WO2011107413A1 - Process for producing a contaminant-depleted hydrocarbon gas stream with improved hydrocarbon recovery - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for producing a contaminant-depleted hydrocarbon gas stream with improved hydrocarbon recovery.
- hydrocarbon gas stream such as a natural gas stream, that contains hydrocarbons and acidic contaminants.
- Natural gas streams may contain acidic contaminants.
- the most prominent contaminants are hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide (3 ⁇ 4S and CO 2 ) .
- Transport and/or treatment of natural gas that contain these contaminants may add to the costs of the transport and/or treatment.
- contaminants may also prove corrosive, hydrogen sulphide is toxic and on combustion produces sulphur dioxide, another pollutant. Moreover, carbon dioxide reduces the heating value of natural gas. It is therefore desirable to remove these contaminants from the natural gas streams in an early stage since.
- a method for removing contaminating gaseous components, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, from a natural gas stream.
- a contaminated natural gas stream is cooled in a first expander to obtain an expanded gas stream having a temperature and pressure at which the dewpointing conditions of the phases containing a preponderance of contaminating components, such a carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide are achieved.
- the expanded gas stream is then supplied to a first segmented centrifugal separator to establish the separation of a contaminants-enriched liquid phase and a gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content.
- the gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content is then passed via a
- a disadvantage of this method is that valuable hydrocarbons are lost via co-condensing and dissolution of hydrocarbons into the cold sour liquid waste stream. Thus, a valuable portion of the valuable hydrocarbons that were produced from a gas well will be lost with the waste stream Further, the use of a recompressor,
- centrifugal separators affects the hydrocarbon efficiency of the separation process, which hydrocarbon efficiency is a measure of the fuel gas consumption and the
- the present invention presents a process improvement to recover the hydrocarbons from the liquid waste stream through a second expansion that has been implemented such that, surprisingly, overall, the amount of hydrocarbons lost with the liquid waste stream reduces by a fraction that compensates the required additional power and investments.
- the invention provides a process for producing a contaminant-depleted gas stream from a contaminated hydrocarbon feed gas stream containing at least 10 vol.% of acidic contaminants, in particular 3 ⁇ 4S and CO 2 , the method comprising the steps of:
- step (e) leading the overhead stream comprising remaining hydrocarbons to a point prior to step (c) ;
- step (d) prior to separating remaining hydrocarbons further comprises the step of:
- the contaminated hydrocarbon feed gas stream is cooled prior to step (a) .
- the process enables an improved hydrocarbon recovery compared to known process for producing contaminant- depleted hydrocarbon gas.
- the hydrocarbon recovery is suitably in the range of from 1% to 90%.
- a hydrocarbon feed gas stream any gas stream that contains significant amounts of hydrocarbons, especially methane. It includes a natural gas stream, an associated gas stream or a coal bed methane stream.
- the hydrocarbon fraction in such a gas stream is suitably from 10 to 85 vol% of the gas stream, preferably from 25 to 80 vol%.
- the hydrocarbon fraction of the natural gas stream comprises at least 75 vol% of methane, preferably at least 90 vol%, of the total hydrocarbon fraction.
- the hydrocarbon fraction in the natural gas stream suitably contains from 0.1 to 20 vol%, suitably from 0.1 to 10 vol%, of C2-C6 or higher hydrocarbon compounds and/or comprises up till 20 vol%, suitably from 0.1 to 10 vol% of nitrogen.
- Natural gas streams may become available at a
- the natural gas stream comprises suitably hydrogen sulphide and/or carbon dioxide as acidic contaminants. It is observed that also minor amounts of other contaminants may be present, e.g. carbon oxysulphide, mercaptans, alkyl sulphides and aromatic sulphur-containing
- the major part of these components will also be removed in the process of the present invention.
- the acidic contaminants may occur naturally or partly or completely result from injection or re-injection into the subsurface reservoir.
- the amount of hydrogen sulphide in the hydrocarbon feed gas stream is suitably from 1 ppmv to 80 vol%, preferably above 5 vol% more preferably above 10 vol%, above 20 vol% oe even above 25 vol% and preferably below 50 vol%, based on the hydrocarbon feed gas stream.
