Method and system for storing natural gas and natural gas liquids via a variable volume flow splitter from a producing field
First Claim
1. A system for selectively storing and selling a gas stream, the gas stream comprising of at least one of natural gas and natural gas liquids, the system comprising:
- a sales transmission pipeline for transporting the gas stream from a plurality of sources to market;
at least one producing field, the at least one producing field containing an extractable supply of the gas stream;
a compressor, in fluid communication with both the at least producing field and the sales transmission pipeline;
the compressor operable to compress the gas stream received;
a variable volume flow splitter in fluid communication with the compressor, the variable volume flow splitter operable to selectively divide the gas stream into a first volume of the at least one natural gas and natural gas liquids and a second volume of the gas stream; and
wherein the first volume of the gas stream is diverted into the sales transmission pipeline and the second volume of the gas stream is diverted into the at least one producing field.
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Abstract
Method and system for storing natural gas and natural gas liquids via a variable volume flow splitter from a producing field. A method and system comprising storing natural gas and natural gas liquids while simultaneously selling natural gas and natural gas liquids from a single compressor in quantities as deemed desirable. In response to desired quantities to be injected into a storage reservoir or sold, the system provides a single action (e.g., a single action such as the click of a mouse button) that splits the gas stream into injection for storage and the sales pipeline for transportation to market by adjusting a flow splitter of a single value or valves in combination operated remotely or manually on the downstream side of the sales gas compressor that varies the volume to any combination and ratio from 0 to 100% of gas and entrained gas liquids to be sold or injected.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for selectively storing and selling a gas stream, the gas stream comprising of at least one of natural gas and natural gas liquids, the system comprising:
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a sales transmission pipeline for transporting the gas stream from a plurality of sources to market; at least one producing field, the at least one producing field containing an extractable supply of the gas stream; a compressor, in fluid communication with both the at least producing field and the sales transmission pipeline;
the compressor operable to compress the gas stream received;a variable volume flow splitter in fluid communication with the compressor, the variable volume flow splitter operable to selectively divide the gas stream into a first volume of the at least one natural gas and natural gas liquids and a second volume of the gas stream; and wherein the first volume of the gas stream is diverted into the sales transmission pipeline and the second volume of the gas stream is diverted into the at least one producing field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for selectively storing and selling a gas stream, the gas stream comprising at least one of natural gas and natural gas liquids the method comprising:
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receiving at a compressor, a first supply of the gas stream from a sales transmission pipeline operable to transport the gas stream from a plurality of sources to market;
receiving at the compressor, a second supply of the gas stream extracted from a producing field;compressing the first supply of the gas stream and the second supply of the gas stream at the compressor; using a variable volume flow splitter, splitting the gas stream compressed by the compressor into a first volume of the gas stream and a second volume of the gas stream; and wherein the first volume of the gas stream is diverted into the sales transmission pipeline and the second volume of the gas stream is diverted into the at least one producing field. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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