Micro-Scale N Rejection Plant to Upgrade Low-BTU Gas A Joint Project by:

Micro-Scale N2 Rejection Plant to Upgrade Low-BTU Gas
Elmdale field, Chase County, KS
A Joint Project by:
Kansas Geological Survey (KUCR, KU)
American Energies Inc.
Stripper Well Consortium
4. Rate/Pr Meter - Inflow
3. De-hyd low BTU gas
2. De-hydrator
1. Low BTU Feed Gas
8. Pressure Equalizing Values
7. Instrumentgas Scrubber
Alternating Adsorption Manholes to unload spent beds
Desorption Towers
6. Valves controlling feed into
5. Low BTU dehydrated Feed
towers
Front side of the
Adsorption/Desorption Towers
Rear side of the
Adsorption/Desorption Towers
11. N2-rich effluent to
flare
9. Solenoid values
connected to vacuum for
desorption of methane
from beds
10. Upgraded gas line
13. Compressor – powered by engine
16. Scrubbed upgraded gas
to compressor
15. Gas
Scrubber
14. Upgraded
gas line
12. Engine
11. Low-BTU feed to engine
21. Sales Gas Meter
19. Surge tank – 1 hr holding capacity
22. To Sales Pipeline
18. Condensate Removal Tower
17. Upgraded compressed gas line
20. Sales gas line
Flare - to handle CH4 breakthrough
Bull Nipple
N2 rich effluent to
flare
Hopper to load
activated carbon
into tower – fits
on bull nipple