Introduction
    Basic terminology
    What is natural gas
    · HYDROCARBON NOMENCLATURE
    · PARAFFIN HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
    1.3.1 Radicals
    1.3.2 Alcohols
    1.3.3 Mercaptans
    1.3.4 Other carbon-sulfur compounds
    1.3.5 Organic nitrogen compounds – amines
    1.3.6 Glycols
    · Hydrocarbon Fluids
    1.4.1 Types of Fluids
    1.4.2 Volume
    1.4.3 Pressure
    1.4.4 Temperature
    1.4.5 Basic Gas Laws
    Gas Properties
    Molecular Weight
    Critical Pressure and Temperature
    Heating Value
    Density versus Specific Gravity
    Vapor Pressure
    Liquid Content
    Hydrocarbon Dew Point:
    Water Dew Point:
    Delivery Temperature:
    Delivery Pressure:

Overview for Natural Gas Processing Industry

    Field processing
    Purposes of Natural Gas Plants
    Types of Gas Plants
    General Gas Plant Process Schemes
    Sales Gas Specifications

Natural gas processing technology

    Gas Liquid Separation
    Separation Process
    Principles of Separation
    Phases Separation
    Terminology and Applications:
    Stage Separation
    Separators Classification
    Separator Internals
    Separator Operation and Troubleshooting
    Sweetening Processes

1.       Types of contaminants

2.       sweetening processes

    Factors for Process Selection
    Process Classification
    Regenerative or
    Non-regenerative
    Batch or Continuous,
    Dry or Wet system.
    Chemical solvent,
    Physical solvent, or
    Direct conversion processes.

3.       How to Select a Gas Sweetening Process

4.       Safety Precautions

5.       AMINE PROCESSES

    Amine Chemistry
    Process Description
    Operational Problems:

Natural gas treating plant material of construction

    Dehydration Processes
    Overview
    Water Hydrocarbon System Behaviors
    ADSORPTION USING SOLID DESICCANT
    Refrigeration Processes

Overview

Natural gas processing technology

    .3 Gases Chilling
    .4 Cryogenic Processes
    .5 Refrigeration Systems
    · Fractionation Processes
    .1 Theoretical Principles of Fractionation
    .2 Fundamentals of Separation in Towers
    6.2.1 Distillation (Fractionation)
    6.2.2 Tower Hardware
    .3 Fractionators Control, Operation & Troubleshooting
    · 6.3.1 Fractionator Control
    · 6.3.2 Starting-Up Procedure
    · 6.3.3 Normal Operation
    · 6.3.4 Troubleshooting
    Recovery, Separation, and Fractionation of Natural Gas Liquid
    · Dew point control
    · Condensate stabilization
    · L P G recovery
    · Heat Transfer.
    · Appendix
    · Rules of Thumb Overview for Gas Future -Statistics
    · Glossary of Terms Units of Measurements

 Work shop and program evaluation

Production, Petroleum, and Chemical Engineers associated with the gas industry. chemist, process supervisor, personnel involved in refinery process operations,

, and technical services .

    This course aims to enhance the participant's ability to understanding the physical and chemical properties of natural gas, sweeting, treating, operation process .
    The course will cover all aspects of gas plant processing including: review of the gas laws, natural gas properties, inlet separation, condensate stabilization, sweeteningprocesses,dehydration processes, refrigeration, LPG fractionation and gas sweetening processes.