N613 Natural Gas Processing - Dehydration, Refrigeration, and Fractionation
Course Facts
- Course Code:
- N613
- Duration:
- 3 days
- Type:
- Classroom
- CEU:
- 2.4 Continuing Education Units
- PDH:
- 24 Professional Development Hours
- Certificate:
- Certificate Issued Upon Completion
Summary
This course is designed to familiarize technical professionals with the design and operation of several common gas plant processing blocks. Day one will be spent on dehydration systems used in typical field gathering and plant facilities, including a review of options available. Day two will focus on mechanical propane refrigeration systems typically used in Hydrocarbon Dew Point and NGL Recovery systems, including a review of design and performance enhancements. Day three will focus on tower operations and troubleshooting used in absorption and fractionation services, with optimization and key performance indicators discussed for each tower in each application.
Duration and Training Method
This is a three-day classroom course with lectures, examples and exercises. Participants will earn 2.4 CEUs (Continuing Education Credits) or 24 PDHs (Professional Development Hours).
Participoants will learn to:
- Describe the design of a glycol dehydration unit.
- Determine the water content of natural gas.
- Review the operation and potential problems of a glycol dehydration unit.
- Describe the types of gas processing pumps.
- Briefly review desiccant dehydration systems.
- Discuss the components of a refrigeration system.
- Review the operating problems and possible solutions in a refrigeration system.
- Describe the various liquids recovery options.
- Review absorption and fractionation towers.
- Review de-ethanizer and stabilization tower operation and typical operating problems.
- Discuss product specification and pricing.
Day One - Dehydration
- Water Content of Natural Gas
- Hydrate Formation, Prevention and Handling
- Glycol Dehydrator Sizing
- Optimization of a System
- Operational Issues
- Troubleshooting
- Environmental Safety Considerations
- Basic Operation and Design of Refrigeration Circuit
- Capacity Control
- Equipment Options
- Power-Reducing Modifications
- Troubleshooting H/C Dew Point Control Problems
- Gas Expander - Propane Refrigerant Comparison
- Basic Design
- Tower Internals
- Capacity Control and Issues
- Turn-Up and Turn-Down Problems
- Amine Systems and Filtration
- Stabilization vs. Oil Treating
Who should attend
The course is intended for engineers, technologists and operators involved in the operation and optimization of gas processing facilities.
Prerequisites and linking courses
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Related courses on oil and gas field surface facilities include N611 (Introduction to Crude Oil Gathering and Processing), N612 (Introduction to Natural Gas Gathering and Processing) and N609 (API 650, 653 and 620 Storage Tanks).
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Dale Kraus
Dale Kraus
Background
Dale Kraus earned a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 1981. He has held Facility Engineering and Operations Management experience with several major multinational oil companies for 20 years, and, most recently, has been providing consulting services to the Oil & Gas Industry. He has a broad background in Upstream Facilities and Process Engineering, coupled with extensive Operational experience gained in the Field.
Affiliations and Accreditation
BSc University of Saskatchewan - Chemical Engineering
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta - Member
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan - Member
Courses Taught
N611: Introduction to Crude Oil Gathering and Processing
N612: Introduction to Natural Gas Gathering and Processing
N613: Natural Gas Processing - Dehydration, Refrigeration, and Fractionation
Dates for this Course
“ The course was perfect, not too complicated and not too simple. Truly the best 24 hours in a classroom setting that I spent. If you have any exposure to Dehydration, Refrigeration, and Fractionation in your facilities, this course will break it down for you perfectly and you'll walk away knowing you learned something extremely applicable. I would highly recommend this course! Dale Kraus is an excellent instructor, very knowledgeable and extremely experienced.”
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