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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Andrew F. Johnke, Beresford, SD (US);
W. Larry Lewis, Houston, TX (US);
L. Don Tyler, Midland, TX (US);
John D. Wilkinson, Midland, TX (US);
Joe T. Lynch, Midland, TX (US);
Hank M. Hudson, Midland, TX (US);
Kyle T. Cuellar, Katy, TX (US);
Andrew F. Johnke, Beresford, SD (US);
W. Larry Lewis, Houston, TX (US);
L. Don Tyler, Midland, TX (US);
John D. Wilkinson, Midland, TX (US);
Joe T. Lynch, Midland, TX (US);
Hank M. Hudson, Midland, TX (US);
Kyle T. Cuellar, Katy, TX (US);
Ortloff Engineers, Ltd., Midland, TX (US);
S.M.E. Products LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to recover C(or C) components and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The gas stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as a feed between first and second absorbing means. The second stream is expanded to lower pressure and supplied as bottom feed to the second absorbing means. A distillation vapor stream from the first absorbing means is heated, compressed to higher pressure, and divided into a volatile residue gas fraction and a compressed recycle stream. The compressed recycle stream is cooled, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as top feed to the first absorbing means. A distillation liquid stream from the second absorbing means is heated in a heat and mass transfer means to strip out its volatile components.