PART 2 Flashcards
A device that raises the pressure of air or natural gas
compressor
A facility consisting of many compressors, auxiliary treatment equipment and pipeline installations to pump natural gas under pressure over long distances
compressor plant
A crude oil that contains water, normally in the form of an emulsion
cut oil
A condensate (liquid hydrocarbon) produced at surface from cycle gas
cycle condensate
A gas that is compressed and injected back to the reservoir
cycle gas
An oilfield installation used when producing from a gas-condensate reservoir
cycling plant
A treating system used to remove hydrogen sulfide [H2S], carbon dioxide [CO2] and carbonyl sulfide from a gas stream
DEA unit
In a separator, a series of inclined parallel plates or tubes to promote coalescence, or merging, of the foam bubbles liberated from the liquid
defoaming plates
To remove water from a substance
dehydrate
A device used to remove water and water vapors from gas
dehydrator
A substance used in a gas-dehydration unit to remove water and moisture
desiccant
To remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from an oil or gas stream
desulfurize
A pipeline that receives natural gas or oil from another pipeline at some specific connection point
downstream pipeline
A small vessel in a pipeline to receive water and heavy hydrocarbons that drop out of a gas stream
drip
A device used to collect water and heavy hydrocarbons that drop out of a gas stream in a pipeline
drip accumulator
