Gas dehydration field manual presents different methods of gas dehydration, focusing on the differences between adsorption and absorption. Schlumberger glycol dehydration processes remove water vapor from natural gas, which helps prevent hydrate formation and corrosion. Glycol regeneration package teg regeneration skid for. Ethylene glycol hoch 2 ch 2 oh was, initially, the principal chemical agent in this process, has a very strong affinity for water and when the glycol is in contact with a stream of waterwet natural gas. Technical challenges and solutions in a closed loop meg regeneration system for gas field offshore, uk s. Improvement of teg regeneration in natural gas dehydration using a hydrocarbon solvent. The glycol dehydration process is an example of a process that provides absorption. Figure 2 dependence of dried gas moisture content on lean teg. The waterrich glycol is then separated into dry glycol and water by distillation and. Design and simulation of mono ethylene glycol recovery. Glycol regeneration package chemical process simulation. Tegi t i b ti tteg is most common in absorption systems meg is most common in glycol injection systems. Basic glycol regeneration system cool rich glycol from the contactor flows under level control to the preheat coil in the stripping tower top. The glycol is then extracted from the gas in meg reclamation units and regenerated.
I am working in a process design consultant company and currently i am assisting in a project, which involves in designing a new glycol regeneration package together with a new contactor. Schlumberger glycol dehydration processes remove water vapor from natural gas, which helps prevent hydrate formation and corrosion and maximizes pipeline efficiency. The teg regeneration process typically involves passing the rich glycol through the still column to gain some heat 2 before entering the flash drum 3. Pipe glycol dehydrator to vapor recovery unit contd tank separator can be recovered. Stationary filtration glycol systems protect your glycol system from accumulated sludge and solids in the absorber and regeneration equipment. Effective dehydration of sales gas is the primary concern before its transmission over a long distant pipeline. The most common glycol dehydrator j design uses an absorber, with triethylene glycol teg used as the absorbent, to remove the water from natural gas. The glycol solution will absorb water from the wet gas. Glycol solutions have been used for the drying of natural gas for at least 35 years. The regenerated glycol is pumped back to the absorption column and heat exchanged against the rich glycol and cooling water. Glycols typically seen in industry include triethylene glycol teg, diethylene glycol deg, ethylene glycol meg, and tetraethylene glycol treg. We can take meg with up to 15% ww salt and 65% water. Natural gas dehydration lessons learned from natural gas star producers and processors technology transfer workshop conocophillips and epas natural gas star program kenai, ak may 25, 2006.
Lng dehydrationdrying of natural gas absorption and refrigeration with hydrate inhibition is the most common dehydration process used to meet pipeline sales specifications. Glycol dehydration process an overview sciencedirect topics. Triethylene glycol came into use around 1950 primarily because its higher boiling point pro. Primarily, this involves removal of the previously absorbed water, which is loaded with various salts, depending on the location of the production well. Introduction water vapor is the most common undesirable impurity in gas streams. Pdf optimizing glycol dehydration system for maximum efficiency. Glycol regeneration for oil and gas chemoxy international. A traditional teg dehydration process has been simulated using the pengrobinson equation of state 9. I have a few questions regarding some aspects of the design and the validity of some of my procedure. Technical challenges and solutions in a closed loop meg. Gas dehydration is important for achieving the required sales gas specifications and ensuring safe flow in the export pipelines. Typically, we recover saltfree meg with 1020% water.
The cd is inserted between the report and the appendix. Glycol dehydrators are the most common equipment to remove water from gas 36,000 dehydration systems in natural gas production, gathering, and boosting. It is used to regenerate glycol by removing water vapor. The hysys simulation is conducted with the glycol package, which is created specifically to simulate gas dehydration, and pengrobinson. Btex emissions from glycol dehydration units have become a major concern and. Lean glycol and gas from the absorber together power the glycol pump, which pumps the glycol through a glycol gas heat exchanger to minimize glycol loss and then to the absorber tower to continue the dehydration process cycle. Internals for glycol dehydration systems hat international supplies a comprehensive range of column internals for the effective dehydration of gas using glycol desiccant, proven in dozens of column installations worldwide. This standard operating procedure sop has been developed to promote safe work and responsible practices, and to comply with regulatory policies. Glycol dehydrator emissions test report and emissions. In this report the simeasuring units are used with. It is assumed that you are competent in your designated role and have a basic understanding of how glycol is used in gas dehydration systems. In most glycol dehydration units, the heat for regeneration is supplied by burning a small amount of the gas in a fire tube in the reboiler vessel.
Pdf process simulation of glycol regeneration sohail. Since salt is nonvolatile, it will remain in the lean glycol during regeneration as the water is boiled off. Glycol regenerator the glycol regenerator is an integral part of exterrans dehydration unit consisting mainly of a reboiler and still column. Optimizing effective absorption during wet natural gas. Project overview of the glycol regeneration package. Exterran manufactures a wide selection of regenerators with btu ratings. This elearning course is aimed at individuals working in the oil and gas industry who require an understanding of glycol regeneration. The regeneration column has a reboiler and a condenser.
