Midstream Facilities Design and Operations

This course will address various case studies to cover challenges in midstream facilities design and operation, inlet feed separation and condensate stabilization, amine treating, dehydration with glycols, contaminants removal by adsorption, cryogenic gas processing, natural gas dewpoint controlling, and NGL fractionation subjects. Attendees will obtain practical information about concept studies, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, plant optimization, energy saving, carbon reduction, and how to reduce capital and operating costs. This program is customized for operators, engineers, and managers, whether designing, operating, or servicing the industry. Our technical program is founded on transferring knowledge in the most realistic, practical, and effective manner possible.

Topics include:

• GPA Midstream Technical Report - Midstream Facilities Optimization Guideline
• Inlet Feed Separation
• Condensate Stabilization
• Amine-based Acid Gas Removal
• Dehydration with Glycols
• Contaminants Removal by Adsorption
• Natural Gas Dew Point Controlling
• Cryogenic Gas Processing
• NGL Fractionation

• Evaluate standardized methodologies and performance metrics for optimizing midstream facilities.
• Identify operational parameters critical to maximizing liquid recovery and meeting product specifications.
• Assess amine treating processes, including solvent selection and system configurations for acid gas removal.
• Compare different glycol solvents and understand their impact on process design and performance.
• Describe adsorption mechanisms and common adsorbents used for removing contaminants from gas and liquid streams.
• Compare common technologies for dew point reduction including their selection criteria.
• Study the principles and configurations of cryogenic systems for NGL recovery.
• Describe the processes and equipment involved in separating mixed NGLs into individual components.