Gas dehydration

Proven and robust pac kage f o r

dehydrating gas using T E G
Pac kages supplied curre n t ly
treating over 3.5 bil l i o n
standard cubic feet per d ay
Global network of par t n e r s

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OVERV IEW
DPS Delta is a process package technology
company with a wealth of experience in the
oil and gas industry, offering a significant
amount of specialised knowledge in the
design, fabrication and operation of a range
of process technology packages.

Free water knock out

Inlet manifolds
Amine units
Scrubbers
Specialist internals (cyclonic inlets, vane and
coalescing packs)

An extensive reference list and operational flexibility

Our aim is to maintain our high quality, specialised service
enables us to offer either complete packages, or process
that provides high efficiency engineering studies, services
designs and guarantees to international partners who wish
and manufacturing, with a continued emphasis on meeting
to undertake the fabrication themselves.
our clients aims and objectives at the lowest possible cost.
Other process packages offered by DPS Delta include:
Heater Treaters
Electrostatic Desalters and Dehydration
Separators

BASIC PRO C ESS

Glycol dehydration is used to dehydrate gas streams in
order to meet pipeline specifications and is accomplished
by absorption of the water vapour using a glycol stream.
The wet rich glycol stream is then recycled to the
regeneration package for reconditioning ready for reuse.

6. The TEG from the reboiler passes through a Gas

Stripping Column where the lean TEG is further stripped
of water, to achieve a desired TEG purity using warm
dry gas. The regenerated (lean) TEG passes into the
Lean/rich glycol heat exchanger where the TEG is
cooled. The lean TEG then passes to the Surge Drum
Triethylene Glycol (TEG) has gained the widest acceptance
which acts as a buffer tank for the pumps. The lean TEG
because it permits higher dew point depressions of natural
is then pumped through the Lean Glycol Cooler and
gas and is more easily regenerated.
back into the contactor tower. The Lean Glycol Cooler
The DPS Delta glycol dehydration unit removes water
cools the glycol so that is warmer than the feed gas, to
vapour from a gas stream to allow further treatment
reduce the condensing of hydrocarbons.
and transportation without risk of hydrate formation or
Having installed a number of these units both onshore
corrosion in the presence of H2S or CO2 by using glycol as
and offshore we are experts in the design and supply
a liquid desiccant using the following process:
of TEG packages using our strategic network of global
1. The feed gas flows first into the contactor tower which fabrication partners.
incorporates structured packing and a mist eliminator.
The lean TEG flows in from the top of the column and
contacts in a counter-current manner with the feed
gas, absorbing the water from the rising natural gas to
the desired level. The dried gas then flows to the top
of the contactor tower where it passes through a mist
eliminator where any entrained glycol is removed, and
then flows to the gas export pipeline.
2. The contactor is equipped with a manually operated
skimmer device for removal of hydrocarbons from the
water-rich glycol. The water-rich glycol is then removed
from the bottom of the contactor under level control
and sent to the TEG regeneration skid.
3. The rich TEG is pre-heated using the TEG reflux
condenser before entering the TEG Flash Drum where
free water and associated gas is separated. Any
hydrocarbons present are skimmed off under level
control. The rich glycol then passes from the bottom of
the Flash Drum to the TEG Particulate Filters (typically
comprising 2 x 100% units connected in parallel) where
solid particles are removed.
4. The rich TEG stream then passes through the TEG
Carbon Filter which has activated carbon canisters to
remove impurities such as entrained hydrocarbons and
degraded TEG.
5. The Rich TEG from the filters then flows to the Lean/Rich
TEG heat exchanger where it is pre-heated by the hot
regenerated TEG before entering the packed section of
the TEG still column where it is distilled. Vapour passes
out of the top of the column while liquids flow down
into the reboiler, where heat is added to boil liquids.

Gas Dehydration

DPS Delta is a process package technology

company with a wealth of experience in the
oil and gas industry, offering a significant
amount of specialised knowledge in the
design, fabrication and operation of a range
of process technology packages.
An extensive reference list and operational flexibility
enables us to offer either:
1. Process designs and guarantees to international
partners who wish to undertake the fabrication
themselves
2. Complete turnkey package.
Other process packages offered:
Electrostatic Desalting & Dehydration
Heater Treaters
Separators
Free water knock outs
Inlet manifolds
Amine units
Scrubbers
Specialist internals (cyclonic inlets, vane and
coalescing packs)
Slug Catchers
Our aim is to maintain our high quality, specialised service
that provides high efficiency engineering studies, services
and manufacturing, with a continued emphasis on meeting
our clients aims and objectives at the lowest possible cost.

For further information,

or to discuss a specific
problem, please contact:
DPS (Bristol) Ltd
Serbert Road, Portishead
Bristol BS20 7GF
United Kingdom
t +44 (0) 1275 841 300
f +44 (0) 1275 841 301
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