Field Demonstration of a Membrane Process to Separate Nitrogen from Natural Gas

Lokhandwala, Kaaeid

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.

关键词: Natural Gas;    Natural Gas Fields;    Membranes;    Marketing;    Progress Report;   

DOI  :  10.2172/878159
RP-ID  :  none
RP-ID  :  FC26-01NT41225
RP-ID  :  878159

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The original proposal described the construction and operation of a 1 MMscfd treatment system to be operated at a Butcher Energy gas field in Ohio. The gas produced at this field contained 17% nitrogen. During pre-commissioning of the project, a series of well tests showed that the amount of gas in the field was significantly smaller than expected and that the nitrogen content of the wells was very high (25 to 30%). After evaluating the revised cost of the project, Butcher Energy decided that the plant would not be economical and withdrew from the project. Since that time, Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) has signed a marketing and sales partnership with ABB Lummus Global, a large multinational corporation. MTR will be working with the company's Randall Gas Technology group, a supplier of equipment and processing technology to the natural gas industry. Randall's engineering group found a new site for the project at a North Texas Exploration (NTE) gas processing plant, and we are now negotiating with Atmos Energy for a final test of the project demonstration unit. Several commercial sales have also resulted from the partnership with ABB, and sales of nitrogen/natural gas membrane separation units now total $2.3 million.