Natural Gas Processing Walkthrough: From Beginner To Expert

Learn everything you need to know to get begin a professional career in natural gas processing

What you'll learn

Understand the difference between natural gas and crude oil

Learn about the different processes and specifications associated with natural gas production

Perform design calculations for different natural gas unit operations

Understand the thermodynamic behavior of natural gas

Learn the core objectives of natural gas processing facilities

Learn about the different processing options and their pros and cons

Requirements

Engineering basics such as material and energy balances

Basic chemical engineering thermodynamics: phase behaviors

Basic mathematics

Description

This course is the perfect choice for any engineer planning to begin or develop their career in natural gas processing, but are unsure of where to start.This course is designed to systematically go through the following discussions related to natural gas processing:A) Explaining what is natural gas exactlyB) Defining the objectives of natural gas processing plantsC) Providing a comprehensive guide to physical phenomena associated with natural gasD) Providing a walkthrough to natural gas processing technologiesThe course is made into 3 main sections:Section 1) Introduction to natural gas processingObjectives: to familiarize the audience with the definitions of natural gas, the differences between natural gas and crude oil, the commonly used units in natural gas processing, and how natural gas is characterized.Section 2) Natural gas thermodynamicsObjectives: to explain the physical phenomena associated with natural gas such as natural gas phase behavior, retrograde behavior, water-hydrocarbon phase behavior, hydrate formation prediction, and hydrate formation prevention techniques.Section 3) Natural gas conditioningObjective: to familiarize, understand, learn to design and operate natural gas conditioning processes such as natural gas sweetening using amine absorption, natural gas dehydration using glycol absorption, natural gas dehydration using solid desiccant, and natural gas liquids recovery.The target audience of this course is mainly:Students with chemical/process/mechanical engineering backgroundBeginners with no or limited experience in the field of natural gas processingIndividuals who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the oil & gas industryThe course mainly relies on two references:•P. Buthod and W. P. Manning, Oilfield Processing of Petroleum Volume One: Natural Gas. Tulsa: Pennwell Books, 1991•Gas Processors Suppliers Association, Engineering Data Book 12th edition. Tulsa: Gas Processors Suppliers Association, 2004

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Natural Gas Processing

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Lecture 2 Introduction to Natural Gas

Section 2: Thermodynamics of Natural Gas

Lecture 3 Natural Gas Phase Behavior - Part 1

Lecture 4 Natural Gas Phase Behavior - Part 2

Lecture 5 Water-Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior

Lecture 6 Hydrate Formation Prediction

Lecture 7 Hydrate Formation Prevention

Section 3: Natural Gas Conditioning

Lecture 8 Gas Processing Overview

Lecture 9 Natural Gas Sweetening

Lecture 10 Amine Plant Design

Lecture 11 Gas Dehydration Using Glycol

Lecture 12 Gas Dehydration Using Solid Desiccant

Lecture 13 Natural Gas Liquids Recovery

Section 4: Course Closure

Lecture 14 Course Summary and Closure

Students enrolled in engineering majors like Chemical, Mechanical or Process engineering,Fresh graduates with limited knowledge about the oil and gas industry,Entry level engineers working in natural gas processing,Individuals that wish to know more about energy and oil & gas