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Join us at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 8th at Targa Resources, 811 Louisiana, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002 for a presentation by Ralph Neumann, Midstream Process Engineering Consultant, on Expander Plants, Condensate Stabilization and Fractionation.

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Breakfast will be provided. The cost also includes a ticket for the luncheon immediately following training.

• Individual member cost: $148.50
• Non-member cost: $165
• Corporate Member Owner/Operators: $0

AGENDA

Hydrocarbon liquids (NGL) extraction is at the core of our midstream industry.  In the next session of our Overview of Gas Processing Series, we examine the major technologies used to produce NGL from gathered feed streams.  We will look briefly at the renewed popularity of mechanical refrigeration plants.  We will compare various modern expander plant technologies including basic refluxed demethanizers and popular variations for ultra-high propane recovery during ethane rejection and ultra-high ethane recovery.   We will also look at trends in condensate stabilizer design as well as the principles of separation of NGL into various purity products at fractionation complexes like Mont Belvieu.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Ralph spent the early part of his career working for several firms in the engineering construction business, both internationally and domestically.  He began as a process engineer specializing in natural gas processing and progressed to engineering management and project engineering roles. The next part of his career was spent working for natural gas processing operating companies where he managed both engineering and operations groups.  Most recently, Ralph has held engineering roles with several private equity-backed startup companies. He served as an instructor for John M. Campbell/PetroSkills, and he now consults in a practice that provides training, project management, and engineering services to the midstream industry.