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Natural gas has gained prominence in the energy scene as a rising fossil fuel following the development of new drilling technology that set up a boom in shale gas production. As crude oil, natural gas contains wide-ranging impurities in addition to the main component, methane. Natural Gas Processing removes the contaminants in the raw gas and recovers some valuable byproducts, such as natural gas liquids. A number of separation and recovery processes used in a petroleum refinery can also be used for natural gas processing.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- appraise different natural gas reserves (conventional, tight, and shale) and assess the contribution of natural gas to energy supply;
- illustrate and evaluate the different stages of natural gas processing, including condensate removal, acid gas removal, water removal, fractionation of natural gas liquids.
Reminder - Complete all Lesson 12 tasks!
| Readings: | Natural Gas |
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| Assignments: |
Review the US DOE web page on shale gas. The material in the section on Shale Gas Basics is included in the coverage of the final exam. |
Questions?
If you have any questions, please post them to our Help Discussion (not email), located in Canvas. I will check that discussion forum daily to respond. While you are there, feel free to post your own responses if you, too, are able to help out a classmate.