Conocophillips Company

Will T James

Jame Yao

Paul R Davies

Wesley R Qualls

Qi Ma

Dale Lee Embry

Attilio Jose Praderio

Michael J Calderon

Megan Victoria Evans

Jörg Dietrich

Karl Lee Herzog

Jinghua Chan

Marc Thomas Bellomy

Rudolf Wanke

Matthew C Gentry

Olanrewaju M Oshinowo

Satish L Gandhi

Stefan Kayser

Mohan Chahal

Steffen Brenner

Matt Calvin Gentry

Mike Wilkes

Shaun P Gravois

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for removing nitrogen during liquefaction of natural gas. In one implementation, a nitrogen rejection unit is used in an LNG facility to remove nitrogen from natural gas during an LNG liquefaction process. The nitrogen rejection unit contains at least two columns and at least one 3-stream condenser, 2-stream condenser or a two 2-stream condenser.

Systems and methods for removing nitrogen during liquefaction of natural gas

Disclosed herein are systems and processes for removing heavies during the liquefaction of a natural gas. The processes include dissolving the heavies in the natural gas by adding external natural gas liquid (NGL), followed by a staged removal of the natural gas liquid (NGL) and dissolved heavies.

Lean gas LNG heavies removal process using NGL

A quench system for a refrigeration cycle of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility includes at least one compressor for compressing a refrigerant that cools a natural gas stream. Also included is a quench fluid supply structure containing a quench fluid. Further included is a cooler vessel and a quench fluid line extending from the quench fluid supply structure and through the cooler vessel for cooling therein, the quench fluid maintained in a liquid state through the entirety of the quench fluid line. Yet further included is a quench control valve disposed downstream of the cooler vessel to control a flow rate of the quench fluid routed therein. Also included is a refrigerant suction drum located downstream of the quench control valve and configured to receive the quench fluid from the quench fluid line, the refrigerant suction drum in fluid communication with at least one component for cooling.

Quench system for a refrigeration cycle of a liquefied natural gas facility and method of quenching

Methods and systems for removing nitrogen during liquefaction of natural are provided. Methods of removing nitrogen include warming a predominantly methane stream in a methane cold box to provide a warmed predominantly methane stream; conducting at least a portion of the warmed predominantly methane stream from the methane cold box to a nitrogen removal unit comprising at least a first nitrogen removal column and a last nitrogen removal column, wherein the first nitrogen removal column is located upstream of the last nitrogen removal column; passing the warmed predominantly methane stream through the last nitrogen removal column to provide a refluxed warmed predominantly methane stream; and routing at least a portion of the refluxed warmed predominantly methane stream to the last nitrogen removal column.

Nitrogen rejection unit

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Richmond, TX, United States of America

Will T James