DES PLAINES, Ill., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) today announced that its UOP Russell business
will provide a turn-key cryogenic gas processing plant to Cureton
Midstream, LLC. The new plant is designed to extract 99 percent of
ethane and 100 percent of propane from natural gas in Weld County, Colorado, located in the Niobrara
basin.
The UOP Russell solution includes supply and installation of
modular cryogenic, dehydration, acid gas removal, residue
compression, control system, flare system and site electrical
equipment, in addition to site utility systems and buildings for
office, control room, motor control center, and compressor
requirements. The turn-key plant design streamlines project
schedules and delivers a custom, gas-specific plant with proven
uptime and reliability, built on the experience of nearly 130
previous cryogenic units.
The plant uses an advanced cycle recycle split vapor (RSV)
process to recover natural gas liquids (NGLs) from residue gas for
use as petrochemical feedstocks, increasing the value of feed gas
supplied to Cureton by independent gas producers.
"Cureton chose the UOP Russell solution because it's a proven
and cost-effective way to extract the more valuable natural gas
liquids from the gas stream," said Craig
Ranta, business director, UOP Russell. "The plant is
pre-engineered but customized for the unique feed gas composition
in the basin, and the modular design provides quick installation
and start up in about 12 months."
Cryogenic gas processing plants cool the gas in a demethanizer
column until the more valuable NGLs precipitate into a liquid.
These heavier components extracted from the natural gas can be used
as fuels, fuel blending components and other valuable
petrochemicals.
The plant is designed to accommodate the NGL-rich gas in
Weld County. The plant's low
capital and operating expense, coupled with ultra-high NGL
recovery, allowed Cureton to offer gas producers more favorable
processing terms, positioning the company to recover very high
levels of ethane and propane as prices for those NGLs continue to
rise.
Cureton is a Denver-based
midstream company focused on providing commercial solutions to its
customers. Cureton was founded in 2016, bringing experience in
engineering, construction and operating assets across the United States. The company has overseen
projects and operations in Colorado, North
Dakota, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.
Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier
and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part
of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions
(www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control,
instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining,
petrochemical, chemical and other industries.
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solutions that include aerospace and automotive products and
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