Patent ID: 7820034
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
1. A process of naphtha production from heavy oil or bitumen utilizing a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, comprising: supplying a feed comprising heavy oil or bitumen or a fraction thereof to a reaction zone of an FCC unit with catalyst at a catalyst-to-oil weight ratio of about 4 to about 10; operating the reaction zone at a conversion number of about 40 to about 60 to obtain a hydrocarbon effluent comprising naphtha, decant oil, gas oil, and distillate, wherein the naphtha is in excess of 50 percent, based on the weight of the total hydrocarbon effluent from the reaction zone; gasifying the decant oil at conditions sufficient to burn and partially oxidize at least a portion of the decant oil to produce hydrogen; hydrotreating at least a portion of the gas oil to produce a hydrotreated product; and blending at least a portion of the distillate with the hydrotreated product to produce a synthetic crude.