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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
Jingyu Cui, Katy, TX (US);
Frederik Arnold Buehrman, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
Jingyu Cui, Katy, TX (US);
Frederik Arnold Buehrman, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of carbon dioxide. A gas containing methane and carbon dioxide is extracted from a reservoir containing natural gas, where carbon dioxide comprises at least 50 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst at a temperature of less than 600° C. to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid hydrocarbon or a liquid hydrocarbon oxygenate.