INTEGRATED XTL AND IN-SITU OIL SANDS EXTRACTION PROCESSES

摘要

Systems and processes for producing hydrocarbon products integrate an XTL process for producing hydrocarbons with an in-situ oil sands extraction process and/or a bitumen upgrading process. The integration includes one or more of steam integration, process water integration, water treatment system integration, nitrogen integration, and integrated use of carbon-containing products or by-products from one process in another process. An example of an integrated process comprises: (a) converting a carbon-containing feed stream to a first hydrocarbon product stream by an XTL process; (b) diverting at least a portion of the steam produced by the XTL process to an in-situ extraction process for extracting an oil product from an oil sands reservoir; (c) extracting the oil product from the oil sands reservoir; and (d) converting said oil product to a second hydrocarbon product stream.