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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Jon M. Mock, Katy, TX (US);
Michael A. Wilkes, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jon M. Mock, Katy, TX (US);
Michael A. Wilkes, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/02 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/0209 (2013.01); F25J 1/004 (2013.01); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01); F25J 1/021 (2013.01); F25J 1/0265 (2013.01); F25J 3/0233 (2013.01); F25J 3/0238 (2013.01); F25J 3/0242 (2013.01); F25J 2200/02 (2013.01); F25J 2200/04 (2013.01); F25J 2200/70 (2013.01); F25J 2200/76 (2013.01); F25J 2200/78 (2013.01); F25J 2205/02 (2013.01); F25J 2205/04 (2013.01); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01); F25J 2215/62 (2013.01); F25J 2235/60 (2013.01); F25J 2245/02 (2013.01); F25J 2270/02 (2013.01); F25J 2270/12 (2013.01); F25J 2270/60 (2013.01); F25J 2290/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquefied natural gas facility employing a heavies removal column having multiple reflux streams. The reflux streams can have different compositions and can be operable to reduce the critical pressure of the fluids within the heavies removal column in order to permit the column to operate at higher pressures without adversely affecting the horsepower requirements of plant compressor/driver systems.