Fort Hills Dilbit

Stream Description

Fort Hills is a joint shovel and truck mining operation between Suncor, Total, and Teck where paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) is utilized to produce marketable diluted bitumen. Fort Hills Dilbit is a heavy, high sulphur, low MCR stream shipped on the Wood Buffalo Pipeline to Enbridge's Cheecham Terminal and on to further markets.


Most Recent Sample Details

Batch: FRB-1089 --- Date: February 06, 2023 --- Sample Location: Hardisty

Marginally reduced density and elevated light ends were observed in the February sample of Fort Hills Dilbit. Simulated distillation results showed a larger naphtha cut and smaller residue.


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Property (unit) Most Recent: 2023-02-06 6 Month Average 1 Year Average 5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)923.9928.8928.6929.2
Gravity (°API)21.520.720.720.7
Sulphur (wt%)3.943.993.973.95
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)9.209.239.238.98
Sediment (ppmw)66538269
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)2.032.122.092.16
Salt (ptb)3.53.63.64.1
Nickel (mg/kg)53.153.853.851.4
Vanadium (mg/kg)138.0139.7140.9136.2

ND: Not Detected - indicates a tested value below the instrument threshold.

Component by GC/FID Most Recent: 2023-02-06 6 Month Average 1 Year Average 5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)0.040.040.040.05
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)0.240.240.240.22
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)0.970.890.870.80
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)4.544.134.013.80
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)4.974.554.404.10
C6 Hexanes (vol%)5.755.295.104.80
C7 Heptanes (vol%)3.293.042.932.84
C8 Octanes (vol%)2.412.052.001.94
C9 Nonanes (vol%)1.591.261.231.19
C10 Decanes (vol%)0.780.660.660.63
Component by GC/FID Most Recent: 2023-02-06 6 Month Average 1 Year Average 5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)0.160.150.150.14
Toluene (vol%)0.240.250.250.24
Ethylbenzene (vol%)0.050.040.040.03
Xylenes (vol%)0.250.260.260.24
Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169 Most Recent: 2023-02-06 (°C) 5 Year Average (°C) Most Recent: 2023-02-06 (°F) 5 Year Average (°F)
IBP32.834.291.093.6
541.642.4106.9108.3
10104.096.0219.2204.8
20240.8260.2465.4500.4
30330.3341.6626.5646.9
40399.4407.5750.9765.5
50463.0470.4865.4878.7
60534.8543.9994.61,011.0
70619.5626.31,147.11,159.3
80719.3711.51,326.71,312.7
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