301753 (v.2) Hydrocarbon Processing 611

Area:

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

10.0

Lecture:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly

Co Requisite(s):

301736 (v.3) Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) processing, Gas absorption versus fractionation, Cooling in gas processing, Gas absorption/stripping cycles for liquid recovery, Adsorption vs. absorption, San Juan expander plant - cooling and separation by expansion, Gas dehydration, Gas Sweetening, Condensate stabilisation, Three phase separation, Water treatment for injection, re-injection and disposal, Gas re-injection and compression, Gas/Oil transmission.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have - Been presented with an overview of the petroleum industry, from the wellhead to the marketplace, with emphasis on gas plant process operations. Used the overall process flowsheet to illustrate how the various operations are integrated into plants capable of handling diverse feeds of oil and gas. The key processes of dehydration and sweetening, 3-Phase separation, CO2 removal, ethane and natural gas liquids (NGL) recovery, demulsification and NGL production operations will have been emphasised. A student who has completed this unit will be able to follow a career in surface production operations.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Katz D.L, et al., (1985), Handbook of Natural Gas Engineering, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company. Judson King C., (1982), Separation Processes, 2nd Edition, New Delhi, McGraw-Hill.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Final exam 50%, Tutorial participation/projects 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y