Patent ID: 6059957
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
A process for the upgrading of heavy oil feed into a lighter oil product, the lighter oil product having a density less than that of the heavy oil feed, comprisingcreating a first emulsion including the heavy oil feed and water;reacting the first emulsion with crude synthesis gas in the presence of a catalytic amount of a catalyst, the catalyst being able to promote both the water gas shift reaction and the hydrocracking of the heavy oil feed into the lighter oil product, to give a reaction product stream;separating the reaction product stream into fractions including a lighter oil product stream, a heavy oil residue stream and a hydrocarbon containing water stream;creating a second emulsion including the heavy oil residue stream and the hydrocarbon containing water stream; andat least partially oxidizing the second emulsion to produce the crude hot, synthesis gas used above.