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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude ET L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Paris, FR;
Oriane Farges, Houston, TX (US);
Michael A. Turney, Houston, TX (US);
Pierre Costa De Beauregard, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for improved operation of a natural gas liquids stabilizer column, particularly a small-scale, is provided. The method can include the steps of: introducing a first feed stream comprising heavy hydrocarbons and natural gas to a stabilizer column to produce a top gas and a bottoms liquid, wherein the top gas has a higher concentration of natural gas as compared to the first feed stream, and the bottoms liquid has a higher concentration of heavy hydrocarbons as compared to the first feed stream; introducing a second feed stream into the stabilizer column, wherein the second feed stream has a higher concentration of natural gas as compared to the first feed stream, wherein the second feed stream is at a warmer temperature than the first feed stream when introduced into the stabilizer column, wherein the second feed stream is a gaseous stream; withdrawing the top gas from a top portion of the stabilizer column; withdrawing the bottoms liquid from a bottom portion of the stabilizer column; and sending at least a portion of the bottoms liquid to a liquid storage tank.