Production of upgraded extract and raffinate

A method for forming a raffinate and an extract, comprising:

• hydrotreating a feedstock having a T5 boiling point of at least 400° F. and a T95 boiling point of 1500° F. or less under hydrotreating conditions comprising less than 15% feed conversion relative to a conversion temperature of 700° F. to form a hydrotreated effluent, the feedstock having a 650° F.+aromatics content of 25 wt % to 90 wt % and a sulfur content of greater than 1000 wppm, the hydrotreated effluent comprising a hydrotreated effluent fraction having a T5 boiling point of at least 400° F., an aromatics content of at least 10 wt %, a sulfur content of less than 1000 wppm, and a combined amount of Ni, V, and Fe of less than 10 wppm;
• and
• performing a solvent extraction on the hydrotreated effluent fraction to form at least a raffinate product having a nitrogen content of less than 50 wppm and an extract product comprising at least 70 wt % aromatics.