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www.ProcessE Oil Refinery Processes A Brief Overview Ronald (Ron) F. Colwell, P.E. Copyright © 2009 Process Engineering Associates, LLC. All rights reserved. mol`bpp “Excellence in Applied Chemical Engineering” Some Historical Events • 3000 BC Sumerians use asphalt as an adhesive; Eqyptians use pitch to grease chariot wheels; Mesopotamians use bitumen to seal boats • 600 BC Confucius writes about drilling a 100’ gas well and using bamboo for pipes • 1500 AD Chinese dig oil wells 2000’ deep • 1847 First “rock oil” refinery in England • 1849 Canada distills kerosene from crude oil • 1856 World’s first refinery in Romania • 1857 Flat-wick kerosene lamp invented • 1859 Pennsylvania oil boom begins with 69’ oil well producing 35 bpd • 1860-61 Refineries built in Pennsylvania and Arkansas • 1870 US Largest oil exporter; oil was US 2nd biggest export • 1878 Thomas Edison invents light bulb • 1901 Spindletop, Texas producing 100,000 bpd kicks off modern era of oil refining • 1908 Model T’s sell for $950/T • 1913 Gulf Oil opens first drive-in filling station • 1942 First Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (FCC) commercialized • 1970 First Earth Day; EPA passes Clean Air Act • 2005 US Refining capacity is 17,042,000 bpd, 23% of World’s 73MM www.ProcessE mol`bpp Copyright © 2009 Process Engineering Associates, LLC. All rights reserved. “Excellence in Applied Chemical Engineering” 1876 California Oil Refinery