Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers for Midstream Industry
Midstream Company
Epcon has extensive experience in designing and building Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO's) for the Midstream Industry.
The Problem
A leading Midstream company needed equipment to achieve higher DRE and treat the H2S (sour gas) from their process. The company went out seeking the technical solutions and went to several manufacturers to locate the best possible technology. In the past they had used a Flare which did not achieve the DRE they were looking for.
The Process
The midstream gas business starts at the gathering system. The gathering system collects wet natural gas from the well heads and transports it to a gas processing plant. A gathering system can range from a small system where gas is processed close to the well head, to a system that consists of thousands of miles of small-diameter, low pressure pipes collecting from many hundred wells. At the gas processing plant methane (a.k.a. dry natural gas) is separated from the wet natural gas, leaving natural gas liquids as a by-product. NGLs are heavier elements of the wet natural gas, these include ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and other condensates. The midstream companies operate by fractionating, transporting and marketing these natural gas liquids.
Epcon has built several systems for Midstream companies for similar applications to control H2S.
The Solution
Epcon analyzed the process and designed a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) which acheives a higher DRE than their previous Flare. Epcon's system treats the H2S (sour gas) in a regenerative thermal oxidizer to remove 99.9% of VOCs. Epcon has selected regenerative thermal oxidizer because they can reduce fuel consumption and handle a higher loading without having any issues.
The Benefits
Epcon was able to achieve better fuel consumption compared to the Flare with the Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer and also handle the H2S and higher loading. We were also able to remove the VOC’s by 99.9%. On an ongoing basis, Epcon provides Preventive Maintenance Service to the customer and the system has been operating very successfully.
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