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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Michael Y. Wen, Katy, TX (US);
Eric D. Nelson, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Y. Wen, Katy, TX (US);
Eric D. Nelson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G045/00 ; C10G009/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for upgrading a hydrocarbon in which an oxygen source and a hydrogen source are ignited and the resulting synthetic gas is used to initiate a predominantly gas phase heavy oil upgrade reaction. The upgrade reaction is quenched with an additional source of un-upgraded hydrocarbon.