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What is claimed is: 1. A method of producing a crude product, comprising: contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts to produce a total product that includes the crude product, wherein the crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa, the crude feed comprising one or more alkali metal salts of one or more organic acids, alkaline-earth metal salts of one or more organic acids, or mixtures thereof, the crude feed having, per gram of crude feed, a total content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic a...
What is claimed is: 1. A method of producing a crude product, comprising: contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts to produce a total product that includes the crude product, wherein the crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa, the crude feed comprising one or more alkali metal salts of one or more organic acids, alkaline-earth metal salts of one or more organic acids, or mixtures thereof, the crude feed having, per gram of crude feed, a total content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids of at least 0.00001 grams, at least one of the catalysts having a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter of at least 250 Å, as determined by ASTM Method D4284, and the catalyst having a pore size distribution comprising a support and one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof; the support comprising at least 0.5 grams of theta alumina per gram of support; and controlling contacting conditions such that the crude product has a total content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids of at most 90% of the content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude feed, wherein content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids is as determined by ASTM Method D1318. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the total content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude product is at most 50% of the content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude feed. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the total content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude product is at most 10% of the content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude feed. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the total content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude product is in a range from about 1% to about 80% of the content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude feed. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the crude product has from about 0.0000001 grams to about 0.00005 grams of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids per gram of crude product. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the median pore diameter of the pore size distribution is in a range from about 250 Å to about 500 Å. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst having the pore size distribution has a surface area of at least 100 m2/g, as determined by ASTM Method D3663. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the support has at least 0.5 grams of theta alumina per gram of support. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the Column 6 metals is molybdenum. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the Column 6 metals is tungsten. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst having the pore size distribution comprises in addition one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst having the pore size distribution comprises in addition one or more metals from Column 5 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 5 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst having the pore size distribution comprises in addition one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst having the pore size distribution comprises in addition: one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof; and one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more catalysts comprise in addition an additional catalyst, the additional catalyst having a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter in a range of at least 60 Å. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more catalysts comprise in addition an additional catalyst, the additional catalyst comprising one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more catalysts comprise in addition an additional catalyst, the additional catalyst comprising one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof; and one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more catalysts comprise in addition an additional catalyst, the additional catalyst comprising one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof; one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof; and one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table, one or more compounds of one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table, or mixtures thereof. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the crude feed is contacted in a contacting zone that is on or coupled to an offshore facility. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein contacting comprises contacting the crude feed in the presence of a hydrogen source. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises combining the crude product with a crude that is the same as or different from the crude feed to form a blend suitable for transportation and/or treatment facilities. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises processing the crude product to produce transportation fuel. 23. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of processing the crude product to produce a transportation fuel. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the processing comprises distilling the crude product into one or more distillate fractions. 25. The method of claim 23, wherein the processing comprises hydrotreating.