Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil are presented. A method (900) of upgrading heavy oil comprising heating heavy oil (902) to produce heated heavy oil. The method further comprises creating high pressure pulses (904) in the heated heavy oil to crack the heated heavy oil to produce an oil with a lower viscosity than the heavy oil.
C10G 31/06 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
C10G 11/00 - Catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
C10G 9/00 - Thermal non-catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil by hydrocracking are presented. A method (900) of upgrading heavy oil includes mixing (902) raw heavy oil with hydrogen to produce a mixed heavy oil. The mixed heavy oil is heated (904) to produce heated heavy oil. High pressure pulses are created (906) in the heated heavy oil to crack the heated heavy oil to produce cracked oil with a lower viscosity than the raw heavy oil.
C10G 31/06 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
C10G 47/00 - Cracking of hydrocarbon oils, in the presence of hydrogen or hydrogen-generating compounds, to obtain lower boiling fractions
Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil with modular units are presented. A method (900) of upgrading heavy oil with modular units comprises connecting modular units together (902) to create a heavy oil refinery system. The method upgrades (904) original heavy oil in the refinery system by creating high pressure pulses in heavy oil to crack the heated heavy oil to produce a processed oil with a lower viscosity than the original heavy oil.
C10G 31/06 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
C10G 11/00 - Catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
C10G 9/00 - Thermal non-catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil are presented. A method (900) of upgrading heavy oil with reconfigurable units connects reconfigurable units (902) into an original configuration of reconfigurable units for upgrading raw heavy oil. The raw heavy oil is upgraded (904) in the original configuration of reconfigurable units by creating high pressure pulses in the raw heavy oil. The high pressure pulses crack the raw heavy oil to produce an oil with a lower viscosity than the raw heavy oil.
C10G 31/06 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil by visbreaking are presented. A method (900) of upgrading heavy oil includes mixing (902) raw heavy oil with flue gases, CO2 and/or steam to produce a mixed heavy oil. This mixture is then heated (904) to produce heated heavy oil. High pressure pulses are created (906) in the heated heavy oil to crack the heated heavy oil to produce cracked oil with a lower viscosity than the heavy oil.
C10G 31/06 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
C10G 11/00 - Catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
C10G 29/00 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, with other chemicals
C10G 9/00 - Thermal non-catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil are presented. A method (900) of upgrading heavy oil by deasphalting includes mixing (902) an initial solvent with raw heavy oil to produce a mixed heavy oil. The mixed heavy oil is heated (904) to produce heated heavy oil. High pressure pulses are created (906) in the heated heavy oil to crack the heated heavy oil to produce a cracked oil with a lower viscosity than the raw heavy oil.
C10G 31/06 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
C10G 11/00 - Catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
C10G 29/00 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, with other chemicals
C10G 9/00 - Thermal non-catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
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