Patent SG-11201408319V-A (SG)
Title: Process for predicting the stability of crude oil and employing same in transporting and/or refining the crude oil
Inventor: RESPINI MARCO
IPC: C10G31/00
Filed: 2013-06-24
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 27 December 2013 (27.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/192611 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: C10G 31/00 (2006.01) C10G 33/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/047316 24 June 2013 (24.06.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 61/663,441 13/924,089 22 June 2012 (22.06.2012) US 21 June 2013 (21.06.2013) US (71) Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED [US/US]; P.O. Box 4740, Houston, TX 77210 (US). (72) Inventors: RESPINI, Marco; Via Cairoli 6/c, 1-26020 Casalmorano (IT). DELLA SALLA, Giuseppe; Flat 7, 139 Dale Street, Liverpool, England L2 2JH (GB). MED- INE, Gavin, M.; Minervaplien 12-3, Amsterdam 1077TP (GB). SANDU, Corina, L.; 1042 Portsmouth Drive, Pear- land, TX 77584 (US). PINNAPU, Sai, Reddy; 9100 West- heimer Rd„ Apt. 321, Houston, TX 77063 (US). (74) Agent: LITTLEFIELD, Stephen, A.; Intellectual Prop­ erty Counsel, Baker Hughes Incorporated, P.O. Box 4740, Houston, TX 77210-4740 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: PROCESS FOR PREDICTING THE STABILITY OF CRUDE OIL AND EMPLOYING SAME IN TRANSPORTING AND/OR REFINING THE CRUDE OIL CJ o\ i-H cn i-H o CJ O £ 1.00- 0.90- 0.80- 0.70- = 0.60- m w 0.50- - 0.40- 0.30- 0.20- 0.10- 0.00- 0.879 0.57 0.55 0.59 y = 4.2966x-5.9427 R 2 = 0.9914 T T T T T 1.5000 1.5200 1.5400 1.5600 1.5800 1.6000 1.6200 Rl at 20°C FIG. 1 (57) Abstract: A process for refining crude oil can be controlled to mitigate fouling by deploying a refractive index probe at loca a - tion suitable for making a crude oil stability determination, wherein the crude oil stability determination relevant controlling is to the refining process; making measurement a of crude oil stability; and then controlling the process for refining crude oil by maintaining the process or implementing change a to the process, based upon the determination of crude oil stability. This concept can also be applied transporting, to blending, and storing crude oil.