- the amount of carbon dioxide in the hydrocarbon feed gas stream is suitably from 5 to 80 vol%, preferably above 10 vol% and below 30 vol%, based on the hydrocarbon feed gas stream. Basis for these amounts is the total volume of hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulphide and/or carbon dioxide and other components that together form the hydrocarbon feed gas stream. It is observed that the present process is particularly suitable for gas streams comprising large amounts of acidic contaminants, e.g. 10 vol ⁇ 6 or more, suitably from 15 to 90 vol% of the hydrocarbon feed gas stream.
- Natural gas streams produced from a subsurface formation typically contain water. In order to prevent the formation of gas hydrates in the present process, at least part of the water is suitably removed. Therefore, the natural gas stream that is used in the present process has preferably been dehydrated. This can be done by conventional processes. A suitable process is the one described in WO-A 2004/070297. Other dehydration
- water is removed until the amount of water in the natural gas stream comprises at most 50 ppmw, preferably at most 20 ppmw, more preferably at most 1 ppmw of water, based on the total natural gas stream.
- step a prior to step a the contaminated
- hydrocarbon feed gas stream is cooled in a heat exchanger to obtain a cooled contaminated hydrocarbon feed gas stream.
- the gas stream is cooled to a
- the heat exchanger suitably makes use of a heat exchange medium.
- the heat exchange medium may be any available cold medium, in particular the sweet natural gas stream or the liquid solution of acidic contaminants.
- the optionally cooled contaminated hydrocarbon feed gas stream is suitably expanded from a pressure ranging from 70 to 200 bar to a pressure ranging from 5 to 30 bar. Such expansion typically will lead to a temperature decrease that is sufficient to start
- the temperature of the natural gas stream is preferably cooled by expansion from a range of -20 to 50°C to a range from -30 to -80°C.
- the expansion is done in such a way that no solid acidic contaminants are formed. This is suitably achieved by conducting the expansion step in a temperature region at least 3°C, preferably at least 5°C above the
- the expansion can be achieved by any method known to the skilled person, including methods based on the use of turbo-expanders, so-called Joule-Thomson valves and venturi tubes. It is preferred to at least partly cool the gas stream over a turbo-expander, releasing energy.
- One advantageous effect of using the turbo-expander is that the almost isentropic expansion in a turbo-expander results in optimal cooling per bar pressure drop and, thus, saves energy for compression of at least part of the contaminant-depleted gas stream.
- step (b) at least part of the contaminants in the expanded contaminated hydrocarbon feed gas stream is allowed to liquefy to form a dispersion of a contaminants enriched liquid phase still comprising a small amount of hydrocarbons and a gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content.
- the gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content may still comprise a considerable amount of contaminants, suitable up to 30%, based on the total gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content.
- a preferred way of achieving this is to adjust the residence time of the expanded gas stream between step (a) and step (c) such that at least part of the
- a dispersion of a contaminants- enriched liquid phase in a gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content is formed before separation takes place in the first separator.
- the residence time between the expander and the first separator is in the range of from 0.5 to 5 seconds, in order to allow for sufficient nucleation of the contaminants-enriched phase followed by sufficient coagulation of droplets to form droplets with a diameter in the micrometer range.
- the formation of the dispersion suitably takes place in an insulated conduit connecting the expander with the first separator.
- step (c) at least part of the contaminants- enriched liquid phase comprising hydrocarbons is
- step (d) remaining hydrocarbons are separated from the liquid stream in a second separator, thereby
- hydrocarbons and a bottom stream depleted in hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons and a bottom stream depleted in hydrocarbons .
- step (dl) which takes place prior to the
- the pressure of the liquid stream is increased to typically above 8 bar, preferably above 10 bar and typically below 50 bar, preferably below 20 bar .
- step (d) prior to separating remaining hydrocarbons further comprises one or more of the steps of:
- hydrocarbons to obtain a heated liquid stream mainly comprising contaminants and further comprising remaining hydrocarbons.
- Fractionation may be achieved in a trayed or packed column and may comprise a reboiler in the bottom of the column and/or cooler in the top of the column. From the fractionation an overhead stream
- the overhead fraction may optionally be cooled and partly condensed to form a dispersion of condensed liquid phase in the gas phase;
- the first and/or the second separator may be any separator suitable for separating the fractions. However, it has been found that two types of separators offer advantages .
