Kimberly A Crim

US Patent:

20120168352, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Dec 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/981782

Inventors:

John Steven Cillessen - Houston TX, US
Mark Phillip Vano - Houston TX, US
Kimberly Crim - Houston TX, US
Fouad Aly - Houston TX, US
Bharat Bansal - Houston TX, US
John (Jack) Kramer - Houston TX, US
Michael Quinlan - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC - Houston TX

International Classification:

C10G 71/00
C10G 7/00

US Classification:

208339, 196 98

Abstract:

Systems and methods for processing a hydrocarbon feedstock are provided. The method can include removing a portion of one or more impurities from a non-phenolic sour water to produce a treated sour water and a waste byproduct. The non-phenolic sour water can have a total concentration of impurities ranging from about 100 ppmw to about 125,000 ppmw. The treated sour water can have a total concentration of impurities ranging from about 1 ppmw to about 4,000 ppmw. The treated sour water can be heated to produce steam. A hydrocarbon feedstock can be contacted with the steam at conditions sufficient to separate the hydrocarbon feedstock into at least a first hydrocarbon product and a second hydrocarbon product.