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Oil Producer Central Facility
Crude Stabilization
Capture More Value from Your Crude Stream
Before it Leaves Your Facility
Use precise separation and stabilization
to optimize product composition and maximize total hydrocarbon value
Oil producers operating centralized facilities are increasingly handling crude streams with higher concentrations of light ends than their systems were originally designed to manage. As NGL-to-oil ratios rise, traditional surface processing often leaves more light components in the crude delivered downstream.
As a result, valuable hydrocarbons are frequently blended or transferred without being fully optimized, limiting the total value captured from production. In many cases, these components are ultimately recovered and monetized further downstream, rather than at the producer’s facility. In addition, producers are often subject to pricing deductions when crude does not meet transfer specifications, further reducing realized value.
Historically, light-end volumes were manageable, and this value loss was not material. Today, higher concentrations have shifted the economics creating a clear opportunity for producers to capture additional value through more precise separation and control of crude composition prior to transfer.
A Modular Approach to Crude Stabilization and Value Capture
Pioneer Energy’s Titan™ System provides a skid-based, modular solution to stabilize crude streams and optimize product composition directly at the central facility, without requiring a major infrastructure buildout.
Integrated with existing production and handling infrastructure, Titan™ System separates light ends from the crude stream, producing a stabilized, on-spec crude product that meets transfer specifications, helping avoid pricing deductions while recovering those light components as valuable Y-grade NGLs. This enables producers to control product quality and capture value that would otherwise be realized downstream by midstream or other third parties.
When blending is used, the system dynamically adjusts product composition to optimize the hydrocarbon mix and maximize overall value.
Produce On-Spec Crude and Avoid Pricing Penalties
Stabilize crude streams to a controlled vapor pressure (RVP) specification, helping avoid pricing deductions or rejection at transfer and improving delivery consistency.
Capture Additional Revenue from Existing Production
Recover and monetize light-end hydrocarbons that would otherwise remain in the crude stream or be sold at a discount, increasing total value per barrel.
Reduce Shrinkage and Preserve Crude Value
Optimize stabilization to remove only the necessary light ends, minimizing shrinkage while maintaining maximum value in the crude stream.
Primary Benefits
Additional Benefits
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Improves control over crude quality prior to transfer
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Reduces crude vapor pressure (RVP) and helps ensure crude meets transfer specifications, reducing risk of pricing deductions
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Enables more accurate and controlled blending operations
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Minimal disruption to ongoing operations
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Scalable and adaptable to changing production compositions
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Optional commercial structures can eliminate out-of-pocket capital expense, with Pioneer providing a complete, turnkey solution
Maximize Total Product Value Across Streams
Separate and recover light ends as valuable Y-grade NGL products while maintaining optimized crude composition, increasing overall revenue across all product streams.
Improve Blending Outcomes and Reduce Value Loss
Enhance blending effectiveness by delivering more consistent, controlled crude inputs, while enabling greater flexibility in managing product specifications and transfer conditions.
Core System Components
Vapor Pressure Treater (VPT 2500) – Stabilizes crude streams and enables controlled removal of light ends to meet transfer specifications
Pegasus MRU (Pegasus LP) – Recovers separated light ends as Y-grade NGLs
Real-Time Integrated Control System – A single, integrated control system manages both process control and product optimization, using product specifications and pricing inputs to optimize performance in real time and maximize total output value
Evaluate Your Crude Value Capture Opportunity
If your central facility is handling crude streams with increasing light-end content, Pioneer Energy can help determine how a Titan™ System can increase revenue, ensure on-spec crude delivery, improve product control, and maximize total value from your production.
Contact us today.