Definitions of words and terms used in the gas processing industry.
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A vessel used for liberating the gas molecules out of the liquid product.
An overload condition of a process column or vessel which is characterized by excessive buildup of liquids.
A means of improving oil recovery by introduction of a fluid to build resevoir pressure.
Air blown by a fan or blower. Often refers to combustion air or air used in a fin fan cooler.
Gas initially produced from an underground reservoir.
A factor used in heat transfer calculations that represents the resistance to the flow of heat caused by buildup of a foreign substance in the flowing fluids.
Difference in value of natural gas liquid products as a liquid and as fuel value in natural gas. These are used to determine optimum recoveries in a gas plant.
The process used to describe separation of hydrocarbon components into two or more products through distillation.
The plant where the fractionation process is performed.
The column that separates hydrocarbon components into two or more products through the distillation process.
A specially constructed and calibrated valve designed and used solely for determining the water content in the propane product. See ASTM D-2713.
The temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid.
The total flow stream or effluent from a producing well containing all the constituents of the reservoir fluids
form of matter having no definite shape or volume unless confined.
The gas that is added to the head space in order to increase the pressure that exists above the liquid product vapor pressure.
The natural gas zone located above theoil zone in a reservoir.
An analytical instrument which separates mixtures of substances into identifiable components.
A hydrocarbon reservoir with natural gas which will yield condensate.
A number which mathematically is the product of the total volume and the total pressure divided by the absolute temperature for one mole of any ideal gas or mixture of ideal gases at any temperature.
A manner of producing crude oil or other liquids from the reservoir wherein the required energy is provided by existing gas pressure.
The addition of gas into a reservoir to maintain or increase the reservoir pressure or reduce the rate of decline of the reservoir pressure.
A means of enhancing crude oil or water production by injecting gas into the producing well bore.
The separation of a natural gas stream into products that meet market specifications.
A plant which processes natural gas for recovery of natural gas liquids and sometimes other substances such as sulfur.
A geological formation containing a single phase fluid that, when produced, may or may not yield condensed liquid, depending on the temperature, pressure, and composition of the reservoir.
