GAS PROCESSING SIMPLYFIED

There is a demand for effective ways to treat both associated petroleum gas, common at oil production sites as well as gas condensate produced alongside natural gas at gas condensate fields. This demand is boosted by several reasons: growth in oil and gas production, tightening of the ecological norms and emission standards, gradual decline in dry Cenoman gas deposits and a consequent shift to development of new gas condensate fields.

GAS PROCESSING: GOOD MONEY ON WASTE

Let’s analyze potential gas-processing options for a small oil company. It is extracting up to 120 mln scm of associated petroleum gas per year. Currently the gas is flared.

A gas pipeline of intermediate pressure (3.5 Mpa) passes 10 km away from the oil treatment unit, where oil and gas are separated. Technical specs for adding the gas to the pipeline are as follows: -10°С dew point for water, -5°С dew point for hydrocarbons. Company’s oilfield can be reached by wheeled transport by road.