Offering indispensable insight from experts in the field, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Third Edition provides an introduction to the gas industry and the processes required to convert wellhead gas into valuable natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids products including LNG. The authors compile information from the literature, meeting proceedings, short courses, and their own work experiences to give an accurate picture of where gas processing technology stands today as well as to highlight relatively new technologies that could become important in the future.
The third edition of this bestselling text features updates on North American gas processing and changing gas treating requirements due to shale gas production. It covers the international nature of natural gas trade, LNG, economics, and more. To help nonengineers understand technical issues, the first 5 chapters present an overview of the basic engineering concepts applicable throughout the gas, oil, and chemical industries. The following 15 chapters address natural gas processing, with a focus on gas plant processes and technologies. The book contains 2 appendices. The first contains an updated glossary of gas processing terminology. The second is available only online and contains useful conversion factors and physical properties data.
Aimed at students as well as natural gas processing professionals, this edition includes both discussion questions and exercises designed to reinforce important concepts, making this book suitable as a textbook in upper-level or graduate engineering courses.
Preface
Part I
Chapter 1 : Processing Principles
Chapter 2 : Pumps
Chapter 3 : Heat Transfer
Chapter 4 : Separation Processes
Chapter 5 : Phase Separation Equipment
Part II
Chapter 6 : Overview of the Natural Gas Industry
Chapter 7 : Overview of Gas Plant Processing
Chapter 8 : Field Operations and Inlet Receiving
Chapter 9 : Compression
Chapter 10 : Gas Treating
Chapter 11 : Gas Dehydration
Chapter 12 : Hydrocarbon Recovery
Chapter 13 : Nitrogen Rejection
Chapter 14 : Trace Component Recovery or Removal
Chapter 15 : Liquids Processing
Chapter 16 : Acid Gas Processing and Disposal
Chapter 17 : Transporation and Storage
Chapter 18 : Liquefied Natural Gas
Chapter 19 : Capital Costs of Gas Processing Facilities
Chapter 20 : Natural Gas Processing Plants
Appendex A : Glossary of Gas Process Terminology
Index
