American Energies Pipeline, LLC has been involved in treating low BTU gas since 2004. The ultimate solution is to remove Nitrogen from the gas, thereby increasing the BTU value.
The solution is the Micro-Scale N2 Rejection Plant. This unit:
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Uses process and inexpensive absorption beds, off-the-shelf components
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Comes as mobile and scalable skid-mounted units (assembled and reassembled with feed volume fluctuations)
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Has few moving parts and low maintenance once set in operation
- Uses a limited environmental footprint (50'x100')
NRU Treating Capacity
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Treatable volumes from 75 to 500mcf/day.
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These NRU’s have proven effective with feed stock as low as 615 BTU with 40% N2 and will work on any low BTU feed stock above 600 BTU.
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Depending on feedstock BTU and volumes, the absorption chambers range from 4' x 8' to 6' x 20'.
- Plant design through operation - 90 days
Researchers
- Saibal Bhattacharya, Kansas Geological Survey (University of Kansas)
- K. David Newell, Kansas Geological Survey (University of Kansas)
- Jake Sigel, American Energies Pipeline, Wichita, KS
- Steve Moore , American Energies Pipeline, Wichita, KS
- Lynn Watney, Kansas Geological Survey (University of Kansas)
Partial funding provided by Stripper Well Consortium, Kansas Geological Survey and American Energies Corporation.
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