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Title: Wet Gas Gathering Systems
Author: F. Todd Hickman
Source: 1978 Gulf Coast Measurement Short Course (Now called ASGMT)
Year Published: 1978
Abstract: During the 1960s the San Juan Basin and 4-Corners area experienced an accelerated drilling program to the Dakota formation. These are wells with a high shut-in pressure and produce gas with a high content of hydrocarbons. The wells flow, after the head pressure is drawn down, at 90 to 100 F. temperature. At this temperature and at a producing pressure of 450 pounds, hydrocarbons travel through the well-head production equipment in gaseous form and are not fully recovered as liquid at the well site. After leaving the well location, a cooling process takes place in the pipeline and condensates form. These condensates or drip gasoline, collect all along the pipeline and liquid blocks form at nearly all low spots. With the rough terrain in the San Juan Basin a great number of liquid-loaded sections of the pipeline occur. Field operating pressure rises, gas production falls, surging flows occur and transmission efficiency falls drastically as a result of liquid loaded gathering and field lines.

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