This course provides an advanced review of the techniques involved in natural gas liquids extraction and processing.
Public :
Process engineers, involved in advanced Natural Gas Liquids recovery.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
6 months experience process engineering and process simulation.
Course Content
NATURAL GAS & NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS PRODUCTION & VALORIZATION
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Field treatment of natural gas, transportation by pipe and associated quality requirements.
Natural gas monetization routes and NGLs markets.
MAIN QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Quality requirements for commercial natural gases and associated products (ethane, LPG, condensates) and associated pre-treatment: mercury removal, conversion or adsorption of mercaptans (RSH), etc.
TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE NGL EXTRACTION UNITS
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Review and main characteristics of the equipment used in the NGL recovery units: plate fine heat exchangers (typical pressure drops), turbo-expander (typical efficiency, acceptable liquid ratio, enthalpy drop), demethanizer (used internals and their efficiency).
NGL RECOVERY WITH CONVENTIONAL PROCESS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Needed notions of process performances and associated thermodynamics.
Process review.
Case studies:
Simulation of expansion of a natural gas stream through a valve and a turbo-expander, impact of operating parameters on NGL recovery and products quality.
Simulation of NGL recovery process with columns, impact of reflux on NGL recovery.
ORTLOFF PROCESS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Process review.
Case study: simulation of Ortloff process, impact of reflux stream composition on NGL recovery.
CRYOMAX PROCESS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Process review.
Case study: simulation of Cryomax process, comparison with Ortloff process.
NGL FRACTIONATION & ASSOCIATED TREATMENTS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
NGL fractionation process review.
Case study: simulation of NGL fractionation process with mercaptans, mercaptans mass balance.
NGL needed treatments (Merox or equivalent) and comparison with the adsorption process on the main gas stream.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Explain technical issues and specific constraints of natural gas liquids extraction,
Simulate main NGL extraction processes and compare process performances,
Explain NGL specifications and associated treatments.
Ways & Means
Highly interactive training by industry-specialist lectures.
Process simulation using HYSYS or PROII.
Learning assessment
Quiz.
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