- One preferred type of separator that can used as a first and/or the second separator is a centrifugal separator comprising a bundle of parallel channels that are arranged within a spinning tube parallel to an axis of rotation of the spinning tube.
- first and/or second separator Another preferred type of separator that can be used as first and/or second separator is a gas/liquid
- separator vessel comprising a gas/liquid inlet at an intermediate level, a liquid outlet arranged below the gas/liquid inlet and a gas outlet arranged above the gas/liquid inlet.
- a separator which comprises two trays between which open-ended swirl tubes extend, each from an opening in one tray to some distance below a coaxial opening in the other tray, each swirl tube having been provided with swirl means to impart a rotary
- EP-A 48 508 with a coalescer e.g. a demister mat.
- a coalescer e.g. a demister mat.
- Such mats are relatively tenuous (have a large permeability) and have a relatively large internal surface area. Thereon, small droplets of liquid will coalesce and drop down from the coalescer, whereby the removal efficiency is enhanced.
- the separator suitably comprises further a coalescer,
- the separator comprises a housing with a gas inlet for the cooled natural gas stream at one end of the housing, a separating body, a gas outlet for contaminant-depleted gas at the opposite end of the housing and a contaminants outlet downstream of the separating body, wherein the separating body comprises a plurality of channels over a part of the length of the axis of the housing, which ducts have been arranged around a central axis of
- the separator has been provided with a tangential gas inlet. That has the advantage that the gas is brought into a swirling motion, thereby obtaining a preliminary separation of droplets of liquefied acidic contaminants and gas.
- the separator is preferably provided with an additional liquid outlet upstream of the
- separators can be manufactured in a variety of ways.
- the channels consist of corrugated material wrapped around a shaft or a pipe.
- the material can consist of paper, cardboard, foil, metal, plastic or ceramic.
- the separator has been composed of a plurality of perforated discs wherein the perforations of the discs form the channels.
- the channels may be given a varying hydraulic diameter and/or be arranged in a non- parallel way with regard to the central axis of rotation.
- parallel channels The manufacture of parallel channels is easier and the separation under the process conditions is not substantially affected.
- a separator comprising:
- a housing comprising a first, second and third separation section for separating liquid from the
- the respective separation sections are in communication with each other, and the second separation section comprises a rotating coalescer element;
- the separator may have a small or large number of channels.
- the prior art separators have a number of channels suitably ranging from 100 to 1,000,000,
- the diameter of the cross-section of the channels can be varied in accordance with the amount of gas and amounts and nature, e.g., droplet size distribution, of contaminants and the desired contaminants removal efficiency.
- the diameter is from 0.05 to 50 mm, preferably from 0.1 to 20 mm, and more preferably from 0.1 to 5 mm.
- diameter is understood twice the radius in case of circular cross- sections or the largest diagonal in case of any other shape .
- the size of the separator and in particular of the channels may vary in accordance with the amount of gas to be treated.
- EP-B 286 160 it is indicated that
- separators with a peripheral diameter of 1 m and an axial length of 1.5 m are feasible.
- the separator in the present invention may suitably have a radial length ranging from 0.1 to 5 m, preferably from 0.2 to 2 m.
- the axial length ranges conveniently from 0.1 to 10 m, preferably, from 0.2 to 5 m.
- the separator suitably rotates at a velocity of from 100 to 3000 rpm at the temperature and pressure conditions described above.
- step (e) the overhead stream comprising remaining hydrocarbons is led to a point prior to step d) .
- step (e) Several ways of executing the invention, and in particular step (e) , are possible.
- Figure 1 is not according to the present invention (as no increase in the pressure of liquid stream 9 takes place) but nevertheless illustrates some of the elements of the present invention.
- Figure 1 is not according to the present invention (as no increase in the pressure of liquid stream 9 takes place) but nevertheless illustrates some of the elements of the present invention.
- a first embodiment is shown, where a hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 1 to a heat exchanger 2 where it is cooled down.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas is led via conduit 3 to a second heat exchanger 4 where it is further cooled.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 5 to expander 6 where it is expanded.
- Part of the expanded hydrocarbon feed gas stream is allowed in conduit 7 to liquefy to form a dispersion and this dispersion is led via conduit 7 to a first separator 8, where separation of a contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons and a contaminant- depleted gas phase takes place.
