Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Overview. For Non-Specialists

Meanwhile, if associated petroleum gas were to be collected using gas capture systems, and if compressor stations were built and the APG were to be delivered by special pipelines to gas processing plants, it would be possible to produce many valuable products. In particular, these include dry stripped gas, whose product characteristics are close to natural gas, allowing it to be transported through RussiaБЂ™s Unified Gas Supply System (UGSS) or used to generate electricity. Moreover, APG contains propane, butane, natural gas gasoline and natural gas liquids, which are key raw materials for the gas processing industry. Russian Ministry of Energy statistics indicate that in 2009, Russian oil companies produced around 2 TCF of associated petroleum gas. The Sibur company, the main processor of associated gas, processed 494 BCF of APG and produced 353 BCF of natural gas liquids. At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology indicates that every year, companies write off around 47% of associated gas to process losses or use it for field needs, flare approximately 27%, and send only 26% for further processing, i.e., compression and gas fractionation ...»