UPGRADING HEAVY OIL BY HYDROCRACKING

摘要

Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with upgrading heavy oil by hydrocracking are presented. A method of upgrading heavy oil includes mixing raw heavy oil with hydrogen to produce a mixed heavy oil. The mixed heavy oil is heated to produce heated heavy oil. High pressure pulses are created in the heated heavy oil to crack the heated heavy oil to produce cracked oil with a lower viscosity than the raw heavy oil.