Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Alternative two column HRU design with rich reflux
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Application No.: US15925873Application Date: 2018-03-20
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Publication No.: US11320197B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Dale L. Embry , Paul R. Davies , Qi Ma , David W. Larkin , Michael J. Calderon
- Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Current Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Polsinelli PC
- Main IPC: F25J3/02
- IPC: F25J3/02 ; C10L3/10 ; C10G5/06 ; C10G5/04

Abstract:
The invention relates to a system, method and apparatus for removing heavies from natural gas. Natural gas and an external rich reflux gas feed are processed in a single column refluxed absorber. A bottoms stream is routed to a first heat exchanger and then to a stabilizer column where an overhead stream from the stabilizer column is routed through a condenser for partial separation into an overhead stream. A rich solvent may be introduced to the stabilizer column. The overhead stream is routed through a condenser for partial separation into a stabilizer reflux and a second overhead stream lights. The second overhead stream lights is routed to a heat exchanger and then routed to a partial condenser where the stream is separated into a heavies rich reflux stream, a distillate stream and heavies treated natural gas stream. The rich reflux is routed through a heat exchanger and the rich reflux is pumped to the single column refluxed absorber to be introduced into the single column refluxed absorber as the external rich reflux gas feed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180266757A1 ALTERNATIVE TWO COLUMN HRU DESIGN WITH RICH REFLUX Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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