Gas Processing an Overview

Gas Processing an Overview

Description :

This course is designed for a broad technical audience. It provides an overview of important aspects of gas processing from basic terminology to process types and their application range. We will learn about : Oil and gas facilities terminology; To identify key commercial and contract issues; How gas is transported and sold; The difference between various gas conditioning and processing technologies; To summarize gas measurement; To explain the extraction and uses of Propane, Butane, NGL and LPG; How gas processing fits into the value chain for hydrocarbon products; To identify the key pieces of equipment used in a natural gas production facility.

Outline :

·         Gas Industry overview

·         Gas processing fundamentals

·         Terminology

·         Chemistry of oil and gas

·         Markets, gas contracts and specifications

·         Demand patterns and load factors

·         Technical fundamentals, e.g. physical properties and phase behavior

·         Oil and gas production facilities

·         Hydrates, hydrate inhibition

·         Gas dehydration

·         Gas sweetening and sulfur recovery

·         Acid gas reinjection

·         Natural gas liquids and dew point control

·         Nitrogen rejection and helium recovery

·         Fractionation and stabilization

·         Heat exchange and compression

Who should attend :

Geologists, reservoir engineers, line managers, operational staff, shift foremen, those new to the industry such as entry-level engineers or anyone interested in a solid understanding of the principles of the gas processing industry.