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-6016 --- Date: April 25, 2025 --- Sample Location: Superior

Western Canada Dilbit saw reduced MCR with elevated TAN and C7 x C10 contents for the April sample.

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Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2025-04-25	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	919.1	919.6	922.7	922.8
Gravity (°API)	22.3	22.3	21.7	21.7
Sulphur (wt%)	3.86	3.89	3.92	3.82
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	9.50	10.12	10.19	10.19
Sediment (ppmw)	---	163	131	139
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.96	1.63	1.71	1.71
Salt (ptb)	---	5.2	6.2	4.6
Nickel (mg/kg)	58.0	60.4	60.8	60.7
Vanadium (mg/kg)	159.0	154.7	153.3	155.9

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-25	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.44	0.40	0.42	0.41
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.42	1.29	1.29	1.19
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	4.06	4.21	4.15	4.11
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.44	4.57	4.49	4.48
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.64	5.83	5.67	5.63
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.86	3.79	3.62	3.56
C8 Octanes (vol%)	3.07	2.78	2.64	2.54
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.86	1.55	1.47	1.37
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.79	0.70	0.64	0.63

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-25	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.17	0.19	0.18	0.17
Toluene (vol%)	0.35	0.37	0.34	0.33
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.05
Xylenes (vol%)	0.41	0.40	0.37	0.34

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2025-03-11 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2025-03-11 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	33.6	33.5	92.5	92.3
5	48.0	41.7	118.4	107.1
10	98.9	85.1	210.0	185.2
20	252.2	231.2	486.0	448.2
30	339.3	332.2	642.7	630.0
40	408.3	403.3	766.9	757.9
50	474.0	468.7	885.2	875.7
60	550.9	542.9	1,023.6	1,009.2
70	636.8	626.5	1,178.2	1,159.7
80	---	711.3	---	1,312.3
90	---	---	---	---
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-25	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.27	0.25	0.26	0.25
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	0.91	0.82	0.82	0.76
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	2.76	2.86	2.81	2.78
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	3.05	3.14	3.07	3.07
Hexanes (mass%)	4.07	4.20	4.08	4.05
Heptanes (mass%)	2.89	2.83	2.70	2.65
Octanes (mass%)	2.36	2.14	2.02	1.94
Nonanes (mass%)	1.46	1.22	1.15	1.07
Decanes (mass%)	0.63	0.56	0.51	0.50

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-25	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.16	0.18	0.17	0.16
Toluene (mass%)	0.33	0.35	0.32	0.31
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.05
Xylenes (mass%)	0.39	0.38	0.35	0.32

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2025-04-25	2025-03-11	2025-02-22	2025-01-15	2024-12-09	2024-11-14
Density (kg/m³)	922.8 ± 5.0	919.1	917.6	917.6	919.2	920.6	923.6
Gravity (°API)	21.7 ± 0.8	22.3	22.6	22.6	22.3	22.1	21.6
Sulphur (wt%)	3.82 ± 0.14	3.86	3.85	3.85	4.01	3.82	3.93
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	10.19 ± 0.34	9.50	10.20	10.50	10.10	10.20	10.20
Sediment (ppmw)	139 ± 75	---	49	---	---	276	---
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.71 ± 0.20	1.96	1.65	1.72	1.51	1.44	1.52
Salt (ptb)	4.6 ± 1.3	---	4.3	---	---	6.0	---
Nickel (mg/kg)	60.7 ± 4.2	58.0	61.3	65.3	60.3	60.0	57.5
Vanadium (mg/kg)	155.9 ± 8.6	159.0	154.0	154.0	156.0	155.0	150.0

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2025-04-25	2025-03-11	2025-02-22	2025-01-15	2024-12-09	2024-11-14
C3- (vol%)	0.06 ± 0.02	0.07	0.08	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.10
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.41 ± 0.07	0.44	0.55	0.37	0.31	0.28	0.45
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.19 ± 0.22	1.42	1.53	1.22	1.22	0.99	1.35
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	4.11 ± 0.52	4.06	4.66	4.50	4.55	3.80	3.70
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.48 ± 0.53	4.44	5.06	4.80	4.98	4.07	4.05
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.63 ± 0.47	5.64	6.20	5.98	6.39	5.29	5.46
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.56 ± 0.24	3.86	3.75	3.78	4.11	3.50	3.71
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.54 ± 0.27	3.07	2.57	2.64	3.02	2.58	2.80
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.37 ± 0.22	1.86	1.18	1.37	1.66	1.45	1.79
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.63 ± 0.11	0.79	0.60	0.65	0.70	0.60	0.87

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2025-04-25	2025-03-11	2025-02-22	2025-01-15	2024-12-09	2024-11-14
Benzene (vol%)	0.17 ± 0.02	0.17	0.20	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.18
Toluene (vol%)	0.33 ± 0.05	0.35	0.37	0.38	0.39	0.34	0.36
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.05 ± 0.01	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.07
Xylenes (vol%)	0.34 ± 0.07	0.41	0.37	0.41	0.42	0.36	0.42

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

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