scholarly journals Application of Supergravity Technology in a TEG Dehydration Process for Offshore Platforms

Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongfang Lu ◽  
Guoguang Ma ◽  
Mohammadamin Azimi ◽  
Lingdi Fu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Dehydration Process ◽  
Tower Equipment ◽  
Rotating Packed Bed

In the dehydration process of offshore natural gas production, due to the site limitation of the platform, if the conventional triethylene glycol (TEG) dehydration process is employed, the size of the absorption tower is usually small. However, in the case of fluctuations in raw material gas and large gas production, it is easy to cause a large loss of TEG and a flooding event, resulting in the water dew point of natural gas not meeting the requirements. Therefore, combined with the dehydration process of TEG and supergravity technology, a new dehydration process of natural gas suitable for offshore platforms is proposed in this paper. The principle and process of the TEG dehydration process based on supergravity technology are discussed by establishing a mass transfer model. The laboratory experiment of the new process is carried out, and the effects of TEG flow rate, super-gravity packed bed rotation speed, and gas flow rate on the air dew point are obtained. By studying the dewatering balance of the rotating packed bed in the improved process, it is proved that the dewatering performance of the high gravity machine (Higee) is much better than that of the ordinary tower dewatering equipment. Through field experiments, the dewatering effect of continuous operation and sudden changes in working conditions is obtained, indicating that the Higee can completely replace the traditional tower equipment for natural gas dehydration.

Parametric study on pressure-based packed bed adsorption system for air dehumidification

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440892110073
Author(s):  
V Sureshkannan ◽  
TV Arjunan ◽  
D Seenivasan ◽  
SP Anbuudayasankar ◽  
M Arulraj
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Uptake Rate ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
Adsorption System ◽  
Air Flow Rate

Compressed air free from traces of water vapour is vital in many applications in an industrial sector. This study focuses on parametric optimization of a pressure-based packed bed adsorption system for air dehumidification through the Taguchi method and Genetic Algorithm. The effect of operational parameters, namely absolute feed air pressure, feed air linear velocity, and purge air flow rate percent on adsorption uptake rate of molecular sieve 13X-water pair, are studied based on L25 orthogonal array. From the analysis of variance, it has been found that absolute feed air pressure and purge air flow rate percent were the parameters making significant improvement in the adsorption uptake rate. A correlation representing the process was developed using regression analysis. The optimum adsorption conditions were obtained through the Taguchi method and genetic algorithm and verified through the confirmation experiments. This system can be recommended for the industrial and domestic applications that require product air with the dew point temperature below 0°C.

Chemical Deliquification of Unconventional Gas Wells

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.. Francis-LaCroix ◽  
D.. Seetaram
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Large Deviation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Current Production

Abstract Trinidad and Tobago offshore platforms have been producing oil and natural gas for over a century. Current production of over 1500 Bcf of natural gas per year (Administration, 2013) is due to extensive reserves in oil and gas. More than eighteen of these wells are high-producing wells, producing in excess of 150 MMcf per day. Due to their large production rates, these wells utilize unconventionally large tubulars 5- and 7-in. Furthermore, as is inherent with producing gas, there are many challenges with the production. One major challenge occurs when wells become liquid loaded. As gas wells age, they produce more liquids, namely brine and condensate. Depending on flow conditions, the produced liquids can accumulate and induce a hydrostatic head pressure that is too high to be overcome by the flowing gas rates. Applying surfactants that generate foam can facilitate the unloading of these wells and restore gas production. Although the foaming process is very cost effective, its application to high-producing gas wells in Trinidad has always been problematic for the following reasons: Some of these producers are horizontal wells, or wells with large deviation angles.They were completed without pre-installed capillary strings.They are completed with large tubing diameters (5.75 in., 7 in.). Recognizing that the above three factors posed challenges to successful foam applications, major emphasis and research was directed toward this endeavor to realize the buried revenue, i.e., the recovery of the well's potential to produce natural gas. This research can also lead to the application of learnings from the first success to develop treatment for additional wells, which translates to a revenue boost to the client and the Trinidad economy. Successful treatments can also be used as correlations to establish an industry best practice for the treatment of similarly completed wells. This paper will highlight the successes realized from the treatment of three wells. It will also highlight the anomalies encountered during the treatment process, as well as the lessons learned from this treatment.

