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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Bp Corporation North America Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Soban Balashanmugam, Surrey, GB;
Ronald Fisher, San Antonio, TX (US);
Rosa Rueda-Velásquez, Naperville, IL (US);
Devin Halliday, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
BP Corporation North America Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 75/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 75/00 (2013.01); G01N 31/16 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01); C10G 2300/206 (2013.01); C10G 2300/802 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for recalculating the solvent power of a light oil, SP, is provided. The method comprises: wherein: CSPis the critical solvent power of the reference oil, The recalculated solvent power may be used in methods for preventing asphaltene precipitation during processing of crude oils in a refinery.