Overview of Gas Processing - Technical - G-2

May 30, 2014

This course is designed for a broad non-technical audience. While the course is intended to be interactive and participatory, most technical calculations are eliminated and use of technical terminology is minimized.

General administration, supervisory, non-technical management personnel, as well as anyone that could benefit from a broad overview of important aspects of the gas processing industry.

You will Learn:

  • Oil and gas facilities terminology
  • Fundamentals of commercial and contract issues
  • Key areas in oil and gas production surface facilities
  • How gas is transported and sold
  • Non-technical fundamentals of technology and processes
  • Why various treatment processes and technologies are selected for differing gas compositions and
  • processing applications
  • Markets and uses for natural gas liquids

Course Content:

  • Basic concepts & fundamentals of natural gas
  • Industry overview
  • Natural gas composition and specifications
  • Production facilities
  • Gas properties and behavior
  • Gas flow fundamentals
  • Natural gas treating
  • Overview of sulfur recovery and disposal
  • Gas dehydration
  • Conditioning and processing of natural gas
  • Liquid product fractionation and treating
  • Gas compression
  • Transportation systems
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