Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process to upgrade whole crude oil by hot pressurized water and recovery fluid
- Patent Title (中): 通过热压水和回收液升级整个原油的过程
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Application No.: US12277275Application Date: 2008-11-24
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Publication No.: US07740065B2Publication Date: 2010-06-22
- Inventor: Ki-Hyouk Choi
- Applicant: Ki-Hyouk Choi
- Applicant Address: SA
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA
- Agency: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Main IPC: E21B43/40
- IPC: E21B43/40 ; E21B43/22 ; E21B43/24
Abstract:
A process for upgrading whole crude oil utilizing a recovery fluid, depressurizing an extracted whole crude oil/recovery fluid mixture in a step-wise fashion, and subsequently contacting at least a portion of the whole crude oil with supercritical water fluid to produce high value crude oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities for use as hydrocarbon feedstock.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090139715A1 PROCESS TO UPGRADE WHOLE CRUDE OIL BY HOT PRESSURIZED WATER AND RECOVERY FLUID Public/Granted day:2009-06-04
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