公开(公告)号：US09404049B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14267211

申请日：2014-05-01

Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Inventor： Charles Leonard Kibby ,  Dennis John O'Rear ,  Robert James Saxton ,  Tapan Kumar Das ,  Kandaswany Jothimurugesan

IPC: C10G2/00 ,  C10G5/06 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G45/58 ,  C10G47/00 ,  C10G49/00

CPC classification number: C10G2/34 ,  C10G2/32 ,  C10G2/332 ,  C10G2/333 ,  C10G2/341 ,  C10G2/344 ,  C10G5/06 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G45/58 ,  C10G47/00 ,  C10G49/00 ,  C10G2300/1022 ,  C10G2300/1033 ,  C10G2300/302 ,  C10G2300/4062

Abstract: A process and system are described for the processing of gas associated with crude oil production, i.e. associated gas. A separation complex is used to separate produced fluids produced from a hydrocarbon reservoir into crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas, water, and natural gas. At least a portion of the natural gas is converted into synthesis gas in a synthesis gas generator. A combination of a synthesis gas conversion catalysts and hydroconversion catalysts are used in a synthesis gas reactor to convert the synthesis gas into a liquid effluent stream containing liquefied petroleum gas and a synthetic crude oil. The liquefied petroleum gas and synthetic crude oil from the synthesis gas reactor is sent to the separation complex. Liquefied petroleum gas is separated both from the synthetic crude oil and a natural crude oil obtained from the produced fluids. The system and process permits synthetic crude oil to be blended with the natural crude oil producing a blended stabilized crude oil having 2 wt % or more of the synthetic crude oil and with a pour point of 60° C. or less. Use of a common facility for separation operations on the natural crude oil and synthetic crude oil thus reduces capital costs and allows converted associated gases to be shipped with the natural crude oil on a conventional crude oil tanker.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于处理与原油生产相关的气体，即相关气体的方法和系统。 分离复合物用于将由烃储层产生的产物分离成原油，液化石油气，水和天然气。 至少一部分天然气在合成气发生器中被转化为合成气。 在合成气反应器中使用合成气转化催化剂和加氢转化催化剂的组合，以将合成气转化为含有液化石油气和合成原油的液体流出物流。 将来自合成气反应器的液化石油气和合成原油送至分离复合物。 液化石油气与合成原油和从生产的流体获得的天然原油分离。 该系统和方法允许合成原油与天然原油混合，产生具有2重量％或更多的合成原油并且倾点为60℃或更低的混合稳定的原油。 在天然原油和合成原油上使用通用设施进行分离操作，从而降低资本成本，并允许转换的相关气体与常规原油油轮上的天然原油一起运输。