- the contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is led from the bottom of the first separator 8 via conduit 9 to heat exchanger 2, where it is heat exchanged against the incoming feed gas stream.
- the resulting warmer is led via conduit 1 to a heat exchanger 2 where it is cooled down.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas is led via conduit
- the resulting compressed remaining hydrocarbons stream is led via conduit 16 to the first heat exchanger.
- a contaminant-depleted hydrocarbon stream is led via conduit 17 to the second heat exchanger 4, where it is heat exchanged against the cooled feed gas stream.
- the resulting heat exchanged contaminant-depleted hydrocarbon stream is led via conduit 18 to a compressor 19, where it is compressed.
- Compressed contaminant-depleted gas is led from the compressor via conduit 20.
- FIG. 2 a second embodiment is shown, where a hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 1 to a heat exchanger 2 where it is cooled down.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas is led via conduit 3 to a second heat exchanger 4 where it is further cooled.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 5 to expander 6 where it is expanded.
- Part of the expanded hydrocarbon feed gas stream is allowed in conduit 7 to liquefy to form a dispersion and this dispersion is led via conduit 7 to a first separator 8, where separation of a contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons and a contaminant- depleted gas phase takes place.
- the contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is led from the bottom of the first separator 8 via conduit 9 to a booster pump 23, where the pressure is increased.
- the resulting pressurised contaminant-enriched stream is led via conduit 24 to the first heat exchanger 2, where it is heat exchanged against the incoming feed gas stream.
- the resulting warmer contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is then led via conduit 10 to valve 11, where remaining hydrocarbons are flashed off.
- the resulting stream comprising contaminants- enriched liquid phase and gaseous remaining hydrocarbons is led via conduit 12 to a second separator 13, where separation of remaining hydrocarbons takes place. This results in an overhead stream comprising gaseous
- hydrocarbons stream is led via conduit 18 to a compressor 19, where it is compressed.
- Compressed contaminant- depleted gas is led from the compressor via conduit 20.
- a third embodiment is shown, where a hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 1 to a heat exchanger 2 where it is cooled down.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas is led via conduit 3 to a second heat exchanger 4 where it is further cooled.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 5 to expander 6 where it is expanded.
- Part of the expanded hydrocarbon feed gas stream is allowed in conduit 7 to liquefy to form a dispersion and this dispersion is led via conduit 7 to a first separator 8, where separation of a contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons and a contaminant- depleted gas phase takes place.
- the contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is led from the bottom of the first separator 8 via conduit 9 to a booster pump 23, where the pressure is increased.
- the resulting pressurised contaminants-enriched stream is led via conduit 24 to the first heat exchanger 2, where it is heat exchanged against the incoming feed gas stream.
- the resulting warmer contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is then led via conduit 10 to valve 11, where remaining hydrocarbons are flashed off.
- the resulting stream comprising contaminants- enriched liquid phase and gaseous remaining hydrocarbons is led via conduit 12 to a second separator 13, where separation of remaining hydrocarbons takes place. This results in an overhead stream comprising gaseous
- part of strem 14 is sent to a point upstream of the first separator 8, similar to
- a contaminant-depleted hydrocarbons stream are led via conduit 17 to the second heat exchanger 4, where it is heat exchanged against the cooled feed gas stream.
- the resulting heat exchanged contaminant-depleted hydrocarbons stream is led via conduit 18 to a compressor 19, where it is compressed.
- Compressed contaminant-depleted gas is led from the compressor via conduit 20.
- a fourth embodiment is shown, where a hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 1 to a heat exchanger 2 where it is cooled down.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas is led via conduit 3 to a second heat exchanger 4 where it is further cooled.
- the resulting cooled hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 5 to expander 6 where it is expanded.
- expanded hydrocarbon feed gas stream is allowed in conduit 7 to liquefy to form a dispersion and this dispersion is led via conduit 7 to a first separator 8, where separation of a contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons and a contaminant- depleted gas phase takes place.
- the contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is led from the bottom of the first separator via conduit 9 to a booster pump 23, where the pressure is increased.
- the resulting contaminants-enriched stream is led via conduit 24 to the first heat exchanger 2, where it is heat exchanged against the incoming feed gas stream.
