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A laboratory coking unit was designed and constructed for an experimental study of the delayed coking process of hydrotreated Kirkuk reduced crude. The yield and analysis of coke, gases and liquid products were obtained for each experiment. The gas < C4. and gasoline yield decrease by increasing Liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) while the yields of kerosene and gas oil increase and no effect of LHSV on petroleum coke yield was observed, The specific gravity of gasoline, kerosene and gas oil decreases by increasing LHSV. The increase in LHSV (decrease in residence time) decreases the olefinic hydrocarbons of produced gas oil and fraction 350-450°C. Sulfur content of produced coke and coking residue increases by increasing residence time while it changes slightly for kerosene and gas oil. By increasing the recycle ratio (RR), the yield of gas decreases while the coke yield increases. Sulfur content of gas oil and coking residue increases with an increase in the recycle ratio while it decreases for coke. Metals content of coke decreases with an increase in the recycle ratio and coke with accepted properties for aluminum anode manufacture could be produced when a recycle ratio of 1.4 was used.