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OG Ops Flashcards

1
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Gas liquefaction

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*Liquefy natural gas using compressor and/or heat exchangers
*By cooling gas to below its boiling point
*Easier storage and transport in its liquid phase.

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2
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Differentiate:
*Claude Process
*Clause Process
*Linde Process

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*Claude Process
-Gas expands isentropically through an expansion turbine.

*Claus Process
-1) Burn a portion of H2S to produce SO2
-2) In reactor: H2S + SO2 = S (elemental)

*Linde Process
-Liquefies gas by compressing, cooling and expanding repeatedly
-Temperature drop with each repetition

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3
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Differentiate:
*Non-Associated Gas
*Associated Gas
*Gas Cap

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*Non-Associated Gas
+Gas has no contact with oil

*Associated Gas
+Gas is dissolved in oil

*Gas Cap
+Gas is overlying an oil reserve

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4
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Regassification

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*Involves passing through LNG in vaporizers to reheat

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5
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Hydrotreating

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*Catalytic process
*Reaction with high pressure hydrogen in a vacuum tower
*Removes sulfur and nitrogen compounds

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6
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Crude Distillation

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*First step in processing crude oil
*Crude oil is heated using high pressure steam.
*Fractions of hydrocarbons are separated into different stages

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7
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P&ID Instrument First Letters:
*F
*L
*P
*Q
*T
*W

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*F - Flow
*L - Level
*P - Pressure
*Q - Quantity
*T - Temperature
*W - Weight

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8
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P&ID Instrument Succeeding Letters:
*A
*I
*O
*R
*S
*T
*V

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*A - Alarm
*I - Indicator
*O - Orifice
*R - Recorder
*S - Switch
*T - Transmitter
*V - Valve

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9
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P&ID Equipment Letters:
*B
*C
*F
*H
*M
*P
*V
*R

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*B - Gas Moving Eqpt
*C - Compressors
*F - Furnaces
*H - Heat Transfer Eqpt
*M - Mass Transfer Eqpt
*P - Liquid Moving Eqpt
*V - Containment / Vessels
*R - Reactors

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10
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FPSO

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Floating production storage and offloading

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11
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Vacuum Distillation

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*Produce petroleum products from heavier oils at lower temperatures.

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12
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How are vacuums created?

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Through vacuum pumps or steam ejectors

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13
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USES:
LPG

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  • Propane + Butane
  • Heating
  • Aerosol propellant
  • Refrigerant
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14
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USES:
Gasoline

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Fuel for cars.

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15
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USES:
Naphtha

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  • Laundry soaps, Cleaning fluids
  • Heavy oil dilution
  • Varnish
  • Camp Stoves
  • Plastics
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16
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USES:
Kerosene

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  • AKA paraffins
  • Fuel for jet engines and oil powered domestic heating.
  • Cracking.
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17
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USES:
Diesel

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Power combustion engines in cars and ships.

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18
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USES:
Fuel Oil

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-Heating buildings, boilers and furnaces
- Power plants

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19
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USES:
Lubricant Oil

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  • Waxes, greases (like Vaseline) and polishes.
    -Cracking.
20
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USES:
Bitumen

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-Heaviest crude oil fraction.
-Roads and pavements

21
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USES:
Pygas

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  • Pyrolysis Gasoline
  • Highly-aromatic byproduct of steam cracking
22
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Differentiate:
*Bitumen
*Asphalt
*Tar

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*Bitumen
-Heaviest crude oil fraction.

*Asphalt
-Used for roads. Consists of bitumen, sand and cement and other constituents.

*Tar
-Highly viscous liquid used for laying pavements.
-Coal, wood and mineral tar.

23
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Thermal Cracking

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  • Breaking down saturated hydrocarbons into smaller unsaturated ones
  • Under high temperatures
24
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Boiling Point Trends:
* Chain Length
* Bond Length
* Branching
* Symmetry
* Substitution / Polarity

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  • Chain Length - (+)
  • Bond Length - (-)
  • Branching - (+)
  • Symmetry - (+)
  • Substitution / Polarity - (+)
25
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Hydrocracking

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Gas oil (LVC) into distillate and gasoline in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst.
*Atmospheric or vacuum distillation
*Produces jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline.
*Reaxn 1: catalytic cracking of heavy hydrocarbons into lighter unsaturated hydrocarbons
*Reaxn 2: saturation of these newly formed hydrocarbons with hydrogen

26
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Hydrocracking vs Hydrotreatment

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*Hydrocracking
-Cracking (heavy to lighter oils) and Treatment (removes nitrogen and sulfur compounds)
-Produces jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline.

