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Module 3: Gas Processing & Conditioning

Sizing - Simulation - Operation
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Who should attend?

  • This course provides a comprehensive understanding of gas treatment processes, operation and troubleshooting.
Public :
  • Engineers involved in operating or designing gas field processing and conditioning facilities.

Level :Skilled

Prerequisite :
  • To attend Module 1 or engineer degree or equivalent experience in Oil & Gas industry.

Course Content

  • NEED FOR FIELD PROCESSING OF GAS - QUALITY REQUIREMENTS - Duration : 0.25 Day

      • Constituents raising problems for storage, transport or end use of natural gas.
      • Different specifications and quality requirements for natural gas.
      • Necessary treatments to conform these specifications.
      • Examples of compositions of commercialized natural gases.

  • GAS DEHYDRATION (drying) & HYDRATE FORMATION INHIBITION - Duration : 1.25 Days

      • System behavior. Moisture content of a saturated gas:
      • Applications: moisture content of different gases of various compositions.
      • Hydrate formation inhibition by injection of inhibitors: MeOH, MEG, DEG, LDHI…
      • Gas dehydration processes: TEG units, molecular sieves…
      • Application: summary design of TEG unit.
      • PRO/II™ simulation: simulation of TEG unit.

  • GAS SWEETENING: REMOVAL OF ACID COMPONENTS (H2S and/or CO2) - Duration : 0.75 Day

      • Overview of the techniques dedicated to gas sweetening:
      • Chemical solvent processes. Amine units (MEA, DEA, DGA, MDEA…).
      • Physical solvent processes.
      • Hybrid (physico-chemical) solvent processes.
      • Overview of other techniques.
      • Conversion of H2S: sulfur production (CLAUS process) and tail gas processing.
      • Application: summary design of an amine unit.

  • NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (NGL) EXTRACTION (removal of heavy components) - Duration : 0.75 Day

      • External refrigeration loop.
      • Joule-Thomson expansion.
      • Turbo-expander.
      • Application: calculation of cryogenic loop used for extraction.
      • PRO/II™ simulation: simulation of NGL extraction unit - Process selection.

  • CASE STUDY: SIMULATION OF A WHOLE NATURAL GAS FIELD PROCESSING PLANT - Duration : 1 Day

      • Study of a natural gas dehydration, NGL extraction and compression unit.
      • Optimization of the operating parameters.
      • Analysis of hydrate formation risks.

  • LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) - Duration : 1 Day

      • Liquefaction processes: operating principle, typical operating conditions, technology of specific equipment (plate fin heat exchangers, spiral-wound heat exchanges, refrigeration loop compressors…), power consumption…
      • LNG storage and transport: storage tanks, LNG carriers, jetty, loading arms…
      • Safety considerations specific to natural gas liquefaction plants.
      • Industrial examples of natural gas liquefaction units.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • Assess various problems induced by unwanted elements in natural gas streams,
  • Master gas treatment and liquefaction processes, operations and related operating conditions,
  • Perform hand calculations for summary design of main gas processing equipment,
  • Ascertain main operating problems encountered in gas processing, conditioning and related solutions,
  • Simulate natural gas treatment processes using the PRO/II™ software.

Ways & Means

  • Highly interactive training by industry-specialist lecturers.
  • Numerous applications and illustrations.
  • Extensive practice of PRO/II™ process simulation software.

Learning assessment

  • Assessment by test at the end of the course.

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Coordinator :IFP Training trainer (permanent or contracted) having a good expertise and/or experience of the related topics, trained to adult teaching methods, and whose competencies are kept up-to-date.

To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com