Preparing hydrocarbon streams for storage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11988445
APP PUB NO 20210172676A1
SERIAL NO

17178613

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A system and process that are configured to prepare incoming hydrocarbon feedstocks for storage. For incoming ethane gas, the embodiments can utilize a plurality of vessels to distill the incoming feedstock to vapor and liquid ethane that is suitable for storage. The embodiments can direct the vapor to a demethanizer column that is downstream of the vessels and other components. The process can include stages for distilling an incoming feedstock at a plurality of vessels to form a vapor and a liquid for storage; directing the vapor to a demethanizer column; and circulating liquid from the demethanizer column back to the plurality of vessels.

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GE OIL & GAS INC4424 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH HOUSTON TX 77041

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Kennedy, David Allen New Braunfels, US 7 10
Salamon, Mark Mulherin Schertz, US 2 7
Yount, Christopher Scott San Antonio, US 5 7

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