*Hydrotreatment
-Treatment only
-Milder conditions

27
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Sweetening for:
*Gas
*Oil

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*Sweetening
-Process of removing mercaptans and sulfur compounds

*Gas
-Stripping
- Gas is bubbled through glycol
- Glycol recovered by flash separation

*Oil
-Gas Absorption
-“Dual Process”
-Sweet gas is used to absorb mercaptans from Oil

28
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Reforming units

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Converts desulfurized naphtha into reformate (higher octane molecules)

29
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Visbreaker

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  • Used for cracking operations under a vacuum
30
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Isomerization unit

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  • Convert linear molecules into higher octane branched molecules
31
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Refinery

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  • Involves different processes to convert crude oil into desirable products
32
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Parts of Three-Phase Separator

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*Inlet Diverter
-Enhances separation of gas from liquid phases

*Baffle
- Lessens turbulence
-Separates different phases

*Coalescer / Foam Breaker
- Slows down and coalesces oil particles together

*Mist Eliminator
-Remove entrained water / oil in gas

*Weir
-Separates oil and water layers

33
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Catalytic Reforming

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-Upgrades low quality naphtha into:
*Reformate - high octane component of gasoline blends
*Aromatics - vital petrochemical feedstock
*Hydrogen - used in hydrotreating and hydrocracking

34
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Crude Oil

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Non-uniform mixture of oil

35
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Desalting / Dehydration

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Removes contaminants in crude oil
*Desalting - via electrostatic separator
*Dehydration - via gravity settling

36
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Dewaxing

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  • Remove wax from distillate or residue
    -Solvent extraction
37
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Coking

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  • Severe form of cracking
  • Convert low value residue into naphtha, diesel or lubricating oil
    -Bottoms are heated via a furnace, Stored in high pressure drums until it cracks into lighter components
38
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Why Dehydration of Oil is important?

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-Prevent growth of bacteria (cause foul odor, fouling and plugging of filters)
-Prevent unwanted emulsion / multiphase fluid

39
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*Octane Number
*Cetane Number

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*Octane Number
-Anti knocking number
-Measure ability to withstand compression without igniting
-Higher compression withstood, higher efficiency

*Cetane Number
-Measure how minimal the delay of ignition of fuel

40
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Methods of Dehydration

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*Absorption
- Use ethylene glycol to attract moisture

*Adsorption
-Use desiccants

*Cooling only

*Compression + Cooling

41
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Different Cracking Operations

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*Thermal Cracking
-Simplest and oldest
-Produce alkenes (ethene and propene)

*Steam / Pyrolysis
-For cracking moderate HC chains
-Use steam at 850C with no oxygen
-Produce alkenes (ethene, propene, and BUTENE)

*Catalytic Cracking
-Uses zeolites (Al, Si, O2)
- 500C and 700 kPa without oxygen
-Produce HC with 5-10 carbon atoms

*Hydro-Cracking
-For heavy fractions
-500C and 5000 kPa in presence of H2
-catalyst: zeolite, Ni, Pt or Pd
- Produce short chained HC’s (LPG, gasoline, kerosene)

42
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*Thermal Cracking

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-Simplest and oldest
-Produce alkenes (ethene and propene)

43
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*Steam / Pyrolysis

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-For cracking moderate HC chains
-Use steam at 850C with no oxygen
-Produce alkenes (ethene, propene, and BUTENE)

44
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*Catalytic Cracking

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-Uses zeolites (Al, Si, O2)
- 500C and 700 kPa without oxygen
-Produce HC with 5-10 carbon atoms

45
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*Hydro-Cracking

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-For heavy fractions
-500C and 5000 kPa in presence of H2
-catalyst: zeolite, Ni, Pt or Pd
- Produce short chained HC’s (LPG, gasoline, kerosene)

46
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isomeration

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-Transform light straight paraffins (C4 to C6) to branched ones (higher octane number)

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