Upgraded gas plant anchors reconfigured gathering system

Journal Article · Mon Feb 26 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Oil and Gas Journal

OSTI ID:201292

True, W R

Modifications at GPM Gas Corp.`s Linam Ranch gas plant, near Hobbs, NM, were completed late last year, and the plant has been restarted. The company bought the plant from an Enron Corp. subsidiary at the end of 1994 (when it was processing 95 MMcfd), renamed it, and immediately set about modernizing it to improve operations and reap higher NGL recovery and increased reliability. After modifications, capacity is 150 MMcfd. With the addition of another residue-gas-turbine compressor, capacity can be 200 MMcfd. GPM also modified adjoining facilities better to integrate Linam Ranch into the company`s reconfigured New Mexico operations. The Linam Ranch plant, formerly Hobbs Processing Co.`s Hobbs plant, has been converted from a propane refrigerated lean-oil absorption plant to a cryogenic operation, modern turbine compression has been installed, and the plant`s sulfur-recovery unit has been upgraded. The goal, according to GPM, was to achieve higher NGL recovery and install flexibility to take or reject ethane, depending on market prospects. This paper reviews the modifications to the processing plant systems, addition of compressor systems, and operation and design of various recovery systems.

• OSTI ID: 201292
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 94; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
CAPACITY
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
NEW MEXICO
PRODUCTION
RETROFITTING
SEPARATION PROCESSES