WO2010019510A3 - Mercury removal from crude oil - Google Patents

Mercury removal from crude oil Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2010019510A3
WO2010019510A3 PCT/US2009/053292 US2009053292W WO2010019510A3 WO 2010019510 A3 WO2010019510 A3 WO 2010019510A3 US 2009053292 W US2009053292 W US 2009053292W WO 2010019510 A3 WO2010019510 A3 WO 2010019510A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
mercury
crude oil
natural gas
mercury removal
gas stream
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2009/053292
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2010019510A2 (en
Inventor
Joseph B. Cross
Probjot Singh
Richard D. Sadok
Howard L. Wilson
John M. Hays
Original Assignee
Conocophillips Company
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Conocophillips Company filed Critical Conocophillips Company
Publication of WO2010019510A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010019510A2/en
Publication of WO2010019510A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010019510A3/en

Links

Classifications

    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G25/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils in the absence of hydrogen, with solid sorbents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
    • B01D53/34—Chemical or biological purification of waste gases
    • B01D53/46—Removing components of defined structure
    • B01D53/64—Heavy metals or compounds thereof, e.g. mercury
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/34—Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2256/00—Main component in the product gas stream after treatment
    • B01D2256/24—Hydrocarbons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2257/00—Components to be removed
    • B01D2257/60—Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds
    • B01D2257/602—Mercury or mercury compounds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2259/00—Type of treatment
    • B01D2259/40—Further details for adsorption processes and devices
    • B01D2259/401—Further details for adsorption processes and devices using a single bed

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Gas Separation By Absorption (AREA)

Abstract

Methods and apparatus relate to removal of mercury from crude oil. Such removal relies on transferring mercury from a liquid hydrocarbon stream to a natural gas stream upon contacting the liquid hydrocarbon stream with the natural gas stream. Processing of the natural gas stream after used to strip the mercury from the liquid hydrocarbon stream removes the mercury from the natural gas stream.
PCT/US2009/053292 2008-08-11 2009-08-10 Mercury removal from crude oil WO2010019510A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/174,816 2008-08-11
US12/174,816 US20100032344A1 (en) 2008-08-11 2008-08-11 Mercury removal from crude oil

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2010019510A2 WO2010019510A2 (en) 2010-02-18
WO2010019510A3 true WO2010019510A3 (en) 2010-07-15

Family

ID=41651910

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2009/034883 WO2010019282A2 (en) 2008-08-11 2009-02-23 Mercury removal from crude oil
PCT/US2009/053292 WO2010019510A2 (en) 2008-08-11 2009-08-10 Mercury removal from crude oil

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2009/034883 WO2010019282A2 (en) 2008-08-11 2009-02-23 Mercury removal from crude oil

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US20100032344A1 (en)
WO (2) WO2010019282A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8489231B2 (en) * 2009-09-18 2013-07-16 Raf Technology, Inc. Loop mail processing
US8702975B2 (en) 2010-09-16 2014-04-22 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US8673133B2 (en) 2010-09-16 2014-03-18 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US8728304B2 (en) 2010-09-16 2014-05-20 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US8663460B2 (en) 2010-09-16 2014-03-04 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US8721874B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-05-13 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US8721873B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-05-13 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US8728303B2 (en) 2010-11-19 2014-05-20 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
EP2508243A1 (en) * 2011-04-06 2012-10-10 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Method and apparatus for removing mercury from waste water from hydrocarbon well stream
WO2013024147A1 (en) 2011-08-18 2013-02-21 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. System and method for producing a hydrocarbon product stream from a hydrocarbon well stream, and a hydrocarbon well stream separation tank
CN104093819A (en) * 2011-12-30 2014-10-08 雪佛龙美国公司 Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
SG11201407563QA (en) 2012-05-16 2014-12-30 Chevron Usa Inc Process, method, and system for removing mercury from fluids
US9447674B2 (en) 2012-05-16 2016-09-20 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. In-situ method and system for removing heavy metals from produced fluids
US9023123B2 (en) 2012-05-16 2015-05-05 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing mercury from fluids
SG11201407510UA (en) 2012-05-16 2014-12-30 Chevron Usa Inc Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
US9169445B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2015-10-27 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from oily solids
US9234141B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2016-01-12 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from oily solids
US9023196B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2015-05-05 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4962276A (en) * 1989-01-17 1990-10-09 Mobil Oil Corporation Process for removing mercury from water or hydrocarbon condensate
US20050167335A1 (en) * 2004-02-03 2005-08-04 Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. Mercury-removal process in distillation tower
WO2006090597A1 (en) * 2005-02-24 2006-08-31 Jgc Corporation Apparatus for removing mercury in liquid hydrocarbon

