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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2013
Method and a system of recovering and processing a hydrocarbon mixture from a subterranean formation
Statoil Canada Limited, Calgary, CA;
Knut Vebjørn Grande, Trondheim, NO;
Karina Heitnes Hofstad, Ranheim, NO;
Harald Vindspoll, Trondheim, NO;
Marianne Haugan, Trondheim, NO;
STATOIL CANADA LIMITED, Calgary, Alberta, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for recovering and processing a hydrocarbon mixture from a subterranean formation. The method comprises: (i) mobilizing said hydrocarbon mixture; (ii) recovering said mobilized hydrocarbon mixture; (iii) coking said recovered hydrocarbon mixture to produce decoked hydrocarbon and coke; (iv) combusting said coke to generate steam and/or energy and CO; (v) upgrading said decoked hydrocarbon by hydrogen addition to produce upgraded hydrocarbon; and (v) adding a diluent to the decoked hydrocarbon prior to upgrading and/or adding a diluent to the upgraded hydrocarbon; wherein said method is at least partially self-sufficient in terms of steam and/or energy and diluent.