Kellogg Brown + Root LLC

Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.

Odette Eng

Rashid Iqbal

Benjamin Klein

Phillip Kent Niccum

Anshumali

Anand Subramanian

Raymond H Floyd

Vikram Rao

Systems and methods for refining conventional crude and heavy, corrosive, contaminant-laden carbonaceous crude (Opportunity Crude) in partially or totally separated streams or trains.

Systems and methods for refining corrosive crudes

Disclosed is a process for the upgrading and demetallizing of heavy oils and bitumens. A crude heavy oil and/or bitumen feed is supplied to a solvent extraction processwherein DAO and asphaltenes are separated. The DAO is supplied to an FCC unithaving a low conversion activity catalyst for the removal of metals contained therein. The demetallized distillate fraction is supplied to a hydrotreaterfor upgrading and collected as a synthetic crude product stream. The asphaltene fraction can be supplied to a gasifierfor the recovery of power, steam and hydrogen, which can be supplied to the hydrotreateror otherwise within the process or exported. An optional coker unitcan be used to convert excess asphaltenes and/or decant oil to naphtha, distillate and gas oil, which can be supplied to the hydrotreater

Process for upgrading heavy oil and bitumen

Systems and methods for deasphalting a hydrocarbon are provided. A hydrocarbon can be heated to a first temperature and pressurized to a first pressure. The pressurized hydrocarbon can be depressurized to separate at least a portion of the hydrocarbon to provide a vaporized hydrocarbon mixture and a residual hydrocarbon that can include asphaltenes. The residual hydrocarbon can be mixed with a solvent to provide a first mixture. The first mixture can be heated to a second temperature. The asphaltenes can be separated from the first mixture to provide a first product and a second product. The first product can include a deasphalted oil and at least a portion of the solvent. The second product can include the asphaltenes and the remaining portion of the solvent.

Flash processing a solvent deasphalting feed

Systems and methods for processing one or more hydrocarbons are provided. One or more hydrocarbon feedstocks can be selectively separated to provide one or more light deasphalted oils. At least a portion of the light deasphalted oil can be hydrocracked to provide one or more hydrocarbon products.

Process for upgrading atmospheric residues

Oil-contaminated clay dispersions in final tailings pond water from a bitumen extraction operation are used in downhole catalytic steam production for an in situ process such as SAGD to produce bitumen. The final tailings pond water is thus disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner and a suitable source of water is made available for steam generation and subterranean injection.

Wastewater disposal with in situ steam production

Disclosed is a process for the upgrading and demetallizing of heavy oils and bitumens. A crude heavy oil and/or bitumen feed is supplied to a solvent extraction processwherein DAO and asphaltenes are separated. The DAO is supplied to an FCC unithaving a low conversion activity catalyst for the removal of metals contained therein. The demetallized distillate fraction is supplied to a hydrotreaterfor upgrading and collected as a synthetic crude product stream. The asphaltene fraction can be supplied to a gasifierfor the recovery of power, steam and hydrogen, which can be supplied to the hydrotreateror otherwise within the process or exported. An optional cokercan be used to convert excess asphaltenes and/or decant oil to naphtha, distillate and gas oil, which can be supplied to the hydrotreater

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