Im having this problem here with my teg regeneration which i hope to find some solutions. A guide to glycols 10 glycol based solutions can give excellent burst protection across a wide range of cold temperatures as indicated in figure 1. Pdf improvement of teg regeneration in natural gas. The glycol dehydration process is an example of a process that provides absorption dehydration, and in the process, a liquid desiccant provides the means to absorb water from the gas stream. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Glycol dehydration process an overview sciencedirect. Regeneration of this glycol occurs in a specialized reboiler designed to vaporize only the water from the solution 6. It discusses the various designs and operations in a gas processing facility. Moreover, t he natural gas dehydration using teg has been simulated and the effect of teg rate on water content was plotted anyadiegwu et al. Maurice stewart, ken arnold, in gas dehydration field manual, 2011. Ifs was contracted by llog to design and build a glycol regeneration package intended to clean and regenerate triethylene glycol teg project specs for the teg regeneration package. It is the most common and economical means of water removal from these streams. Glycol recovery our capability in glycol meg regeneration.
Regenerator lean glycol is used to dry natural gas. For the past few years, the design of glycol plants utilizes the ruleof thumb procedures. As an introduction, the book provides different concepts and theories that describe the gas processing industry. Introduction to glycol regeneration atlas knowledge. A dehydrator with either an electric or energy exchange circulation pump can recover 300 scf or 900 scf of methane per mmcf of gas processed, respectively when there is no flash tank separator.
The effect of nitrogen stripping rate on teg losses from glycol regenerator tower, teg lean wt. Dry glycol flows down the tower from the top, from tray to tray or through packing material. Poor regeneration of glycol wont heat to desired temp new glycol has to cook off water before it reaches temp hydrocarbon contamination burner malfunction overcirculation discolored darker than light amber contamination in glycol overheating of glycol pump making unusual noise pinging pump is drystroking out of prime. Environmental implications of glycol dehydration whitepaper. A water content of 58 ppm was specified in the dehydrated gas. Glycol regeneration package posted in chemical process simulation. The temperature throughout the column, including the glycol phase, is set mainly by the inlet gas temperature, moderated slightly by allowing for gas heating by the small glycol flow. In order to attain these strict specifications, teg regeneration step is the crucial part of the dehydration process. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Removing salts and contaminants in glycol regeneration. Background in remote locations, where more and more natural gas resources are being exploited, glycol dehydration pumps are often powered by pressurized natural gas. Propylene glycol solutions are used as heat exchange fluid s in several buildings at the university of virginia uva. Reboiler and condenser duty for water glycol separation column reflux ratio is another important factor which its effect on.
Rich glycol iscollected on the chimney tray or in the column sump and led away for regeneration. Klm technology group practical engineering guidelines for processing plant solutions gas dehydration engineering design guidelines page 2 of 70 rev. Hydrated form of aluminum oxide al2o3, activated by drying off part of the hydrated water adsorbed on the surface. I have read that most setups have the still column directly bolted onto the reboiler through a flange. If the waterrich teg exiting the absorption column. The glynoxx process is capable of producing high concentration lean glycol without the need for external stripping gas in most cases. The natco btex buster emission control system provides a btex removal efficiency. Usually the gas dehydration process is performed through the absorption of water vapor from the gas in the triethylene glycol teg, which is regenerated afterwards. Optimizing effective absorption during wet natural gas dehydration by tri ethylene glycol khan, mohd atiqueuzzaman. If salt enters the glycol system with production fluids, either continuously or in periodic slugs, its concentration in the system will increase during each regeneration.
On the other hand, designing and optimization of teg dehydration. Glycol dehydration is a liquid desiccant system for the removal of water from natural gas and natural gas liquids ngl. However, running the glycol hotter appears on the surface to be completely counterproductive to meeting the water dew point specification, at least according to the charts. The problem of pigging in export plants reveals a significant wall. Under common operating conditions, btex and vocs are emitted into the atmosphere during glycol. Pdf mono ethylene glycol meg is used primarily at lowtemperature processing plant for extracting natural gas liquids. Silica gel is destroyed by free water which causes the granules to burst, and react with bases. In the absorption step, aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes btex that are present in the processed natural gas are also absorbed into the glycol. To investigate the problems with the equations of state, the waterglycol mixture is. Read online glycol dehydration of captured carbon dioxide using aspen.
Design and simulation of mono ethylene glycol recovery unit from effluent waste of morvarid. Consideration should be given to having appropriate expansion space for the solution and to the need for an inhibited glycol. Different regeneration processes were simulated, e. Optimizing glycol dehydration system for maximum efficiency.
A systematic approach to troubleshoot the common problems article pdf available july 20 with 2,101 reads how we measure reads. Reduce emissions and operating costs with appropriate glycol. The dehydration is an important process in offshore gas processing. The glycol experiences a significant pressure drop across the level control valve, which lowers the boiling point of the absorbed water. In this approach a volatile hydrocarbon liquid is added into the glycol regeneration. It adsorbs hydrocarbons, which are desorbed during regeneration.