Patent ID: 6103773
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: C01B,C10G,C10L,Y10S

Abstract:
A gas conversion process which comprises producing a mixture of natural gas and sulfur-containing, C.sub.4+ hydrocarbons from a gas well and separating said hydrocarbons from said natural gas which comprises hydrocarbon gas, forming a synthesis gas comprising a mixture of H.sub.2 and CO from said hydrocarbon gas, synthesizing hydrocarbons by contacting a portion of said synthesis gas with a hydrocarbon synthesis catalyst and reacting said H.sub.2 and CO in the presence of said catalyst at conditions effective to form hydrocarbons, at least a portion of which are upgraded by one or more hydroconversion operations, producing hydrogen from another portion of said synthesis gas and reacting said hydrogen with said sulfur-containing liquids in the presence of a hydrodesulfurization catalyst at reaction conditions effective to remove at least a portion of said sulfur as H.sub.2 S and form desulfurized hydrocarbon liquid.