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Controlled RVP C5+ products are produced from feed gas in configurations and methods in which a heavier portion of the feed gas is fractionated into several streams having distinct RVP and in which a C5+ stream is produced from the lighter portion of the feed gas. The so formed streams are then comb

Controlled RVP C5+ products are produced from feed gas in configurations and methods in which a heavier portion of the feed gas is fractionated into several streams having distinct RVP and in which a C5+ stream is produced from the lighter portion of the feed gas. The so formed streams are then combined to produce C5+ products with controlled RVP. Thus, RVP control is achieved without the need for external products for blending process streams derived from the feed gas.

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1. A plant comprising: a fractionator configured to receive a C5+ hydrocarbon mixture feed and to produce from the C5+ hydrocarbon mixture an overhead distillate, a mid-stream product, and a bottom product;a first mixing device that is fluidly coupled to the fractionator and configured to mix the ov

1. A plant comprising: a fractionator configured to receive a C5+ hydrocarbon mixture feed and to produce from the C5+ hydrocarbon mixture an overhead distillate, a mid-stream product, and a bottom product;a first mixing device that is fluidly coupled to the fractionator and configured to mix the overhead distillate and the bottom product to form a first C5+ product having a controlled RVP;a second mixing device that is fluidly coupled to the fractionator and a C5+ source, wherein the C5+ source is configured to provide a C5+ stream; andwherein the second mixing device is configured to mix the mid-stream product and the C5+ stream to form a second C5+ product having a controlled RVP. 2. The plant of claim 1 wherein the C5+ source is a debutanizer, and wherein the C5+ stream is a debutanizer bottom product. 3. The plant of claim 1 further comprising a condensate stabilizer that is configured to form the C5+ hydrocarbon mixture from a high-pressure feed gas. 4. The plant of claim 3 wherein the condensate stabilizer is fluidly coupled to the debutanizer. 5. The plant of claim 4 wherein a natural gas liquids recovery unit is fluidly coupled to and located between the condensate stabilizer and the debutanizer. 6. The plant of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first C5+ product and the mid-stream product has an RVP of between 2 and 8. 7. The plant of claim 1 wherein the second C5+ product has an RVP of less than 12. 8. The plant of claim 1 wherein at least one of the overhead distillate and the C5+ stream has an RVP of at least 12. 9. A method of forming C5+ products having controlled RVP, comprising: separating a feed gas in a separation unit to thereby form a gaseous fraction and a liquid fraction;processing the gaseous fraction to form a C5+ stream, and processing the liquid fraction in a fractionator to form an overhead distillate, a mid-stream product, and a bottom product;combining the overhead distillate and the bottom product to form a first C5+ product having controlled RVP; andcombining the mid-stream product and the C5+ stream to form a second C5+ product having controlled RVP. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the separation unit comprises a condensate stabilizer. 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the feed gas is a high-pressure feed gas. 12. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of processing the gaseous fraction comprises fractionating NGL from the gaseous fraction in an NGL recovery unit. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein a debutanizer is fluidly coupled to the NGL recovery unit and provides the C5+ stream. 14. The method of claim 9 wherein the first and second C5+ products having controlled RVP are formed in respective first and second mixing devices. 15. The method of claim 9 wherein at least one of the first C5+ product and the mid-stream product has an RVP of between 2 and 8. 16. The method of claim 9 wherein the second C5+ product has an RVP of less than 12. 17. The method of claim 9 wherein at least one of the overhead distillate and the C5+ stream has an RVP of at least 12.