Raw gas quality through heat transfer
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsSaad S. Al-Hajri, Hani A. Al-Omair, Majed M. Shammari, Abdulrahman R. Bugubaia
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Abstract
A method for improving raw gas quality is disclosed. The method includes flowing a raw gas through a first pipeline from an upstream facility to a first downstream facility, flowing the raw gas through a second pipeline from the upstream facility to a second downstream facility, and injecting a dry gas in the first pipeline downstream of the upstream facility and upstream of the first downstream facility to transfer heat to the raw gas and promote fluid flow through the first pipeline. The raw gas includes a plurality of liquid contaminants, and the raw gas is at a lower temperature than the dry gas.
Claims8
A method for improving raw gas quality, the method comprising:
- flowing a raw gas through a first pipeline from an upstream facility to a first downstream facility;
- flowing the raw gas through a second pipeline from the upstream facility to a second downstream facility;
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- injecting a dry gas in the first pipeline downstream of the upstream facility and upstream of the first downstream facility to transfer heat to the raw gas and promote fluid flow through the first pipeline,
- wherein the raw gas comprises a plurality of liquid contaminants, and
- wherein the raw gas is at a lower temperature than the dry gas.
A method for improving raw gas quality, the method comprising:
- flowing a raw gas through a first pipeline from an upstream facility to a first downstream facility;
- flowing a raw gas through a second pipeline from a second downstream facility;
- flowing a vapor stream from a plurality of gas oil separation plants to connect with the first pipeline to the first downstream facility;
- flowing a vapor stream from the plurality of gas oil separation plants to connect with the second pipeline to the second downstream facility;
- injecting and controlling a flow rate of a dry gas in the first pipeline downstream of the upstream facility and upstream of the first downstream facility to transfer heat to the raw gas and promote fluid flow through the first pipeline, wherein the flow rate of the dry gas is in a range of 170 to 230 MMSCFD;
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- monitoring a pressure in the one or more pipelines during injecting;
- wherein the raw gas comprises a plurality of liquid contaminants selected from the group consisting of water, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, methane, ethane, propane, isobutane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, decane, and a hydrocarbon containing greater than ten carbon;
- wherein the raw gas is at a lower temperature than the dry gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.