CRUDE OIL ASSAY

Alba June 1999

STATOIL

DATE:

9/8/1999

CONTENTS
1. SAMPLE DATA
2. ANALYTICAL RESULTS
3. ANALYTICAL METHODS

1. SAMPLE DATA
SAMPLE:

CRUDE OIL

DESCRIPTION:

ALBA June 1999

DATE OF SAMPLING:

June 1999

LABORATORY:

This assay was prepared by Chevron Research and Technology Company

2. ANALYTICAL RESULTS
PROJECT:
REF. NO:

Table 1

CRUDE OIL ASSAY

99R
SAMPLE:

99R

IBP-320

320-400

400-500

Distillates
500-650

650-835

Yield from crude

Yield at end of cut

vol %
vol %

1.4
1.4

2.6
4.0

6.6
10.6

17.5
28.1

19.3
47.5

21.0
68.5

15.3
83.8

71.8
100.0

16.2
100.0

100.0
100.0

Yield from crude

Yield at end of cut

mass %
mass %

1.1
1.1

2.3
3.5

6.0
9.4

16.5
25.9

19.1
45.0

21.3
66.3

15.7
82.0

74.1
100.0

18.0
100.0

100.0
100.0

API

0.7653
53.4

0.8304
38.9

0.8529
34.4

0.8838
28.6

0.9260
21.3

0.9446
18.3

0.9718
14.1

0.9672
14.8

1.0404
4.5

0.9377
19.4

0.9371
19.5

mass %
mg KOH/g

0.018

0.040
0.02

0.11
0.09

0.43
0.79

0.98
1.89

1.20
2.39

1.58
1.94

1.23

2.63
1.05

1.24

1.17
1.42

Pour point

<-56

<-56

-65

-35

-5

-5

115

-35

-37

Viscosity at 40C
Viscosity at 50C
Viscosity at 60C
Viscosity at 100C
Viscosity at 135C
Viscosity at 180C

cSt
cSt
cSt
cSt
cSt
cSt

0.507
0.479
0.454
0.379
0.000
0.000

0.868
0.796
0.735
0.566
0.000
0.000

1.98
1.68
1.45
0.906
0.000
0.000

5.03
3.94
3.17
1.62
0.000
0.000

40.3
25.3
16.9
5.22
2.64
0.000

370
181
99.0
18.2
7.15

12000
3900
1500
125
33.7
11.2

2640
1030
470
55.4
18.5
7.32

8.56E+12
3.11E+11
6.24E+08
163000
5595
475

134
78.6
49.7
13.1
6.06
0.000

Nitrogen

mg/kg

0.72

1.6

10

50

700

2000

3700

3200

6800

2375

Hydrogen sulphide
Mercaptan sulphur

mg/kg
mg/kg

<1
4

Vanadium
Nickel
Sodium
Calcium

mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg

Fraction

Specific gravity at 60/60F*

API gravity at 60/60F
Sulphur
Total Acid Number (TAN)

Alba June 1999

0
0
0

C
mass %

Hydrogen content
Carbon content
C + H + S + N content
C/H mass ratio

mass %
mass %
mass %

15.0
85.0
100.0
5.67

13.3
86.5
99.8
6.50

13.0

12.7

12.3

Group type by mass spec.

Paraffins
Naphthenes
Aromatics
Thiophenes
N+2A*

mass %
mass %
mass %
mass %
mass %

32.2
52.8
15.0
0
82.8

17.2
62.5
20.0
0
103

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

Group type by HPLC

Aromatics
Polar compounds
Saturates

mass %
mass %
mass %

C
mm

Freezing point
Luminometer number*
UOP characterisation factor*

Penetration at 25C
MCRT
Ramsbottom carbon residue
C7 insolubles at 80C

0.1 mm
mass %
mass %
mass %

Gross heating value*

Net heating value*

MBtu/bbl
MBtu/bbl

Whole dry
crude

Crude as
received

2240

38
9.8
0
0

52
11

209
44
0
0

38
7.9

42
9.2
4.6
35

74
0.27

47.8
1.4
50.8

11.9

11.6

11.5
86.2
99.5
7.23

10.3
86.1
99.7
8.36

11.7

0
0
0
0
0
53.7
4.2
42.1

63.3
12.5
24.2
0.001

80
76

Aniline point
Smoke point

* Calculated

0.21
0.22
0
0

vol %

Research Octane Number (RON)*

Motor Octane Number (MON)*

Visual colour
Odour

Residues
650+
1200+

<1
25

Flash Point
Water content (distillation)

Benzene content

835-1050 1050-1200

12.03
0.0

75
41.4
20

53.3
17

57.2
16

66.8

79.8

91.2

<-56
73
11.3

<-56
65
11.4

58
11.4

12.03
11.5

11.7

12.03
11.9

0.62

11.9

11.4

11.8

6.39
6.07
0.9

6
26.3
25.0
4.12

4.73
4.50
0.74

0
0.0053

6.53
0
0.0065

0.00
0.00

5.72
5.72

5.84
5.84

5.98
5.63

6.16
5.80

6.26
5.90

6.37
6.02

6.25
.

Clear
Sour

Clear
Sweet

Clear
Sweet

Pale
Sweet

Yellow
None

Amber
None

Dark
None

Black
Sweet

6.16
5.83
Black
None

Black
Bit Sour

5.84

3. ANALYTICAL METHODS
Table 2
TEST

SAMPLE:
UNITS

Specific gravity at 60/60 F

Total sulphur
Total sulphur
Mercaptan sulphur

Alba June 1999

METHOD
D-4052/D-1298

mass %
mass %
mg/kg

Mass spec. 6x6

Mass spec. 22x22
Aromatics - HPLC

99R

D-4294D-2622
Chevron in-house for low sulphur contents
D-3227
Chevron in-house
Chevron in-house

mass %

Chevron in-house

Flash point PM
Freezing point

C
C

D-93
D-2386

Pour point

D-5853/D-97

Viscosity at 40C
Viscosity at 50C
Viscosity at 60C
Viscosity at 100C
Viscosity at 135C
Viscosity at 180C

cSt
cSt
cSt
cSt
cSt
cSt

D-445
D-445
D-445
D-445
D-445
D-445

Aniline point
Smoke point

C
mm

D-611
D-1322

Distillation of the whole crude

Deep cut separation
Total Acid Number (TAN)

D-2892/D-5236
Chevron in-house
mg KOH/g D-664/D-4636

Nitrogen

mg/kg

D-5762/D-5291

Vanadium (V)
Nickel (Ni)
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)

mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg

Chevron in-house
Chevron in-house
Chevron in-house
Chevron in-house

Ramsbottom Carbon Residue

MCRT
C7 insolubles at 80C

mass %
mass %
mass %

D-524
D-4530
Chevron in-house

C + H + S + N content
Hydrogen

mass %
mass %

D-5291
D-4808

Penetration at 25C

0.1mm

D-1321