- the resulting warmer contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is then led via conduit
- hydrocarbons stream is led via conduit 18 to a compressor 19, where it is compressed.
- Compressed contaminant- depleted gas is led from the compressor via conduit 20.
- a fifth embodiment is shown, where a hydrocarbon feed gas stream is led via conduit 1 to expander 6 where it is expanded. Part of the expanded hydrocarbon feed gas stream is allowed in conduit 7 to liquefy to form a dispersion and this dispersion is led via conduit 7 to a first separator 8, where separation of a contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons and a contaminant-depleted gas phase takes place.
- the contaminants-enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is led from the bottom of the first separator 8 via conduit 9 to a pump 23, where the pressure is increased.
- the resulting contaminants- enriched stream is led via conduit 24 to a first heat exchanger 1, where it is heat exchanged against the overhead process stream from the fractionation column 26 described below.
- the resulting heated contaminants- enriched liquid phase comprising remaining hydrocarbons is then led via conduit 25 into a fractionation column 26 with reboiler 29.
- This fractionation column 26 with reboiler 29 produces an overhead stream 27 rich in the light components (such as methane, ethane, propane, CO 2 and 3 ⁇ 4S) and a bottom stream via reboiler 29 rich in the heavier hydrocarbons (such as propane, butanes, pentanes and higher) .
- reboiler 29 receives a liquid stream from column 26 which is heated to flash off the lighter fraction in the received stream.
- the flashed off lighter fraction is led back to column 26 through conduit 30.
- the bottom stream is led from the reboiler via conduit 31.
- the light overhead fraction is led through conduit 27 to heat exchanger 1 where it is heat exchanged with the bottom stream from separator 8 and causing the heavier fraction to condense to form a dispersion.
- the dispersion flows through conduit 10 to optional valve 11, where remaining hydrocarbons are flashed off.
- the resulting stream comprising
- a purified hydrocarbons stream is led from the second separator 13 via conduit 22.
- the contaminant- depleted gas stream from the first separator 8 is led via conduit 17 to heat exchange with the overhead stream from the second separator 13.
- the heated contaminant-depleted gas stream is then led via conduit 18 to compressor 19 where it is compressed.
- Compressed purified gas is led from the compressor via conduit 20.
- Example 1 comparative example.
- a dry contaminated natural gas stream of 74660 kmole/hr with the feed composition given in Table 1 at a pressure of 88 bar and a temperature of 26°C is pre-cooled over a heat exchanger to 8°C and, subsequently, expanded over a turbo-expander to a pressure of 10 bar.
- the expansion causes the temperature to drop to -54°C and a fraction of the stream to condense.
- the two-phase stream is phase separated over a separator to produce the comprising vapour and liquid streams with the compositions given in Table 1.
- the vapour stream is heat-exchanged with the above mentioned feed gas stream and, subsequently, is compressed to a pressure of 25 bar using a compressor that is driven on the shaft of the above mentioned turbo- expander.
- vapour is compressed in a few stages to 90 bar export pressure.
- the liquid stream produced in the phase separator which is considered the waste stream, e.g. to be re-injected into a subsurface reservoir, is pumped to a pressure of 80 bar before cross-exchange with the above mentioned feed gas stream. From Table 1, it can be deducted that 675 kmoles/hr of valuable hydrocarbons are lost to the liquid waste stream.
- Table 1 Feed and expanded vapour and liquid
- compositions are provided.
- Example 2 according to the invention.
- a dry contaminated natural gas stream of 74660 kmole/hr with the composition given in Table 2 at a feed pressure of 88 bar and a temperature of 26°C is pre-cooled over a heat exchanger to 7°C and, subsequently, expanded over a turbo-expander to a pressure of 10 bar.
- the expansion causes the temperature to drop to -55°C and a fraction of the stream to condense.
- the expanded stream is combined with a vapour stream (4400 kmoles/hr) from the downstream hydrocarbon recovery stage described below.
- the vapour stream from the separator is combined with the feed into the first phase separator.
- the liquid stream is pumped to a pressure of 80 bar and exported as waste, e.g., for re-injection in a subsurface reservoir. From Table 3, it can be deducted that only 183 kmoles/hr of valuable hydrocarbons are lost to the liquid waste stream.
- compositions are provided.
- Example 3 comparative example.
