Patent ID: 6582591
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: F17D,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for the transportation of a batch of naphtha in a crude oil pipeline, comprising the steps of:(a) conveying crude oil feed in said crude oil pipeline; (b) conveying upstream of said crude oil in said crude oil pipeline, a head condensate; (c) conveying a batch of naphtha, in said crude oil pipeline, upstream of said head condensate, forming a head condensate/naphtha interface region; (d) conveying a tail gas condensate, in said crude oil pipeline upstream of said naphtha, forming a naphtha/tail gas interface region; (e) conveying a crude oil feed in said crude oil pipeline upstream of said tail condensate; (f) on arrival at a recovery site, locating the head, gas/naphtha condensate interface region, and thereafter recovering the upstream batch of naphtha.