CUTS

CUTS provides a sophisticated crude oil quality database to other DSS applications and third-party tools.

Engineering value

Business and Engineering Benefits

CUTS transforms incomplete or inconsistent crude assay data into a complete, internally consistent crude oil characterization. Refinery teams gain a dependable technical foundation for planning, scheduling, blending, simulation, and optimization.

1 consistent source
of crude data

Improve Planning Accuracy

Use complete and consistent crude properties in refinery planning, refinery scheduling, and refinery economics studies.

Reduce Data Preparation

Minimize manual laboratory data reconciliation, property validation, and missing-value estimation.

Increase Engineering Confidence

Compare alternative crude oils using a common technical basis and reduce uncertainty caused by inconsistent assay formats.

Strengthen Model Inputs

Supply consistent pseudo-component properties to LP optimization, process simulation, and crude blending models.

Evaluate Any Fraction

Calculate property information for the required boiling range without being restricted to the original laboratory cut points.

Support Better Decisions

Accelerate crude selection and engineering studies while improving repeatability, operational decisions, and refinery profitability.

From laboratory data to engineering decisions

01 Import Crude assay data

02 Reconcile Incomplete properties

03 Characterize Entire boiling range

04 Apply Planning and optimization

Technical differentiation

Why CUTS Is Different

Most crude assay software primarily stores and distributes laboratory data. CUTS goes further by reconstructing incomplete, inconsistent, or differently formatted assays as a technically coherent model of the crude.

Its proprietary multidimensional regression analyzes relationships between reported properties rather than treating each measurement as an isolated value. It produces a continuous characterization across the entire boiling range while preserving agreement with the available laboratory data.

The resulting crude assay database can be queried for different fractions and shared across planning, scheduling, process engineering, and technical services.

Crude selection Crude blending LP optimization Process simulation Refinery planning Scheduling

Core capabilities CUTS

Multidimensional Regression

Proprietary technology developed specifically for crude assay reconstruction and property reconciliation.

Full Boiling-Range Characterization

Creates a continuous and internally consistent representation of the crude across its entire boiling range.

Contiguous 10°C Pseudo-Components

Generates narrow pseudo-component fractions with calculated quality properties for downstream engineering models.

Flexible Crude Recutting

Query any required fraction without rebuilding the characterization or changing the original assay.

Common Engineering Foundation

Supports planning, scheduling, blending, LP studies, and simulation using the same technical assumptions.

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