Equipment / Gas Treating
Dew Point Control
Advanced Cooling Technologies for Gas Streams
Using specialized cooling methods, we ensure safe and efficient gas processing by effectively managing hydrocarbon and water dew points.
The Enerflex Edge
Wide-Ranging Abilities
Enerflex brings decades of experience in hydrocarbon extraction, offering effective dew point control solutions. Our systems are designed to maximize BTU recovery and deliver consistent performance across diverse gas compositions.
Seamless Integration with Gas Processing Systems
Our dew point control systems integrate seamlessly with broader gas processing infrastructure, ensuring smooth operations and efficiency from upstream to midstream. This approach minimizes downtime, enhances safety and optimizes operational flow.
Optimized Efficiency and Environmental Design
Our DPCUs are engineered to balance efficiency, safety and environmental impact. By minimizing inhibitor injection, energy consumption and gas losses, Enerflex’s solutions deliver consistent hydrocarbon and water dew point control with compliance to safety and environmental standards.
Specialized Hydrocarbon Extraction
Joule Thomson Units
- Prepares gas for pipeline transmission by removing NGLs, generating extra revenue
- Controls BTU value when high-pressure gas is available
- Achieves temperature reductions from -6.5°C to 10°C (20°F to 50°F) based on pressure drop
- Operates at temperatures as warm as 15.5°C (60°F), with dew point capability as low as -26°C (-15°F)
Mechanical Refrigeration Units
- Offers standard and custom MRUs that chill natural gas streams down to -40°C (-40°F) using typically propane-based refrigeration
- Modular systems designed for easy installation and seamless integration with Enerflex’s stabilization and fractionation technologies
Fuel Gas Conditioning Systems
- Provided as part of complete turnkey facility packages
- Modular design to reduce pressure, remove water, and lower BTUs for leaner compressor fuel and instrumentation gas
Case Study
Twelve Module Multi-Dew Point Plants
Challenge:
We were tasked with developing twelve modular gas processing units in the Eagle Ford Shale, Texas, each containing a complete processing system. The goal was to minimize both project time and cost risks.
Solution:
We engineered and fabricated refrigerated propane dew point plants, ranging from 45 MMSCFD to 80 MMSCFD, each with depropanizer and debutanizer columns. The collaborative design process with the client partner maximized plant efficiency while reducing costs and time-to-market.
Outcome:
The modular plants in Texas became a replicable model for other shale plays across the U.S., demonstrating Enerflex’s ability to minimize risks and expedite gas processing projects.
Refrigeration
Our modular refrigeration units support dew point control by lowering hydrocarbon dew points for safer gas transmission. Built for temperatures as low as -100°C, they integrate with other gas processing systems to meet pipeline specifications.