The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Ortloff Engineers, Ltd., Midland, TX (US);
S.m.e. Products, Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Hank M. Hudson, Midland, TX (US);
John D. Wilkinson, Midland, TX (US);
Joe T. Lynch, Midland, TX (US);
Scott A. Miller, Midland, TX (US);
Kyle T. Cuellar, Katy, TX (US);
Andrew F. Johnke, Beresford, SD (US);
W. Larry Lewis, Houston, 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 improve the recovery of C(or C) and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The preferred method of separating a hydrocarbon gas stream generally includes producing at least a substantially condensed first stream and a cooled second stream, expanding both streams to lower pressure, and supplying the streams to a fractionation tower. In the process and apparatus disclosed, the expanded first stream is heated to form a vapor fraction and a liquid fraction. The vapor fraction is combined with the tower overhead vapor, directed to a heat and mass transfer means inside a processing assembly, and cooled and partially condensed by the expanded first stream to form a residual vapor stream and a condensed stream. The condensed stream is combined with the liquid fraction and supplied to the tower at its top feed point.