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Cryogenic Gas Liquids Recovery Plants

Thomas Russell Co. president, Tom Russell, was a leader in mechanical refrigeration plants in the 1970s and now his drive, expertise and experience has made his company the leader in designing and delivering cryogenic plants.  As liquids recovery demand continues to increase, these plants are quickly gaining popularity as an effective way to recover additional liquids in key shale plays such as Marcellus, Barnett, Woodford, and Eagle Ford to name a few.  

FLEXIBLE STANDARD DESIGN BUILT FOR TODAY AND THE FUTURE

Experienced in providing cryogenic plants including both Joule-Thomson and Turbo-Expander, Thomas Russell Co. has created standard designs to recover 90+% ethane sized for 40, 60, 120, and 200 MMscfd.  They are designed to process gas with compositions ranging from 2 GPM to 9 GPM.  You can be sure that we are field proven when it comes to cryogenic plants.  In fact, by the end of 2011, we will have completed over 70 plants - more than 50 of which are cryogenic plants, capable of processing 9 Bscfd of gas - and all in just a 7 year period.  As always, our standard, skid-mounted, modular designs ensure the maximum recovery and revenue for the best bottom line results, at the best value.

Our standard Cryogenic Plants are sized for 40, 60, 120, and 200 MMscfd.  These plants are designed to recover 90% plus ethane, if required.  They can also operate in rejection with propane recoveries in the 90% range. Thomas Russell Co. has standard amine gas and liquids treating systems. We also offer custom designed plants of all sizes to meet required design conditions.

Standard Cryogenic Plants

• SC4 - 40 MMscfd
• SC6 - 60 MMscfd
• SC12 - 120 MMscfd
• SC20 - 200 MMscfd

Standard Refrigeration Systems (for addition to our standard cryogenic plants)

• SR10 - 1000 HP
• SR20 - 2000 HP
• SR30 - 3000 HP
• SR45 - 4500 HP

BENEFITS OF MODULAR DESIGN

We apply our years of experience in modular design to build process units that minimize field construction time and cost.

 

Our skid-mounted modular plant elements help you capture:

• Savings on total project cost and time
• Reduced operating costs
• Improved recovery efficiencies
• Reduced field labor costs
• Improved quality

Learn more about this in our updated technical paper.  Please also see our FAQs for more information.

Amine Treating/Gas Sweetening Plants

Thomas Russell Co. has extensive expertise in providing standard, modular designs for amine treatment of gas.  By putting the gas in contact with amines, contaminants such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and others can be removed from the gas to help you prepare it for market. We can also help you recover sulfur by converting H2S back into sulfur or sulfuric acid. As always, our standard, skid-mounted, modular designs ensure the maximum recovery and revenue for the best production, bottom line results, at the best value.

Dehydration

Thomas Russell Co. can help you prepare your natural gas for transport by dehydrating your natural gas to be free of methane hydrates and ready for sales delivery.  We also provide molecular sieves to act as an adsorbent to dehydrate and purify your gas. As always, our standard, skid-mounted, modular designs ensure the maximum recovery and revenue for the best production, bottom line results, at the best value around. 

Molecular Sieve

Molecular sieves act as an adsorbent to dehydrate or purify your natural gas to help you prepare your natural gas for sales and other transport.  As always, our standard, skid-mounted, modular designs ensure the maximum recovery and revenue for the best production, sales and bottom line results, at the best value around.

Mechanical Refrigeration

Mechanical refrigeration of natural gas provides maximum recovery by removing heavy hydrocarbons and controlling the dew point.  Our founder, Tom Russell, was a leader in developing mechanical refrigeration processes during the 1970’s and today this refrigeration recovery process remains ubiquitous where pressures are low. Thomas Russell Co. can also provide condensate stabilization, heat medium system and ethylene glycol regeneration system with the mechanical refrigeration units.

Adsorption

Thomas Russell Co. can provide adsorption plant elements to help you recover NGLs from natural gas.

Fractionators

Through a range of applications of fractionators, Thomas Russell Co. can help you recover specific products.  For example, propane, butane, iso-butane, and gasoline.

Dew Point Control

Thomas Russell Co. can help keep your gas free from liquids through dew point control so you can successfully transport your natural gas where you want it to go, including to market.  Often, dew point control is achieved through cryogenic turbo-expander and mechanical refrigerated systems.