Abstract: Methods for treating a wet hydrocarbon sludge stream comprising separating the wet hydrocarbon sludge stream into a gaseous separation stream, a first crude product stream, and a liquid separation stream using a separation vessel. Then separating the liquid separation stream into a surge drum gas stream, a first surge drum liquid stream, and a second surge drum liquid stream using a surge drum. Then separating the second surge drum liquid stream into a stripper gaseous stream and a stripper liquid stream using a stripper system, and then separating the stripper liquid stream into an aqueous process stream and a primary crude product stream using a wet hydrocarbon separation vessel. Methods further comprising separating a blowdown stream into a blowdown gaseous stream and a blowdown liquid stream using a blowdown separation vessel and sending the blowdown liquid stream to the separation vessel.