Natural Gas Separation: How Does It Work?
Natural gas is also known as the gas meant for us (consumers) Natural gas, also known as the gas meant for us (consumers), is an essential element without which humanity won’t exist. You’d be surprised to know that it’s different from the natural gas we get from underground. Though natural gas separation is nowhere near complicated as crude oil refining, it is quite important has to be done before it is supplied to us. The gas that we use is entirely dominated by methane. Besides that, the gas found at the wellhead is not so pure either. We get natural gas from three major types: gas wells, oil wells, and condensate wells. - The gas that we get from oil wells is termed as associated gas. It can exist without the oil (free gas) or dissolved in crude oil (dissolved gas). - Both Gas and condensate wells are known to be producing raw natural gas that has little or no crude oil, which is termed as “non associated gas.” - Gas wells on their own produce free natural gas, while condensat