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Natural gasoline recovery process control method

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1961-05-01
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1981-05-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louis D Kleiss
  • 👤 Everett S Palmer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 04:18
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G5/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S208/00; Y10S208/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
IN A NATURAL GASOLINE RECOVERY PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING A NATURAL GAS FEED WITH AN ABSORPTION OIL IN AN ABSORPTION ZONE, WITHDRAWING FROM SAID ABSORPTION ZONE A FIRST RESIDUE GAS, WITHDRAWING FROM SAID ABSORPTION ZONE A RICH OIL, PASSING SAID RICH OIL TO A SEPARATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING NATURAL GASOLINE FROM SAID SEPARATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING ABSORPTION OIL FROM SAID SEPARATION ZONE, PASSING SAID NATURAL GASOLINE TO A STABILIZATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING FROM SAID STABILIZATION ZONE A STABILIZED NATURAL GASOLINE PRODUCT, AND WITHDRAWING FROM SAID STABILIZATION ZONE A SECOND RESIDUE GAS; A METHOD OF CONTROL WHICH COMPRISES COMBINING SAID FIRST RESIDUE GAS AND SAID SECOND RESIDUE GAS IN A CONTACT ZONE, MEASURING A PROPERTY OF SAID RICH OIL WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID RICH OIL, MEASURING A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
IN A NATURAL GASOLINE RECOVERY PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING A NATURAL GAS FEED WITH AN ABSORPTION OIL IN AN ABSORPTION ZONE, WITHDRAWING FROM SAID ABSORPTION ZONE A FIRST RESIDUE GAS, WITHDRAWING FROM SAID ABSORPTION ZONE A RICH OIL, PASSING SAID RICH OIL TO A SEPARATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING NATURAL GASOLINE FROM SAID SEPARATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING ABSORPTION OIL FROM SAID SEPARATION ZONE, PASSING SAID NATURAL GASOLINE TO A STABILIZATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING FROM SAID STABILIZATION ZONE A STABILIZED NATURAL GASOLINE PRODUCT, AND WITHDRAWING FROM SAID STABILIZATION ZONE A SECOND RESIDUE GAS; A METHOD OF CONTROL WHICH COMPRISES COMBINING SAID FIRST RESIDUE GAS AND SAID SECOND RESIDUE GAS IN A CONTACT ZONE, MEASURING A PROPERTY OF SAID RICH OIL WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID RICH OIL, MEASURING A

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