PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE VISCOSITY OF HEAVY CRUDE OILS

摘要

Process for reducing the viscosity of heavy crude oils in situ, directly at the well head or oil centre, through "mild visbreaking", characterized in that the energy necessary for said visbreaking is obtained by means of a solar concentration plant, before being subjected to said visbreaking, said heavy crude oils being pre-heated by at least one thermal exchange with the obtained crude oils having a reduced viscosity.