7 - Effect of contamination on processes in the natural gas industry

7 - Effect of contamination on processes in the natural gas industry

membrane

produced water

dehydration

pigging

contaminant

compressor

Mercury

acid gas

amine

cold box

condensate

fractionation

glycol

molecular sieve

NGL

Well head

Contaminants found in the natural gas industry can be the root cause of numerous process issues including foaming, fouling, corrosion, and solvent re-entrainment that can lead to damage of rotating equipment, poor gas quality, higher energy costs, unwanted emissions, reduced operating capacity and unscheduled shutdowns. Therefore understanding how contaminants influence plant performance and recognizing their effects is an important first step to remedying these issues. In this chapter we review operational issues that are caused by excessive contamination on different process units in gas production, gas processing, and gas transmission. Several case studies showing how process problems were identified along with separation solutions are also presented.

Contamination Control in the Natural Gas Industry

2022

2022-01-01

Wines, Thomas H.

Mokhatab, Saeid

bookSection

978-0-12-816986-5

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128169865000076