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151a\Dept152\g\12294_Foster_sourGas_pres_master.ppt 1
1. Introduction
Sulphur
Sulphur Storage
Export
Acid Gas
H2S+CO2
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1. Introduction
Topics
1. Introduction
2. Background Information
3. Flowscheme Development
4. Evaluation of Options
6. Summary
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2. Background Information
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2. Background Information
MIDDLE EAST
1552 Tcf
AFRICA FAR-EAST
35 Tcf 249 Tcf
SOUTH AMERICA
59 Tcf
CO2
H2S
Reserves with 10% H2S: over 350 Tcf
CO2 + H2S Reserves with 10% CO2: over 650 Tcf
* IHS Energy data, 2004. Adapted SPE 103802.
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2. Background Information
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2. Background Information
Flammability of Main Gas Components in Sweet Gas, Sour Gas and Acid Gas
Flammable Limit in Air, %
Component
Lower Limit Higher Limit
Methane 5 15
Ethane 3 12
H2S 4 44
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3. Flowscheme Development
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Sulphur
Recovery TGCU/
Sulphur Recovery Route Unit TGTU
Export Sulphur
Sulphur
Storage
Sour Gas
Acid Gas Gas NGL Sales Gas
Removal Dehydration Recovery
Liquid LPG C3
Separation To Treatment
C4
To Treatment
C5+
Condensate Product
Condensate
Stabilisation To Treatment
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Sulphur
Recovery TGCU/
Sulphur Recovery Route Unit TGTU
Export Sulphur
Sulphur
Storage
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
Impact of Acid Gas Fraction & CO2/ H2S Ratio on Sulphur and CO2 Production
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Sulphur
Recovery TGCU/
Sulphur Recovery Route Unit TGTU
Export Sulphur
Sulphur
Storage
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
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3. Flowscheme Development
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Sulphur
Recovery TGCU/
Sulphur Recovery Route Unit TGTU
Export Sulphur
Sulphur
Storage
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
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3. Flowscheme Development
Reliability Good ?
Design Straight AVOID
through • AG bypass
reaction • Co-firing fuel or sales gas
furnace, high
intensity burner PREFER
• Feed air and acid gas preheat
• Enriched acid gas
Zone 1 Zone 2
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3. Flowscheme Development
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Sulphur
Recovery TGCU/
Sulphur Recovery Route Unit TGTU
Export Sulphur
Sulphur
Storage
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
TGCU/TGTU
Process Type Sulphur Sulphur
Recovery, % Emission, tpy
Selective direct oxidation
99 40,000
Sub-dewpoint
Hydrogenation/amine
99.9+ 4,000
treating
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Sulphur
Recovery TGCU/
Sulphur Recovery Route Unit TGTU
Export Sulphur
Sulphur
Storage
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
Sulphur Export
• Liquid export via pipeline 10”/12” Size
• Solid export via trucks 300 to 400 Trucks/d
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Dehydration
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
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3. Flowscheme Development
7,000
6,000
5,000 acid gas
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Temperature (°C)
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3. Flowscheme Development
Acid Gas
Dehydration
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
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3. Flowscheme Development
4 g/Sm3
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Temperature (°C)
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3. Flowscheme Development
Injection wells
Acid Gas
Dehydration
Sour Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
• Geology
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3. Flowscheme Development
16,000
14,000 Pipeline
12,000 discharge
10,000
Choke
8,000 wellhead
6,000
Compressor
4,000
2,000
suction
0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Temperature (°C)
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4. Evaluation of Options
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4. Evaluation
• Environmental Impact
• Technical Aspects
• Economics
• Synergies
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4. Evaluation
100
10
1000~5000
25~75
1000~5000
Route
SRU AGI
Hazard source
Sour Gas wells &
Gathering system ●● ●●
On Plant areas ●● ●●●●●
Acid gas pipelines &
wellsites ●●●●
Offsite Areas ●● ●●●●
- Subject to population distribution
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4. Evaluation
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4. Evaluation
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4. Evaluation
Technical Evaluation
• Reliability of equipment,
flowschemes
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4. Evaluation
SRU: AGI:
AGI:
35% 33%
28%
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4. Evaluation
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.90
0.85
0.80
SRU + SRU + AGI + AGI + Local
TGTU TGCU Remote Injection
Injection
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4. Evaluation
• Product Values
̶ Sales gas
̶ LPGs
̶ Condensate
• Sulphur Value/Cost
̶ Currently Very High
̶ Medium to long term ?
̶ Supply ?
̶ Markets ?
̶ Freight cost ?
• CO2 Value/Cost
̶ Value Greenhouse gas?
Enhanced oil recovery?
̶ Cost Greenhouse gas?
• Utilities
̶ Fuel gas
̶ Electrical power
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4. Evaluation
Synergies
• Incremental development
̶ Existing site
• New site close to acid gas
storage or sulphur export
• Integration, e.g. integrate
with gas to liquids plant, O2
for SRU
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5. Technological
Development Trends
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5. Technological Development Trends
Acid Gas
Dehydration
Pump
Refrig.
Acid Gas
Removal
Sour Gas
Cryogenic Acid Gas Pre-extraction
• Removes an H2S liquid rich stream
Well Streams Gas/Oil
Separation
• -30 degC or less
• H2S stream contains water and most of C3+
• CO2 removal and H2S polishing required
• Light component stripping
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5. Technological Development Trends
Membrane Processes
Acid Gas
Dehydration
Acid Gas
Removal
Sour Gas
Membranes
• Membrane must be resistant to H2S
Well Streams Gas/Oil
Separation
• Protect from heavy hydrocarbons
• Loss of product
• Future – more selective membranes
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5. Technological Development Trends
SO2 Injection
Off Gas
Acid Gas
Removal
SO2 Injection
Sour Gas
• Gas sweetening in reservoir;
Well Streams Gas/Oil • Sulphur surplus deposited in the formation;
Separation
• Possibly influence the reservoir production?
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5. Technological Development Trends
̶ Burial
- Above ground Sulphur
(IV)
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6. Conclusions
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6. Conclusions
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