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Coke is Good, But Less is Better

Richard R. Heniford, ConocoPhillips

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Description:

Fuel and anode coking remains the industry’s leading economical choice in heavy oil upgrading technology. The top quartile performers are continually optimizing operations to achieve maximum profits via running high throughputs of advantaged crudes and yielding higher-valued liquid and gas products, while maintaining safe and reliable processing units. And as the title of this paper indicates, it is better for most Delayed Coking facilities to minimize coke production due to its relatively low value as a product. The patented Conoco Delayed Coking Process has propelled cokers worldwide to accomplish record throughputs with minimal investment costs, at the same time enabling a flexible processing scheme for refiners to capitalize upon market fluctuations. In the past ten years, five retrofit Cokers and ten grassroots facilities have recognized the numerous advantages associated with this advanced Delayed Coking technology. Licensees benefit from nearly a half a century of specialized know-how in coker operations and continued commitment to coking research. These patented processes and technology are now available for license to the industry from ConocoPhillips. This paper focuses upon the improved safety, reliability, and economics associated with utilizing the Delayed Coking technology offered by ConocoPhillips. Utilizing our design experience, operations excellence, patented recycle technologies, and fractionator flash zone area processing options; both new and existing coking units achieve higher throughputs, longer run lengths and superior liquid yields when compared with conventional coking technologies. ConocoPhillips’ dedication to supporting its own coking facilities has also recently generated several exciting improvements in the arenas of safety rationale and emergency egress strategy.

Product Details:

Product ID: AM-03-90
Publication Year: 2003