Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatus arranged and designed for converting non-methane hydrocarbon gases into multiple product gas streams including a predominately hydrogen gas stream and a predominately methane gas steam. Hydrocarbon gas streams are reformed, cracked, or converted into a synthesis gas stream and methane gas stream by receiving a volume of flare gas or other hydrocarbon liquid or gas feed, where the volume of hydrocarbon feed includes a volume of methane and volume of nonmethane hydrocarbons. The hydrogen contained in the syngas may be separated into a pure hydrogen gas stream. A corresponding gas conversion system can include a super heater to provide a hydrocarbon feed/steam mixture, a heavy hydrocarbon reactor for synthesis gas formation, and a hydrogen separator to recover the hydrogen portion of the synthesis gas.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 7, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 8, 2023
Assignee:
PROTEUM ENERGY, LLC
Inventors:
Robert Terry Kennon, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, Charles Robert Rapier, Karen Lizeth Delfin
Abstract: A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 22, 2022
Assignee:
PROTEUM ENERGY, LLC
Inventors:
Jason S. Steill, Adam Smith, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, David L. Grottenthaler, Robert Terry Kennon, Michael R. Johnson, Steven K. Eddy, Kenneth Losch, Charles Robert Rapier, Jay K. Neutzler
Abstract: A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 22, 2020
Assignee:
PROTEUM ENERGY, LLC
Inventors:
Jason S. Steill, Adam Smith, Dean C. Hoaglan, Scott V. Johnson, David L. Grottenthaler, Robert Terry Kennon, Michael R. Johnson, Steven K. Eddy, Kenneth Losch, Charles Robert Rapier, Jay K. Neutzler