Heavy oil. upgrading integrated with steam drive

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · 45th API Refining Dep. Midyear Meet. Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6229455

Van Driesen, R; Viens, C H; Fornoff, L L

A study of the upgrading of heavy oil from a representative Venezuelan Jobo crude (9.2/sup 0/API, 4.1% sulfur, and 500 ppm total metals) from the Orinoco area involved 110 computer simulations based on a modified C-E Lummus Refinery Linear Program model on the assumptions of a 125,000 bbl/day refinery built, starting at 1979 prices, for completion by 1986 near the producing field to supply the fuel oil needed to provide oil field steam. All of the upgrading systems were economically attractive; the per cent return-on-investment (ROI) before taxes for the methods studied were: for Lummus LC-Fining, 135.9%; for Exxon's FLEXICOKING, 132.4%; for delayed coking, 119.2%; and for deasphalting, 106.5%. LC-Fining provided the best over-all combination of flexibility, product yield, product quality, and return on investment. The economics favored upgrading to the maximum extent possible; there was a reduction in the ROI for all the upgrading systems when product specifications were lowered from the premium base case (1.2% SO/sub 2/ emitted per million Btu fired). The premium upgraded heavy crude oils should be worth $3.00-$3.50/bbl more than comparable conventional crude oils, could be of up to 27/sup 0/API, and could be substituted, at up to 50%, for conventional crude oils in a typical U.S. refinery.

• Research Organization: Lummus Co.
• OSTI ID: 6229455
• Report Number(s): CONF-8005115-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: 45th API Refining Dep. Midyear Meet. Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 30-80
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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