Integrated central processing facility (CPF) in oil field upgrading (OFU)

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9650578
APP PUB NO 20140138287A1
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14134595

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A process for upgrading oil including optionally pre-treating a heavy oil including at least one dissolved gas, asphaltenes, water, and mineral solids; reducing at least one dissolved gas content from said heavy oil, optionally further reducing water content from said heavy oil; adding a paraffinic solvent to said heavy oil, at a predetermined paraffinic solvent:heavy oil ratio, facilitating separation of asphaltenes, water, and mineral solids from the heavy oil resulting in a de-asphalted or partially de-asphalted oil (“DAO”)-paraffinic solvent stream, comprising a low asphaltenes content DAO-paraffinic solvent stream and an asphaltenes-mineral solids-paraffinic solvent-water slurry stream; optionally separating the paraffinic solvent and water from the asphaltenes-mineral solids-paraffinic solvent-water slurry stream; optionally separating the DAO-paraffinic solvent stream into a paraffinic solvent rich stream and a DAO stream; and optionally adding diluent to the DAO stream resulting in transportable oil.

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CNOOC PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA ULCSUITE 2300 500 CENTRE STREET S E CALGARY T2G 1A6

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
De, Klerk Amo Edmonton, CA 1 6
Omer, Ayyub Abduljawad Calgary, CA 2 15
Xia, Yuhan Calgary, CA 3 15
Zerpa, Reques Nestor Gregorio Calgary, CA 3 30

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