NATURAL GAS DEHYDRATION

WHAT IS GAS DEHYDRATION?

The removal of particulate water and water

vapor from a produced gas stream.
 Why Dehydrate ?
Water in pipelines causes corrosion
Water reduces pipeline efficiency
Water reduces accuracy in measurement
Water can form hydrates and cause plugging
 Types Dehydrates.
Direct Cooling Process

Absorption (Liquid Desicants)

Adsorption (solid Descicants)

 Direct Cooling Process
Natural Gas Contains Water Vapours

The temperature is lowered till to the freezing

point of the water.

The Vapours are converted into liquid and the

rest of the natural gas is seprated.
 Absorption
Liquid Desicants are used to absorp the Water
vapors from the Natural Gas.

The following Liquids are used to absorp the

water vapours from Natural Gas.
EG
DEG
TEG
TREG
 Diethylene Glycol
Lower Cost
328 Thermal Decomposition
474 Boiling Point
92% - 94% Regeneration
Higher Operating Cost
Higher Capital Cost
 Triethylene Glycol
Higher Cost
404 Thermal Decomposition
550 Boiling Point
928% - 99.5% Regeneration
Lower Operating Cost
Lower Capital Cost
 Natural Gas Dehydrator

Contactor Tower

Glycol Cooler

Reboiler

Dry Gas
Outlet Inlet Scrubber

Surge Tank Wet Gas Inlet

High Pressure Filter

Excess Separated Condensate Outlet

Gas Outlet

Three Phase Gas, Glycol &

Condensate Separator Wet Glycol from Absorber (High Pressure)
Wet Glycol to Reboiler (Low Pressure)
Condensate Outlet Dry Glycol from Reboiler (Low Pressure)
Dry Glycol to Absorber (High Pressure)
 Adsorption Process
Solid Dessicants are used to lower amount of
water content.
Bauxite
Silica gel
Alumina gel
Thanks