Method of conditioning natural gas in preparation for storage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8555671
APP PUB NO 20090019887A1
SERIAL NO

12162988

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A method of conditioning natural gas in preparation for storage, involves taking an existing stream of continuously flowing natural gas flowing through a gas line (12) on its way to end users and diverting a portion of the stream of continuously flowing natural gas to a storage facility through a storage diversion line (22). The pressure of the natural gas is lowered, as is the temperature by the Joule-Thompson effect. The natural gas is passed in a single pass through a series of heat exchangers (18, 28,30, 32) prior to resuming flow through the gas line (12) at the lowered pressure. The diverted natural gas is liquefied in preparation for storage by effecting a heat exchange with the natural gas.

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  • 1304338 ALBERTA LTD;1304342 ALBERTA LTD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lourenco, Jose Toronto, CA 39 197
Millar, MacKenzie Edmonton, CA 35 167

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