Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Efficiency of a gas conditioning system via hydrate inhibitor injection
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Application No.: US16514491Application Date: 2019-07-17
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Publication No.: US11377401B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Paul W. Sibal
- Applicant: EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY
- Current Assignee: EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Main IPC: C07C7/00
- IPC: C07C7/00 ; B01D53/00 ; B01D53/14 ; B01D53/64 ; C07C7/11 ; C07C7/20

Abstract:
A gas conditioning system is described herein. The system includes a slug catcher configured to separate a hydrocarbon feed stream into a liquid stream and a gas stream, and a first hydrate inhibitor injection unit configured to lower a hydrate formation temperature of the gas stream using a first hydrate inhibitor. The system includes a pressure reduction unit, a first separation unit configured to remove a first liquid stream including the first hydrate inhibitor from the gas stream, a mercury removal unit, and an acid gas removal unit. The system also includes a second hydrate inhibitor injection unit configured to further lower the hydrate formation temperature of the gas stream using a second hydrate inhibitor, a cooling unit, a second separation unit configured to remove a second liquid stream including the second hydrate inhibitor from the gas stream, and a dehydration unit configured to produce a final treated gas stream.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200048168A1 Efficiency of a Gas Conditioning System via Hydrate Inhibitor Injection Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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