyst, and hydrogen at a mole ratio of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen of at least 1:10. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260&#xb0; C.-425&#xb0; C. and a pressure of from 3.4 MPa to 27.5 MPa to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a metal-containing non-acidic catalyst at a temperature of 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260&#xb0; C.-425&#xb0; C. to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.

A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing:

Hydrocarbon composition

A method of processing feed streams high in hydrogen sulfide is provided. The method includes providing a feed gas stream that includes hydrocarbons and at least 5 vol % hydrogen sulfide. At least a portion of the feed gas stream is separated into a hydrogen sulfide stream and a hydrocarbon stream. The hydrocarbon gas stream is processed to produce natural gas. At least 34 mol. % of the hydrogen sulfide in the hydrogen sulfide stream is combusted with an oxidant to generate thermal power. Thermal power generated by the combustion is utilized in one or more of the steps of separating the feed gas stream into the hydrogen sulfide stream and the hydrocarbon gas stream, and processing the hydrocarbon gas stream to produce natural gas, compressed natural gas, or liquefied natural gas.

Method of processing feed streams containing hydrogen sulfide

A method of producing sulfur dioxide is provided. A feed gas stream comprising at least 5% by volume hydrogen sulfide is provided. The feed gas stream is separated into a hydrogen sulfide stream and a hydrocarbon gas stream. An oxidant stream is provided and is combusted with the hydrogen sulfide stream to produce thermal power and a combustion stream containing sulfur dioxide and steam. Sulfur dioxide is separated from the combustion stream.

Method of producing sulfur dioxide

The present invention is directed to a manganese tetrathiotungstate composition.

Manganese tetrathiotungstate material

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone, and, apart from the mixing zone, the vapor is condensed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is continuously or intermittently provided to the mixing zone at a rate of at least 350 kg/hr per mof the mixture volume in the mixing zone.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one metal-containing catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. and a total pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone. Any metal-containing catalyst provided to the mixing zone has an acidity as measured by ammonia chemisorption of at most 200 &#x3bc;mol ammonia per gram of catalyst.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone, and, apart from the mixing zone, the vapor is condensed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon-containing product containing at least 85% of the atomic carbon initially present in the hydrocarbon-containing feedstock and containing at most 2 wt. % hydrocarbons having a boiling point of at least 538&#xb0; C.

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Michael Reynolds