Process for treating heavy crude oil

Details Process for treating heavy crude oil Process for treating heavy crude oil

1991-10-29

1993-12-14

Myers, Helane

Mineral oils: processes and products

Miscellaneous

208125, 208 13, 208108, 208113, C10G 500

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052699099

ABSTRACT:
Process obtains improved viscosity and improved distillates proportion in heavy hydrocarbons, as heavy crude oil, by providing a feedstock of heavy hydrocarbons containing a water content of greater than or equal to 1% with respect to the weight of the hydrocarbons and reacting said hydrocarbons with a gas containing methane under pressure and at an elevated temperature.

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patent: 5069775 (1991-12-01), Grosboll
patent: 5110452 (1992-05-01), Meyer et al.
patent: 5120430 (1992-06-01), Morgan

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