Integrated bitumen production and gas conversion
US6531516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/45
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An integrated gas conversion and bitumen production process utilizes steam and light hydrocarbons produced from a natural gas fed gas conversion process, to stimulate the bitumen production and dilute it for transportation by pipeline. Hydrogen for hydroconversion of the bitumen and hydroisomerization of gas conversion hydrocarbons may be produced from part of the synthesis gas generated from the natural gas. The bitumen diluent is preferably naphtha produced by the gas conversion and the diluted bitumen is pipelined to a bitumen upgrading facility.
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