WO2011123289A1 - Hydrocarbon gas processing - Google Patents

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WO2011123289A1
WO2011123289A1 PCT/US2011/029409 US2011029409W WO2011123289A1 WO 2011123289 A1 WO2011123289 A1 WO 2011123289A1 US 2011029409 W US2011029409 W US 2011029409W WO 2011123289 A1 WO2011123289 A1 WO 2011123289A1
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Andrew F. Johnke
W. Larry Lewis
L. Don Tyler
John D. Wilkinson
Joe T. Lynch
Hank M. Hudson
Kyle T. Cuellar
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SME Products LP
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/029331 external-priority patent/WO2010144172A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/750,862 external-priority patent/US8881549B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/772,472 external-priority patent/US9933207B2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/033374 external-priority patent/WO2010144186A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/035121 external-priority patent/WO2010144217A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/781,259 external-priority patent/US9939195B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/048,315 external-priority patent/US9052136B2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2011/028872 external-priority patent/WO2011123253A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2011/029034 external-priority patent/WO2011126710A1/en
Priority claimed from US13/051,682 external-priority patent/US9074814B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/052,575 external-priority patent/US9068774B2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2011/029239 external-priority patent/WO2011123278A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2011/029234 external-priority patent/WO2011123276A1/en
Priority claimed from US13/052,348 external-priority patent/US9052137B2/en
Priority to JP2013502644A priority Critical patent/JP5802259B2/ja
Application filed by Ortloff Engineers Ltd, SME Products LP filed Critical Ortloff Engineers Ltd
Priority to KR1020127000636A priority patent/KR101714102B1/ko
Priority to CA2764630A priority patent/CA2764630C/en
Priority to BRPI1106084-0A priority patent/BRPI1106084B1/pt
Priority to AU2011233590A priority patent/AU2011233590B2/en
Priority to EA201200007A priority patent/EA023957B1/ru
Priority claimed from US13/053,792 external-priority patent/US9057558B2/en
Priority to CN201180002381.1A priority patent/CN102472573B/zh
Priority to EP11763231A priority patent/EP2553366A1/en
Publication of WO2011123289A1 publication Critical patent/WO2011123289A1/en
Priority to TNP2012000332A priority patent/TN2012000332A1/en
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  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are flow diagrams of prior art natural gas processing plants in accordance with United States Patent No. 4,854,955;
  • FIG. 4 (FIG. 4)

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EA201200007A EA023957B1 (ru) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 Переработка углеводородного газа
AU2011233590A AU2011233590B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 Hydrocarbon gas processing
BRPI1106084-0A BRPI1106084B1 (pt) 2010-03-15 2011-03-22 Processo e aparelho para a separação de um fluxo gasoso
CA2764630A CA2764630C (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 Hydrocarbon gas processing
KR1020127000636A KR101714102B1 (ko) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 탄화수소 가스 처리방법
JP2013502644A JP5802259B2 (ja) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 炭化水素ガス処理
CN201180002381.1A CN102472573B (zh) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 烃气体处理
EP11763231A EP2553366A1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-22 Hydrocarbon gas processing
TNP2012000332A TN2012000332A1 (en) 2010-03-31 2012-06-26 Hydrocarbon gas processing

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