公开(公告)号：US20250110044A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18940973

申请日：2024-11-08

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Roy Roger Bledsoe, JR. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: G01N21/31 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01N21/35

Abstract: Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.

公开(公告)号：US11898109B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US18052784

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: C10G69/04 ,  C10G45/72 ,  C10G11/18 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G01N21/359 ,  G01N21/65

CPC classification number: C10G69/04 ,  C10G11/187 ,  C10G45/72 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  C10G2300/1037 ,  C10G2300/201 ,  C10G2300/30 ,  C10G2300/4037 ,  C10G2400/02

Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance hydrotreating and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes associated with a refining operation, during the processes, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to a cat feed hydrotreater (CFH) processing unit to produce CFH unit materials. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers, based at least in part on the material properties, a FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in causing the processes to produce CFH materials, intermediate materials, the unit materials, and/or the downstream materials having properties within selected ranges of target properties, thereby to cause the processes to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on one or more of the target properties.

公开(公告)号：US11860069B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17988210

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: G01N21/31 ,  G01J3/28

CPC classification number: G01N21/31 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J2003/2866 ,  G01N2201/127

Abstract: Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.

公开(公告)号：US20230118319A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18052773

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  Roy Roger Bledsoe, JR. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: C10G11/18 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N21/359 ,  B01J19/00 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance control of a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processing assembly associated with a refining operation, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to one or more first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers based at least in part on the hydrocarbon feedstock properties and the unit material properties, the FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in enhancing accuracy of target content of materials produced by the FCC processing assembly, thereby to more responsively control the FCC processing assembly to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on target properties.

公开(公告)号：US20250092321A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18965025

申请日：2024-12-02

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  Roy Roger Bledsoe, JR. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: C10G69/04 ,  C10G11/18 ,  C10G45/72 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance hydrotreating and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes associated with a refining operation, during the processes, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to a cat feed hydrotreater (CFH) processing unit to produce CFH unit materials. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers, based at least in part on the material properties, a FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in causing the processes to produce CFH materials, intermediate materials, the unit materials, and/or the downstream materials having properties within selected ranges of target properties, thereby to cause the processes to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on one or more of the target properties.

公开(公告)号：US20240409815A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18234421

申请日：2023-08-16

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Cristian S. Clopotel ,  Brian K. Wilt ,  Anas A. Jamrah ,  Namon E. Crotty ,  Elona Dunaway

IPC: C10C3/00 ,  C08L95/00

Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods and systems to produce an asphalt binder that has an increased resistance to fatigue cracking and thermal cracking. In embodiments, a method includes, operating a distillation tower to produce an asphalt binder and transporting the asphalt binder to storage. The method may include determining a phase angle of the asphalt binder. The method may include, in response to the phase angle of the asphalt binder being less than a selected threshold, adding one or more amounts of tower bottoms or gas oil to the asphalt binder to adjust the phase angle of the asphalt binder to and produce a fatigue and thermal cracking resistant asphalt binder and then releasing the asphalt binder from the storage. The method may include testing a sample of the asphalt binder aged for a selected number of hours in a pressure aging vessel to confirm the asphalt binder meets specification requirements.

公开(公告)号：US12163878B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US18526051

申请日：2023-12-01

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: G01N21/31 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01N21/35

Abstract: Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.

公开(公告)号：US12031094B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US18213233

申请日：2023-06-22

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: C10G11/00 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G01N33/28 ,  G06F30/28

CPC classification number: C10G11/00 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G01N33/28 ,  G06F30/28 ,  C10G2300/4006 ,  C10G2300/4012

Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process associated with a refining operation, during the FCC process, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers, based at least in part on the hydrocarbon feedstock properties and the unit material properties, the FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in causing the FCC process to produce intermediate materials, the unit materials, and/or the downstream materials having properties within selected ranges of target properties, thereby to cause the FCC process to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on one or more of the target properties.

公开(公告)号：US20230357649A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18213233

申请日：2023-06-22

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  Roy Roger Bledsoe, JR. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: C10G11/00 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G06F30/28 ,  G01N33/28

CPC classification number: C10G11/00 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G06F30/28 ,  G01N33/28 ,  C10G2300/4012 ,  C10G2300/4006

Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process associated with a refining operation, during the FCC process, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers, based at least in part on the hydrocarbon feedstock properties and the unit material properties, the FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in causing the FCC process to produce intermediate materials, the unit materials, and/or the downstream materials having properties within selected ranges of target properties, thereby to cause the FCC process to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on one or more of the target properties.

公开(公告)号：US11921035B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US18371245

申请日：2023-09-21

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: G01N21/31 ,  G01J3/28

CPC classification number: G01N21/31 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J2003/2866 ,  G01N2201/127

Abstract: Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.