Western Canada Dilbit

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Western Canada Dilbit is a blend comprised of the streams formerlly transported as Sunrise Dilbit Blend (SDB), Hangingstone Dilbit Blend (HDB), and Leismer Corner Blend (LCB). This dilbit is produced using SAGD technology from the Athabasca region and transported to Enbridge's Edmonton Terminal for blending. WDB is not part of the Enbridge Pooling Program, however samples are taken at Superior, WI.

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Batch: WDB-6340 --- Date: August 16, 2023 --- Sample Location: Superior

Western Canada Dilbit saw slightly increased density, sulphur, and butanes for the August sample.

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Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2023-08-16	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	929.9	922.0	922.8	923.2
Gravity (°API)	20.5	21.8	21.7	21.6
Sulphur (wt%)	4.15	3.92	3.90	3.81
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	10.40	10.35	10.23	10.16
Sediment (ppmw)	---	97	127	132
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.90	1.68	1.70	1.73
Salt (ptb)	---	5.1	4.8	5.2
Nickel (mg/kg)	56.4	59.7	60.0	60.8
Vanadium (mg/kg)	154.0	157.2	157.3	157.1

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-16	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.07	0.05	0.06	0.06
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.57	0.38	0.40	0.36
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.49	1.19	1.22	1.06
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	3.66	4.80	4.55	3.95
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.06	5.17	4.95	4.28
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.03	6.06	5.93	5.45
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.25	3.43	3.48	3.47
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.44	2.28	2.34	2.46
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.31	1.19	1.23	1.33
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.55	0.54	0.57	0.63

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-16	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.15	0.18	0.17	0.17
Toluene (vol%)	0.27	0.30	0.31	0.32
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04
Xylenes (vol%)	0.31	0.28	0.30	0.32

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2023-06-23 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2023-06-23 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	32.7	33.6	90.9	92.5
5	36.4	41.0	97.5	105.8
10	68.5	85.4	155.3	185.7
20	219.2	230.0	426.6	446.0
30	329.0	331.5	624.2	628.7
40	404.3	402.5	759.7	756.5
50	472.8	467.9	883.0	874.2
60	548.7	541.9	1,019.7	1,007.4
70	633.9	625.2	1,173.0	1,157.4
80	719.1	710.9	1,326.4	1,311.6
90	---	---	---	---
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-16	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.35	0.23	0.24	0.22
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	0.94	0.76	0.78	0.68
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	2.46	3.25	3.08	2.68
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	2.76	3.55	3.39	2.93
C6 Hexanes (mass%)	3.59	4.37	4.26	3.92
C7 Heptanes (mass%)	2.40	2.55	2.59	2.58
C8 Octanes (mass%)	1.85	1.75	1.79	1.88
C9 Nonanes (mass%)	1.02	0.93	0.97	1.04
C10 Decanes (mass%)	0.43	0.43	0.45	0.50

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-16	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.14	0.17	0.16	0.16
Toluene (mass%)	0.25	0.28	0.29	0.30
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04
Xylenes (mass%)	0.29	0.26	0.29	0.30

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2023-08-16	2023-07-13	2023-06-23	2023-05-13	2023-04-12	2023-03-14
Density (kg/m³)	923.2 ± 5.3	929.9	925.8	921.6	918.5	917.8	918.1
Gravity (°API)	21.6 ± 0.9	20.5	21.2	21.9	22.4	22.5	22.5
Sulphur (wt%)	3.81 ± 0.15	4.15	3.94	3.95	3.67	3.88	3.95
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	10.16 ± 0.34	10.40	10.30	10.40	10.10	10.60	10.30
Sediment (ppmw)	132 ± 46	---	---	106	---	---	87
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.73 ± 0.20	1.90	1.76	1.66	1.52	1.64	1.59
Salt (ptb)	5.2 ± 1.8	---	---	4.1	---	---	6.0
Nickel (mg/kg)	60.8 ± 4.5	56.4	58.4	54.9	58.4	65.2	64.6
Vanadium (mg/kg)	157.1 ± 8.6	154.0	155.0	145.0	153.0	166.0	170.0

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2023-08-16	2023-07-13	2023-06-23	2023-05-13	2023-04-12	2023-03-14
C3- (vol%)	0.06 ± 0.03	0.07	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.36 ± 0.09	0.57	0.37	0.37	0.31	0.34	0.31
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.06 ± 0.23	1.49	1.15	1.21	1.05	1.12	1.12
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	3.95 ± 0.61	3.66	4.49	5.14	4.81	5.42	5.25
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.28 ± 0.63	4.06	4.87	5.52	5.28	5.71	5.60
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.45 ± 0.60	5.03	5.64	6.22	6.37	6.59	6.53
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.47 ± 0.33	3.25	3.21	3.50	3.46	3.59	3.54
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.46 ± 0.29	2.44	1.97	2.35	2.24	2.35	2.34
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.33 ± 0.19	1.31	1.27	1.19	1.11	1.16	1.11
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.63 ± 0.10	0.55	0.52	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.53

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2023-08-16	2023-07-13	2023-06-23	2023-05-13	2023-04-12	2023-03-14
Benzene (vol%)	0.17 ± 0.03	0.15	0.13	0.19	0.19	0.20	0.19
Toluene (vol%)	0.32 ± 0.07	0.27	0.19	0.33	0.33	0.34	0.33
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.04 ± 0.01	0.05	0.01	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05
Xylenes (vol%)	0.32 ± 0.09	0.31	0.05	0.34	0.31	0.34	0.33

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

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