- a dry contaminated natural gas stream of 29960 kmole/hr with the feed composition given in Table 4 at a pressure of 88 bar and a temperature of 26°C is pre-cooled over a heat exchanger to 8°C and, subsequently, expanded over a turbo-expander to a pressure of 10 bar.
- the expansion causes the temperature to drop to -54°C and a fraction of the stream to condense.
- the two-phase stream then, is phase separated over a separator to produce the
- the vapour stream cross- exchanges heat with the above mentioned feed gas stream and, subsequently, is compressed to a pressure of 25 bar by a compressor that is driven on the shaft of the above mentioned turbo-expander. Subsequently, the vapour is compressed in a few stages to 90 bar export pressure.
- the liquid stream produced in the phase separator which is considered the waste stream, e.g. to be re-injected into a subsurface reservoir, is pumped to a pressure of 80 bar before cross-exchange with the above mentioned feed gas stream. From Table 4, it can be deducted that 449 kmoles/hr of valuable hydrocarbons are lost to the liquid waste stream.
- compositions are provided.
- Example 4 according to the invention.
- a dry contaminated natural gas stream of 29960 kmole/hr with the composition given in Table 5 at a feed pressure of 122 bar and a temperature of 30°C is pre-cooled over a heat exchanger to 11 °C and, subsequently, expanded over a turbo-expander to a pressure of 14 bar.
- the expansion causes the temperature to drop to -54°C and a fraction of the stream to condense.
- the expanded stream is combined with a vapour stream (1133 kmoles/hr) from the downstream hydrocarbon recovery stage described below.
- the liquid stream produced in the phase separator is pumped to a pressure of 60 bar before cross-exchange with the above mentioned feed gas stream, where it heats up to -9°C.
- This warm liquid stream is expanded to a pressure of 14 bar, which causes a fraction (13 mole%) of the liquid to evaporate.
- the two-phase stream (8769
- Table 5 Feed and expanded vapour and liquid compositions .
- Example 5 comparative example.
- a water dry contaminated natural gas stream of 29970 kmole/hr with the feed composition given in Table 7 at a pressure of 147 bar and a temperature of 30°C is expanded over a turbo-expander to a pressure of 15 bar.
- the expansion causes the temperature to drop to -46°C and a fraction of the stream to condense.
- the two-phase stream then, is phase separated over a separator to produce the comprising vapour and liquid streams with the
- compositions given in Table 7 The vapour stream is compressed to a pressure of 47 bar by a compressor that is driven on the shaft of the above mentioned turbo- expander. Subsequently, the vapour is compressed to 90 bar export pressure.
- the liquid stream produced in the phase separator which is considered the waste stream, e.g. to be re ⁇ injected into a subsurface reservoir, is pumped to a pressure of 215 bar. From Table 7, it can be deducted that 1681 kmoles/hr of valuable hydrocarbons are lost to the liquid waste stream.
- Table 7 Feed and expanded vapour and liquid compositions from first separator.
- Example 6 according to the invention.
- a water dry contaminated natural gas stream of 29970 kmole/hr with the composition given in Table 8 at a feed pressure of 147 bar and a temperature of 30°C is expanded over a turbo-expander to a pressure of 15 bar.
- the expansion causes the temperature to drop to -46°C and a fraction of the stream to condense.
- the expanded stream is combined with a vapour stream (3126 kmoles/hr) from the downstream hydrocarbon recovery stage described below.
- the individual phases in the combined two-phase stream then, have the composition given in Table 8.
- the combined stream is phase separated over a first separator to produce the comprising vapour and liquid streams.
- the vapour stream cross-exchanges heat with the overhead stream from a second separator in the downstream hydrocarbon recovery stage described below and, subsequently, is compressed to a pressure of 77 bar by a compressor that is driven on the shaft of the above mentioned turbo-expander, after which the gas is fed into a next stage step in the total separation train, e.g. a solvent process.
- the produced liquid composition is given in Table 9.
- the liquid stream is pumped to a pressure of 215 bar and exported as waste, e.g. for re-injection in a subsurface reservoir. From Table 9, it can be deducted that only 456 kmoles/hr of valuable hydrocarbons are lost to the liquid waste stream.
- the overhead vapour stream from the second separator is heat exchanged with the overhead vapour stream from the first separator and combined with the feed into the first separator.
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