A PROCESS OF MIXING / SEGREGATION NATURAL GAS WITH / FORM A SUITABLE HYDROCARBON SOLVENT

摘要

ABSTRACT A process for mixing natural gas with a suitable hydrocarbon solvent to yield liquid suited for transport/storage comprising the steps of - cooling natural gas and a hydrocarbon solvent to temperatures in a range of -40° to -80°F, combining the natural gas and hydrocarbon solvent into a liquid medium of natural gas absorbed in the hydrocarbon solvent, compressing the liquid medium at pressures below 2150 psig, and storing the liquid medium in a storage vessel, wherein the natural gas of the liquid medium is stored at storage densities that exceed storage densities of compressed natural gas for the same pressure and temperatures.