Gas Processing in 1982

As gas prices go up throughout the 1980's and gas-plant operators seek to maximize their product, processing technology will trend toward greater flexibility and operating efficiency through different applications of known methods rather than the development of strictly new techniques. Several operating factors will influence gas-conditioning plant designs: dehydration, inhibition, sweetening, liquid recovery, compression, pump selection, power sources, control systems, and computer technology. Final choices will hinge on the need for protection against hydrate and freezing problems, residue or sales gas specifications, analysis and quantity of gas available, the possibility of corrosion and erosion, and liquid recovery economics.