Kearl Lake

Stream Description

Kearl Lake is a joint operation between Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil that produces heavy, high sulphur bitumen about 70 km North of Fort McMurray. The bitumen is mined by shovel and truck and then undergoes onsite paraffinic froth treatment. The bitumen is then diluted and shipped to market.

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Batch: KDB-6647 --- Date: April 03, 2024 --- Sample Location: Edmonton

Slightly reduced density and MCR, along with elevated butanes, was recorded for the April sample of Kearl Lake.

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Pooled crudes at Superior are subject to quality specifications set by Enbridge. Test methods employed, typical results, testing frequency, and mitigation/penalty details can be found from the most recent specifications document. Contact Enbridge Pipelines directly for additional information regarding pooled crude quality requirements.

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Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2024-04-03	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	915.5	922.8	925.6	925.7
Gravity (°API)	22.9	21.7	21.3	21.2
Sulphur (wt%)	3.88	3.89	3.90	3.83
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	8.60	8.78	8.89	9.11
Sediment (ppmw)	---	59	74	79
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.88	1.97	1.96	1.88
Salt (ptb)	---	3.4	3.6	4.0
Nickel (mg/kg)	54.7	49.5	49.5	51.6
Vanadium (mg/kg)	128.0	127.5	130.7	135.1

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-04-03	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.55	0.49	0.46	0.35
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.34	1.31	1.25	1.03
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	4.31	3.88	3.97	3.84
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.49	4.24	4.32	4.19
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.35	5.21	5.23	5.19
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.36	3.26	3.24	3.33
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.37	2.30	2.26	2.35
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.56	1.37	1.27	1.34
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.82	0.64	0.62	0.68

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-04-03	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.16	0.15	0.16	0.16
Toluene (vol%)	0.28	0.28	0.29	0.31
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Xylenes (vol%)	0.30	0.29	0.30	0.32

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2024-02-01 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2024-02-01 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	32.6	34.1	90.7	93.4
5	40.3	40.6	104.5	105.1
10	73.5	81.7	164.3	179.1
20	245.9	264.4	474.6	507.9
30	346.2	356.1	655.2	673.0
40	415.8	420.3	780.4	788.5
50	480.2	482.3	896.4	900.1
60	555.0	551.1	1,031.0	1,024.0
70	638.2	627.0	1,180.8	1,160.6
80	716.2	703.8	1,321.2	1,298.8
90	---	---	---	---
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-04-03	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.34	0.30	0.28	0.21
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	0.86	0.84	0.79	0.65
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	2.94	2.62	2.68	2.59
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	3.10	2.90	2.95	2.86
C6 Hexanes (mass%)	3.88	3.74	3.75	3.72
C7 Heptanes (mass%)	2.52	2.43	2.40	2.48
C8 Octanes (mass%)	1.83	1.76	1.73	1.79
C9 Nonanes (mass%)	1.23	1.07	0.99	1.04
C10 Decanes (mass%)	0.66	0.51	0.49	0.54

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-04-03	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.15	0.14	0.15	0.15
Toluene (mass%)	0.27	0.26	0.27	0.29
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Xylenes (mass%)	0.28	0.27	0.28	0.30

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2024-04-03	2024-03-02	2024-02-01	2024-01-02	2023-11-03	2023-10-05
Density (kg/m³)	925.7 ± 5.4	915.5	920.6	921.4	919.3	928.7	931.4
Gravity (°API)	21.2 ± 0.9	22.9	22.1	21.9	22.3	20.7	20.3
Sulphur (wt%)	3.83 ± 0.11	3.88	3.87	3.87	3.80	3.91	4.02
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	9.11 ± 0.33	8.60	8.80	9.00	8.60	8.60	9.10
Sediment (ppmw)	79 ± 44	---	---	38	---	79	---
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.88 ± 0.16	1.88	1.97	2.02	2.02	2.00	1.92
Salt (ptb)	4.0 ± 1.0	---	---	2.8	---	3.9	---
Nickel (mg/kg)	51.6 ± 4.3	54.7	47.7	46.9	50.3	44.0	53.2
Vanadium (mg/kg)	135.1 ± 6.7	128.0	125.0	123.0	128.0	125.0	136.0

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2024-04-03	2024-03-02	2024-02-01	2024-01-02	2023-11-03	2023-10-05
C3- (vol%)	0.06 ± 0.02	0.07	0.07	0.05	0.07	0.07	0.07
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.35 ± 0.12	0.55	0.45	0.39	0.53	0.49	0.51
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.03 ± 0.26	1.34	1.16	1.24	1.47	1.36	1.31
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	3.84 ± 0.48	4.31	3.60	4.19	4.02	3.64	3.49
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.19 ± 0.51	4.49	3.91	4.68	4.38	4.02	3.95
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.19 ± 0.51	5.35	4.79	5.67	5.42	5.17	4.83
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.33 ± 0.40	3.36	3.00	3.43	3.53	3.24	2.99
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.35 ± 0.35	2.37	2.28	2.33	2.54	2.21	2.06
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.34 ± 0.27	1.56	1.72	1.16	1.45	1.24	1.07
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.68 ± 0.18	0.82	0.74	0.49	0.70	0.61	0.50

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2024-04-03	2024-03-02	2024-02-01	2024-01-02	2023-11-03	2023-10-05
Benzene (vol%)	0.16 ± 0.03	0.16	0.10	0.18	0.17	0.16	0.14
Toluene (vol%)	0.31 ± 0.07	0.28	0.16	0.34	0.35	0.31	0.24
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.04 ± 0.01	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.03
Xylenes (vol%)	0.32 ± 0.09	0.30	0.13	0.35	0.38	0.33	0.25

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°C °F
Cut Name	Start Temperature	End Temperature
	IBP
	177
	343
	549

Kearl Lake

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