Determination of petroleum component boiling temperatures
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsHendrik Muller, Frederick M. Adam, Imran Ahmed Naqvi, Radwan Bakor
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Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for identifying a plurality of components of a petroleum sample. Embodiments further relate to determining respective atmospheric equivalent boiling points (AEBPs) for respective ones of the plurality of components. Embodiments further relate to determining a boiling curve for the petroleum sample based on the respective AEBPs. Embodiments further relate to outputting an indication of the boiling curve for the petroleum sample. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of components of a petroleum sample according to at least one speciation technique;
- determining respective atmospheric equivalent boiling points (AEBPs) for respective ones of the plurality of components;
- determining a boiling curve for the petroleum sample based on the respective AEBPs;
- outputting an indication of the boiling curve for the petroleum sample;
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- determining that the at least one speciation technique identifies an entirety of the plurality of components of the petroleum sample or a portion of the plurality of components of the petroleum sample by comparing the determined boiling curve for the petroleum sample with a true boiling curve obtained by actual distillation.
D) At least one non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, upon execution of the instructions by at least one processor of an electronic device, are to cause the electronic device to:
- identify a plurality of components of a petroleum sample according to at least one speciation technique;
- determine respective atmospheric equivalent boiling points (AEBPs) for respective ones of the plurality of components;
- determine a boiling curve for the petroleum sample based on the respective AEBPs;
- output an indication of the boiling curve for the petroleum sample;
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- determine that the at least one speciation technique identifies an entirety of the plurality of components of the petroleum sample or a portion of the plurality of components of the petroleum sample by comparing the determined boiling curve for the petroleum sample with a true boiling curve obtained by actual distillation.
An electronic device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, upon execution of the instructions by the at least one processors of an electronic device, are to cause the electronic device to:
- identify a plurality of components of a petroleum sample according to at least one speciation technique;
- determine respective atmospheric equivalent boiling points (AEBPs) for respective ones of the plurality of components;
- determine a boiling curve for the petroleum sample based on the respective AEBPs;
- output an indication of the boiling curve for the petroleum sample;
- and
- determine that the at least one speciation technique identifies an entirety of the plurality of components of the petroleum sample or a portion of the plurality of components of the petroleum sample by comparing the determined boiling curve for the petroleum sample with a true boiling curve obtained by actual distillation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.