Influence of Gas-Liquid Distribution Inducer on Mass Transfer Coefficient in Rotating Packed Bed

2014 ◽  
Vol 908 ◽  
pp. 277-281
Author(s):  
Fei Wu ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
Mei Jin ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
Ping Lu
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Contact Length ◽  
Liquid Distribution ◽  
Rotating Packed Bed

Based on acetone-H2O system, the influence of the gas-liquid distribution inducer on the mass transfer coefficient in the rotating packed bed with the stainless steel packing was investigated. Furthermore, the absorption performance was also obtained under the experimental condition of the rotational speed of 630 rpm, the gas flow rate of 2 m3/h and the liquid flow rate of 100 L/h in the rotating packed bed with different types and different installation ways of the distribution inducer. The experimental results showed that the volumetric mass transfer coefficient Kyα per unit contact length of gas-liquid was increased by 8.6% for the forward-curved fixed blade, by 19.8% for the backward-curved rotor blade and by 33.2% with the combination of the straight radial rotor blade and the backward-curved fixed blade, respectively. Furthermore, when the gas flow rate was 2.5 m3/h, Kyα per unit contact length of gas-liquid was increased by 2.9% for the forward-curved fixed blade, by 25.3% for the backward-curved rotor blade, by 42.7% for the combination of the straight radial rotor blade and the backward-curved fixed blade, respectively. The results indicated that the distribution inducer play an important role on the improvement of the mass transfer coefficient in acetone-H2O system.

Modeling Condensate Banking Mitigation by Enhanced Gas Recovery Methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adel Mohsin ◽  
Abdul Salam Abd ◽  
Ahmad Abushaikha
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Finite Difference ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Enhanced Gas Recovery ◽  
Gas Recovery

Abstract Condensate banking in natural gas reservoirs can hinder the productivity of production wells dramatically due to the multiphase flow behaviour around the wellbore. This phenomenon takes place when the reservoir pressure drops below the dew point pressure. In this work, we model this occurrence and investigate how the injection of CO2 can enhance the well productivity using novel discretization and linearization schemes such as mimetic finite difference and operator-based linearization from an in-house built compositional reservoir simulator. The injection of CO2 as an enhanced recovery technique is chosen to assess its value as a potential remedy to reduce carbon emissions associated with natural gas production. First, we model a base case with a single producer where we show the deposition of condensate banking around the well and the decline of pressure and production with time. In another case, we inject CO2 into the reservoir as an enhanced gas recovery mechanism. In both cases, we use fully tensor permeability and unstructured tetrahedral grids using mimetic finite difference (MFD) method. The results of the simulation show that the gas and condensate production rates drop after a certain production plateau, specifically the drop in the condensate rate by up to 46%. The introduction of a CO2 injector yields a positive impact on the productivity and pressure decline of the well, delaying the plateau by up to 1.5 years. It also improves the productivity index by above 35% on both the gas and condensate performance, thus reducing production rate loss on both gas and condensate by over 8% and the pressure, while in terms of pressure and drawdown, an improvement of 2.9 to 19.6% is observed per year.

A three‐zone mass transfer model for a rotating packed bed

AIChE Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Sang ◽  
Yong Luo ◽  
Guang‐Wen Chu ◽  
Bao‐Chang Sun ◽  
Liang‐Liang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Mass Transfer Model ◽  
Rotating Packed Bed

CO 2 capture from natural gas power plants by aqueous PZ/DETA in rotating packed bed

2017 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 309-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsai-Wei Wu ◽  
Ying-Tzu Hung ◽  
Ming-Tsz Chen ◽  
Chung-Sung Tan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Rotating Packed Bed

Mass and Heat Transfer in Multi-Pulverizing RPB

2011 ◽  
Vol 396-398 ◽  
pp. 311-314
Author(s):  
Hai Hui Chen ◽  
Xu Guang Min
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Axial Fan ◽  
Transfer Property ◽  
Rotating Packed Bed ◽  
Mass And Heat Transfer

New typical cross-flow Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) called multi-pulverizing RPB was manufactured. Mass and heat transfer property of the new type PRB were studied by two experimental models. In the mass transfer model, the axial fan pumping gas press is only 100 Pa, mass transfer coefficient is similar to countercurrent RPB. In the heat transfer experiment, the axial fan pumping gas press is only 120 Pa; volumetric heat transfer coefficient is from 75 kW.m-3. K-1 to 100 kW.m-3. K-1.

Simultaneous Absorption of SO2 and NO Using Sodium Chlorate/Urea Absorbent in a Rotating Packed Bed

2014 ◽  
Vol 908 ◽  
pp. 187-190
Author(s):  
Mei Jin ◽  
Guo Xian Yu ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
Ping Lu
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Sodium Chlorate ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Simultaneous Absorption ◽  
Rotating Packed Bed

In this work, simultaneous absorption of SO2and NO from N2-NO-SO2simulated flue gas using sodium chlorate as the additive and urea as the reductant was investigated experimentally in a rotating packed bed. In RPB, various rotational speeds, gas flow rates and liquid flow rates were studied by means of the removal efficiency of SO2and NO. The experimental results showed that the removal efficiency of SO2was higher than 99.00% under various experimental conditions and, at the same time, the removal efficiency of NO exhibited different results under various experimental conditions. The simultaneous NO removal efficiency of 82.45% and the SO2removal efficiency of 99.49% could be obtained under the N2flow rate of 0.5 m3/h, SO2flow rate of 6 mL/min, the NO flow rate of 4 mL/min, the rotational speed of 460 rpm and the absorbent flow rate of 40 L/h.

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