Patent ID: 9637686
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: C10G

Claim:
1. A process for converting a heavy hydrocarbon stream into a pipelineable product, said process comprising: (a) using a froth treatment process to separate bitumen present in the heavy hydrocarbon stream from water creating a solvent/bitumen stream and a water-rich stream; (b) separating the solvent/bitumen stream to generate multiple product streams comprising: (c) converting, in a conversion unit, a portion of the heavy vacuum gas oil stream and/or bitumen bottoms obtained from step (b) to produce a stream of lighter hydrocarbons; and (d) blending a portion or all of the virgin heavy vacuum gas oil stream, the light virgin vacuum gasoil stream, the light virgin atmospheric gas oil stream from step (b) and the stream of lighter hydrocarbons produced in step (c) to create a pipelineable product, wherein the pipelineable product has over 20 vol % of 950° F. (510° C.) and heavier boiling range material.