Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing
1st Edition
Published on 21. June 2006
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-8493-3406-1 (ISBN)
Description
Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing explores the natural gas industry from the wellhead to the marketplace. It compiles information from the open literature, meeting proceedings, and experts to accurately depict the state of gas processing technology today and highlight technologies that could become important in the future.
This book covers advantages, limitations, and ranges of applicability of major gas plant processes to provide a sound understanding from system fundamentals to selection, operation, and integration into the overall gas plant. It also describes the major operations involved in bringing the gas to the plant, information not usually discussed in most gas processing books. Comprehensive chapters cover field operations, inlet receiving, compression, dehydration, hydrocarbon recovery, nitrogen rejection, liquids processing, sulfur recovery, and the increasingly popular liquefied natural gas industry, focusing on liquefaction, storage, and transportation. The book also discusses plant economics, offering ways to make initial cost estimates of selected processes and determine capital costs of gas processing facilities.
The descriptive approach in Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing makes this comprehensive text and reference well suited for both technical and non-technical personnel in the industry including chemical or mechanical engineers, plant engineers, students, and those who are new to the field.
This book covers advantages, limitations, and ranges of applicability of major gas plant processes to provide a sound understanding from system fundamentals to selection, operation, and integration into the overall gas plant. It also describes the major operations involved in bringing the gas to the plant, information not usually discussed in most gas processing books. Comprehensive chapters cover field operations, inlet receiving, compression, dehydration, hydrocarbon recovery, nitrogen rejection, liquids processing, sulfur recovery, and the increasingly popular liquefied natural gas industry, focusing on liquefaction, storage, and transportation. The book also discusses plant economics, offering ways to make initial cost estimates of selected processes and determine capital costs of gas processing facilities.
The descriptive approach in Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing makes this comprehensive text and reference well suited for both technical and non-technical personnel in the industry including chemical or mechanical engineers, plant engineers, students, and those who are new to the field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Engineers and technicians, managers, and marketing staff involved in gas processing operations or equipment manufacturing.
Illustrations
193 s/w Abbildungen, 92 s/w Tabellen, 10 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
10 Halftones, black and white; 92 Tables, black and white; 193 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-3406-1 (9780849334061)
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Content
OVERVIEW OF NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
Sources of Natural Gas
Natural Gas Compositions
Classification
Processing and Principal Products
Product Specifications
Combustion Characteristics
OVERVIEW OF GAS PLANT PROCESSING
Roles of Gas Plants
Plant Processes
Important Support Components
Contractual Agreements and Economics
FIELD OPERATIONS AND INLET RECEIVING
Field Operations
Gas Hydrates
Inlet Receiving
Safety and Environmental Considerations
COMPRESSION
Fundamentals
Compressor Types
Capacity and Power Calculations
Comparison of Reciprocating and Centrifugal Compressors
Safety and Environmental Considerations
GAS TREATING
Solvent Absorption Processes
Physical Absorption
Adsorption
Cryogenic Fractionation
Membranes
Nonregenerable Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers
Biological Processes
Safety and Environmental Considerations
GAS DEHYDRATION
Water Content of Hydrocarbons
Gas Dehydration Processes
Safety and Environmental Considerations
HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
Process Components
Recovery Processes
Safety and Environmental Considerations
NITROGEN REJECTION
Nitrogen Rejection for Gas Upgrading
Nitrogen Rejection for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Safety and Environmental Considerations
TRACE-COMPONENT RECOVERY OR REMOVAL
Helium
Mercury
(BTEX) Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
LIQUIDS PROCESSING
Condensate Processing
NGL Processing
Safety and Environmental Considerations
SULFUR RECOVERY
Properties of Sulfur
Sulfur Recovery Processes
Sulfur Storage
Safety and Environmental Considerations
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
Gas
Liquids
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
Gas Treating before Liquefaction
Liquefaction Cycles
Storage of LNG
Transportation
Regasification and Cold Utilization of LNG
Economics
Plant Efficiency
Safety and Environmental Considerations
CAPITAL COSTS OF GAS PROCESSING FACILITIES
Introduction
Basic Premises for Cost Data
Amine Treating
Glycol Dehydration
NGL Recovery with Straight Refrigeration (Low Ethane Recovery)
NGL Recovery with Cryogenic Processing (High Ethane Recovery)
Sulfur Recovery and Tail Gas Cleanup
NGL Extraction Plant Costs for Larger Facilities
Corrections to Cost Data
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
Plant with Sweet Gas Feed and 98% Ethane Recovery
Plant with Sour Gas Feed, NGL, and Sulfur Recovery
Plant with Sour Gas Feed NGL Recovery and Nitrogen Rejection
NOTATION
Appendix A: Glossary of Gas Process Terminology
Appendix B: Physical Constants and Physical Properties
References
Index
*Each chapter contains Introduction and Reference sections
Sources of Natural Gas
Natural Gas Compositions
Classification
Processing and Principal Products
Product Specifications
Combustion Characteristics
OVERVIEW OF GAS PLANT PROCESSING
Roles of Gas Plants
Plant Processes
Important Support Components
Contractual Agreements and Economics
FIELD OPERATIONS AND INLET RECEIVING
Field Operations
Gas Hydrates
Inlet Receiving
Safety and Environmental Considerations
COMPRESSION
Fundamentals
Compressor Types
Capacity and Power Calculations
Comparison of Reciprocating and Centrifugal Compressors
Safety and Environmental Considerations
GAS TREATING
Solvent Absorption Processes
Physical Absorption
Adsorption
Cryogenic Fractionation
Membranes
Nonregenerable Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers
Biological Processes
Safety and Environmental Considerations
GAS DEHYDRATION
Water Content of Hydrocarbons
Gas Dehydration Processes
Safety and Environmental Considerations
HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
Process Components
Recovery Processes
Safety and Environmental Considerations
NITROGEN REJECTION
Nitrogen Rejection for Gas Upgrading
Nitrogen Rejection for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Safety and Environmental Considerations
TRACE-COMPONENT RECOVERY OR REMOVAL
Helium
Mercury
(BTEX) Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
LIQUIDS PROCESSING
Condensate Processing
NGL Processing
Safety and Environmental Considerations
SULFUR RECOVERY
Properties of Sulfur
Sulfur Recovery Processes
Sulfur Storage
Safety and Environmental Considerations
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
Gas
Liquids
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
Gas Treating before Liquefaction
Liquefaction Cycles
Storage of LNG
Transportation
Regasification and Cold Utilization of LNG
Economics
Plant Efficiency
Safety and Environmental Considerations
CAPITAL COSTS OF GAS PROCESSING FACILITIES
Introduction
Basic Premises for Cost Data
Amine Treating
Glycol Dehydration
NGL Recovery with Straight Refrigeration (Low Ethane Recovery)
NGL Recovery with Cryogenic Processing (High Ethane Recovery)
Sulfur Recovery and Tail Gas Cleanup
NGL Extraction Plant Costs for Larger Facilities
Corrections to Cost Data
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
Plant with Sweet Gas Feed and 98% Ethane Recovery
Plant with Sour Gas Feed, NGL, and Sulfur Recovery
Plant with Sour Gas Feed NGL Recovery and Nitrogen Rejection
NOTATION
Appendix A: Glossary of Gas Process Terminology
Appendix B: Physical Constants and Physical Properties
References
Index
*Each chapter contains Introduction and Reference sections