Western Canadian Blend

Stream Description

WCB (Western Canadian Blend) is an aggregate of heavy sour crude production (21 API gravity, 3.0 wt% sulphur) in the Wainright and Hardisty regions. Unique to WCB is an agreement by the gathering systems to not use field butanes as diluent. Though there are many connections to WCB, the principal contacts would include Cenovus Energy and Repsol.

Most Recent Sample Details

Batch: WCB-1014 --- Date: June 04, 2024 --- Sample Location: Hardisty

The June sample of Western Canadian Blend saw slightly increased MCR and butanes. Simulated distillation results showed a larger than usual residue fraction.

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Property (unit) Most Recent: 2024-06-04 6 Month Average 1 Year Average 5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)929.3923.4927.3926.9
Gravity (°API)20.621.621.021.0
Sulphur (wt%)3.163.043.053.03
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)9.008.688.718.42
Sediment (ppmw)334373348326
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)0.580.570.590.61
Salt (ptb)28.731.133.736.3
Nickel (mg/kg)40.842.742.740.7
Vanadium (mg/kg)87.592.191.187.4

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

Component by GC/FID Most Recent: 2024-06-04 6 Month Average 1 Year Average 5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)0.120.120.100.09
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)0.900.870.620.39
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)1.581.571.140.76
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)1.832.132.011.82
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)1.852.011.911.73
C6 Hexanes (vol%)2.752.762.722.66
C7 Heptanes (vol%)2.232.282.292.35
C8 Octanes (vol%)1.961.932.052.21
C9 Nonanes (vol%)1.831.801.902.01
C10 Decanes (vol%)0.820.790.920.99
Component by GC/FID Most Recent: 2024-06-04 6 Month Average 1 Year Average 5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)0.040.050.050.05
Toluene (vol%)0.100.110.110.13
Ethylbenzene (vol%)0.040.050.050.06
Xylenes (vol%)0.150.160.180.21
Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169 Most Recent: 2024-06-04 (°C) 5 Year Average (°C) Most Recent: 2024-06-04 (°F) 5 Year Average (°F)
IBP32.934.791.294.5
587.187.5188.8189.5
10177.7169.4351.9336.9
20274.7265.5526.5509.9
30341.0330.6645.8627.1
40406.6392.5763.9738.5
50469.4453.3876.9847.9
60541.5523.21,006.7973.8
70626.3605.11,159.31,121.2
80716.7696.51,322.11,285.7
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