JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• To enhance student's knowledge about natural gas produced in the reservoirs, surface handling and processing equipment
• To educate student about knowledge of natural gas, basic chemical properties and physical laws
• To update student with the understanding of operations of separators, heaters and glycol dehydrators.

Course Outcomes

The student would be able to describe the basic components of processing

equipment and explain various gas plant operational procedures.

UNIT - I

Overview of natural gas Industry: Introduction- The world picture for natural gas- Natural Gas in India - Nonconventional gas reserves in India- Sources of natural gas- Natural gas compositions – Classification- Processing and principal products - Product specifications- Combustion characteristics- Overview of gas plant processing- Roles of gas plants - Plant processes. Field operations and inlet receiving: Field operations- Gas hydrates Inlet receiving- Safety and environmental considerations.

UNIT - II

Gas treating: Introduction- Solvent absorption processes- Physical absorption- Adsorption- Cryogenic fractionation- Membranes- Nonregenerable hydrogen Sulfide scavengers- Biological processes- Safety and environmental considerations. Gas dehydration: Introduction- Water content of hydrocarbons- Gas dehydration processes - Safety and environmental considerations.

UNIT - III

Hydrocarbon recovery: Introduction- Process components- Recovery processes - Safety and environmental considerations. Nitrogen rejection: Introduction- Nitrogen rejection for gas upgrading- Nitrogen rejection for enhanced oil recovery- Safety and environmental considerations. Trace component recovery or removal: Introduction-Helium-Mercury- (BTEX) Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene.

UNIT - IV

Liquids processing: Introduction- Condensate processing- NGL processing- Safety and environmental considerations. Sulfur recovery: Introduction- Properties of sulfur- Sulfur recovery - Sulfur storage- Safety and environmental considerations. Transportation and storage: Introduction-Gas – Liquids.

UNIT - V

Liquefied Natural Gas: Gas treating before liquefaction- Liquefaction cycles- Storage of LNG- Transportation- Regasification and cold utilization of LNG- Economics - Plant efficiency - Safety and environmental considerations.

TEXT BOOK:

• 1. Fundamental of Natural Gas Processing, Arthur J. Kidnay, William R. Parrish, Taylor and Francis, 2006.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Natural Gas: A Basic Handbook, James G. Speight, Gulf Publishing Company, 2007.
• 2. Gas Conditioning and Processing, John M. Campbell, Volume 2, 7th Edition, Campbell Petroleum Series, 1992.
• 3. Gas Conditioning and Processing, Robert N. Maddox, Volume 3, 3rd Edition, Campbell Petroleum Series, 1982.
• 4. Petroleum & Gas Field Processing, H. K. Abdel – Aal, Mohamed Aggour and M. A. Fahim, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2003.
• 5. Engineering Data Book 12th Edition (Electronic), FPS Version, Volume I & II, Gas Processers Suppliers Association (GPSA), 2005.
• 6. Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing, Saeid Mokhatab, William A. Poe, James G. Speight, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2006.
• 7. Surface Production Operations, Ken Arnold, Maurice Stewart, Volume 2, 2nd Edition, Elsevier Science, 1989.
• 8. Field Handling of Natural Gas, J. Leecraft, 4th Edition, PETEX, 2007.
• 9. Plant Processing of Natural Gas, Doug Elliot, J.C. Kuo, Pervouz Nasir, 2nd Edition, PETEX, 2012.