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3768865A (en) * 1972-07-13 1973-10-30 Ppg Industries Inc Process for the disposal of salt solutions contaminated with azide
JP2578514B2 (en) * 1989-03-03 1997-02-05 三井石油化学工業株式会社 Method for removing mercury from liquid hydrocarbon compounds
US4983277A (en) * 1989-04-27 1991-01-08 Mobil Oil Corporation Process for the production of natural gas condensate having a reduced amount of mercury from a mercury-containing natural gas wellstream
US4981577A (en) * 1989-04-27 1991-01-01 Mobil Oil Corporation Process for the production of natural gas condensate having a reduced amount of mercury from a mercury-containing natural gas wellstream
US5989506A (en) * 1996-12-18 1999-11-23 Uop Llc Process for the removal and recovery of mercury from hydrocarbon streams
US6350372B1 (en) * 1999-05-17 2002-02-26 Mobil Oil Corporation Mercury removal in petroleum crude using H2S/C
US6537443B1 (en) * 2000-02-24 2003-03-25 Union Oil Company Of California Process for removing mercury from liquid hydrocarbons
US6367555B1 (en) * 2000-03-15 2002-04-09 Corley P. Senyard, Sr. Method and apparatus for producing an oil, water, and/or gas well

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4962276A (en) * 1989-01-17 1990-10-09 Mobil Oil Corporation Process for removing mercury from water or hydrocarbon condensate
US20050167335A1 (en) * 2004-02-03 2005-08-04 Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. Mercury-removal process in distillation tower
WO2006090597A1 (en) * 2005-02-24 2006-08-31 Jgc Corporation Apparatus for removing mercury in liquid hydrocarbon

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20100032344A1 (en) 2010-02-11
WO2010019282A2 (en) 2010-02-18
WO2010019282A3 (en) 2010-07-15
WO2010019510A2 (en) 2010-02-18

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2010019510A3 (en) Mercury removal from crude oil
MX2011013784A (en) Systems and methods for removing heavy hydrocarbons and acid gases from a hydrocarbon gas stream.
EA201101346A1 (en) METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF METALS FROM HYDROCARBONS
MY179198A (en) Extraction of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing materials and/or processing of hydrocarbon-containing materials
EP3227017A4 (en) Porous polymers for the abatement and purification of electronic gas and the removal of mercury from hydrocarbon streams
WO2012009396A3 (en) Use of alpha-amino ethers for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbons
WO2011090616A3 (en) Process for removing metals from vacuum gas oil
TN2012000491A1 (en) Process for the removal of deposits from an oil or gas well, and/or from the surface structures, and/or from the equipment connected therewith, and/or from hydrocarbon bearing formations
WO2011084506A3 (en) Device and methods for performing size exclusion chromatography
EP2276550A4 (en) Method and apparatus for removal of oil from utility gas stream
EP2036602A4 (en) Absorbent liquid, and apparatus and method for removing co2 or h2s from gas with use of absorbent liquid
PL2556859T3 (en) Method for extracting a petroleum hydrocarbon and/or a nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) from a subsurface
WO2011090611A3 (en) Process for removing sulfur from vacuum gas oil
WO2011090613A3 (en) Process for removing nitrogen from vacuum gas oil
EP2155364A4 (en) Device and process for removal of carbon dioxide from combustion gases.
TN2010000127A1 (en) Extraction of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing materials
TN2011000435A1 (en) Compositions containing amide surfactants and methods for inhibiting the formation of hydrate agglomerates
EP1986965A4 (en) Use of pvpp to remove contaminants from produced water of an oil or gas well
AP2011005585A0 (en) Method of cooling a hydrocarbon stream and an apparatus thereof.
WO2012058143A3 (en) Method and apparatus to remove deposits
MY140738A (en) Mercury removal apparatus for liquid hydrocarbon
WO2011099850A3 (en) Liquid based scavenging of aerosols
WO2013119360A3 (en) Method for removal of heterocyclic sulfur using metallic copper
AP2012006144A0 (en) Method of fractionating a hydrocarbon stream and an apparatus therefor.
WO2012009390A3 (en) Use of alpha-amino ethers for the removal of mercaptans from hydrocarbons

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 09791336

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 09791336

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2