IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0469374
(2009-05-20)
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등록번호 |
US-8209192
(2012-06-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Gil, Henry
- Squires, Andrew
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
60 인용 특허 :
145 |
초록
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A method and means is disclosed for managing the reduction of carbon during product transport for a large number of hydrocarbon fuel producers within a given geographic region. This reduction of carbon is accomplished at a few major sequestration hubs located within the geographic region where the s
A method and means is disclosed for managing the reduction of carbon during product transport for a large number of hydrocarbon fuel producers within a given geographic region. This reduction of carbon is accomplished at a few major sequestration hubs located within the geographic region where the sequestration hubs themselves pass through or near major carbon dioxide sequestration facilities. The method includes reducing the amount of carbon in the product and providing a carbon credit or a carbon tax benefit to the producer as an additional alternative available to the producer than acquiring a carbon credit, paying a carbon tax or installing on-site capture and sequestration facilities.
대표청구항
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1. A method, comprising: receiving, in a main hydrocarbon delivery system, a hydrocarbon product of a first producer, the main hydrocarbon delivery system also carrying a hydrocarbon product of other producers;removing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product of the first producer from the main
1. A method, comprising: receiving, in a main hydrocarbon delivery system, a hydrocarbon product of a first producer, the main hydrocarbon delivery system also carrying a hydrocarbon product of other producers;removing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product of the first producer from the main hydrocarbon delivery system;removing an amount of carbon from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product thereby creating an altered product;at least one of sequestering the amount of carbon from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product and utilizing the amount of carbon from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery operations;accounting, by a computer, for the amount of carbon removed from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product; andproviding the altered product back to the main hydrocarbon delivery system. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein a residual product is created when the amount of carbon is removed from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product, the method further comprising: performing at least one of the following: (i) returning at least a portion of the residual product to the first producer;(ii) using at least a portion of the residual product as fuel; and(iii) selling at least a portion of the residual product;calculating a price adjustment for the first producer based on the step performed with the residual product. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the residual product comprises at least one of liquid petroleum gas, hydrogen, and a diluent. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: calculating carbon credit and/or tax information based on the amount of carbon removed from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product;sending the carbon credit and/or tax information to the first producer; andsending the carbon credit and/or tax information to an approved regulatory agency. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: charging the first producer a first amount of compensation for removing the amount of carbon from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the first amount of compensation is less than an amount of carbon credit and/or tax otherwise due to the approved regulatory agency from the first producer. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: removing at least a portion of a hydrocarbon product of a second producer from the main hydrocarbon delivery system;removing an amount of carbon from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product of the second producer thereby creating a second altered product;accounting for the amount of carbon removed from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product of the second producer; andproviding the second altered product back to the main hydrocarbon delivery system. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: calculating carbon credit and/or tax information based on the amount of carbon removed from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product of the second producer;sending the carbon credit and/or tax information to the second producer and not the first producer; andsending the carbon credit and/or tax information to an approved regulatory agency. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the main hydrocarbon delivery system comprises one or more of a pipeline, rail tanker car, tanker truck, tanker barge and marine tanker. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon delivery system comprises at least one of a plurality of rail tanker cars, tanker trucks, tanker barges and marine tankers and wherein the hydrocarbon product comprises at least one of natural gas, oil, crude oil, heavy oil, peat, coal, biomass, bitumen, petcoke, synbit and dilbit. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the carbon removed from the at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product is removed principally in the form of carbon dioxide. 11. A method, comprising: determining, with at least one of one or more volumetric sensors and one or more mass flow sensors, that an amount of hydrocarbon product of a first producer has been removed from a main hydrocarbon delivery system, wherein the main hydrocarbon delivery system also carries a hydrocarbon product of a second producer;determining, by computer, an amount of carbon that has been removed and at least one of sequestered and utilized for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery operations from the hydrocarbon product of the first producer;accounting, by computer, for the amount of carbon removed and at least one of sequestered and utilized for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery operations from the hydrocarbon product of the first producer;generating, by computer, a report representative of the amount of carbon that has been removed and at least one of sequestered and utilized for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery operations from the hydrocarbon product of the first producer; andproviding, by computer, the report to the first producer. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one residual product is created when the amount of carbon is removed from the hydrocarbon product, the method further comprising: determining that at least one of the following has occurred: (i) at least a portion of the at least one residual product has been returned to the first producer;(ii) at least a portion of the at least one residual product has been used as fuel; and(iii) at least a portion of the at least one residual product has been sold;calculating a price adjustment for the first producer based on the step performed with the at least one residual product. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one residual product comprises at least one of liquid petroleum gas, molecular hydrogen, and a diluent. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the report comprises a paper report that is generated by a report producing device which is then delivered to the first producer. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the report indicates an amount of carbon credits and/or tax benefits available to the first producer based on the amount of carbon removed from the hydrocarbon product. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the carbon removed from the hydrocarbon product is removed principally in the form of carbon dioxide. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the main hydrocarbon delivery system comprises one or more of a pipeline, rail tanker car, tanker truck, tanker barge and marine tanker. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein the hydrocarbon delivery system comprises at least one of a plurality rail tanker cars, tanker trucks, tanker barges and marine tankers and wherein the hydrocarbon product comprises at least one of natural gas, oil, crude oil, heavy oil, peat, coal, biomass, bitumen, petcoke, synbit and dilbit. 19. The method of claim 11, further comprising: providing the report or a copy thereof to an approved regulatory agency. 20. A hydrocarbon processing system, comprising: a hydrocarbon product input connected to a main hydrocarbon transport means, wherein the main hydrocarbon transport means carries hydrocarbon products from at least a first and a second hydrocarbon producer;a process facility connected to the hydrocarbon product input, the process facility adapted to process a hydrocarbon product of the first hydrocarbon producer and remove at least some carbon from the hydrocarbon product of the first hydrocarbon producer, whereby the at least some carbon is at least one of sequestered and utilized for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery operations; andan accounting system adapted to determine an amount of carbon removed from the hydrocarbon product of the first hydrocarbon producer and generating a report representative of the amount of carbon that has been removed from the hydrocarbon product of the first producer. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein at least one residual product is created when the amount of carbon is removed from the hydrocarbon product, and wherein the accounting system is further adapted to determine that at least one of the following has occurred: (i) at least a portion of the at least one residual product has been returned to the first producer;(ii) at least a portion of the at least one residual product has been used as fuel; and(iii) at least a portion of the at least one residual product has been sold;and calculate a price adjustment for the first producer based on the step performed with the at least one residual product. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the at least one residual product comprises at least one of liquid petroleum gas, hydrogen, and a diluent. 23. The system of claim 20, wherein the report comprises a paper report that is generated by a report producing device, the report then delivered to the first producer. 24. The system of claim 20, wherein the report indicates an amount of carbon credits and/or tax benefits available to the first producer based on the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the hydrocarbon product. 25. The system of claim 20, wherein the main hydrocarbon delivery system comprises one or more of a pipeline, rail tanker car, tanker truck, and ocean tanker. 26. The system of claim 20, wherein the hydrocarbon delivery system comprises at least one of a plurality of rail tanker cars, tanker trucks, tanker barges and marine tankers and wherein the hydrocarbon product comprises at least one of natural gas, oil, crude oil, heavy oil, peat, coal, biomass, bitumen, petcoke, synbit and dilbit. 27. The system of claim 20, wherein the accounting system is further adapted to provide the report or a copy thereof to a government regulatory agency.
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