Email Document Reference

Enter your email address below and the reference for this document will be sent to shortly from webmaster@ceesi.com.

Title: UNDERSTANDING HYDROCARBON DEW POINTS IN NATURAL GAS MIXTURES
Author: James N. Witte
Source: 2023 Appalachian Gas Measurement Short Course
Year Published: 2023
Abstract: This paper will present a discussion on the hydrocarbon dew point of a gas, and is intended as an introduction for operations technicians to the conditions that determine a hydrocarbon dew point value, operating concerns gener- ated when the hydrocarbon dew point is reached, and approaches to the management of gas quality to control hydrocarbon dew point in pipeline systems. The hydrocar- bon dew point is one of the most important parameters defining the quality of a natural gas mixture. The signs of having reached hydrocarbon dew point are readily recognizable. Evidence of reaching the hydrocar- bon dew point include a high liquid line (stain) found on an orifice plate, liquid that is found when trying to take a gas sample or a sound speed comparison error in an ultra- sonic meter diagnostic routine. One of the distinguishing characteristics of hydrocarbon liquid is that at atmospher- ic pressure and temperature the liquid will rapidly vaporize without a trace.

In order to prevent spam and automated file downloads for documents within the Measurement Library, please follow the instructions below and then you will be able to email a reference to this article.