Patent ID: 8048291
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
1. A method for processing one or more hydrocarbons, comprising: selectively separating one or more heavy deasphalted oils and one or more light deasphalted oils from one or more feedstocks, wherein the one or more feedstocks comprise crude oil, oil shales, oil sands, tars, bitumens, or any combination thereof, wherein the one or more heavy deasphalted oils have an API gravity at 60° F. ranging from about 5° API to about 30° API, and wherein the one or more light deasphalted oils have an API gravity at 60° F. ranging from about 0° API to about 60° API; cracking at least a portion of the one or more heavy deasphalted oils using a thermal cracker to provide one or more lighter hydrocarbon products; and combining at least a portion of the one or more lighter hydrocarbon products and at least a portion of the one or more light deasphalted oils to provide a synthetic crude oil.