Nitech Process
BCCK's Nitech NRU technology enables operators to profitably recover once by-passed reserves, regardless of nitrogen, CO2, helium, oxygen or other potential contaminants. The Nitech process is an economical, effective and highly efficient way to remove high concentrations of nitrogen from as little as 5 MMSCFD. It works equally well with inlet gas flows at 250 MMSCFD or greater. Plus the patented Nitech NRU delivers the efficiency of cryogenic processes with a much simpler, more reliable design. BCCK teams have installed Nitech systems installed throughout the United States, producing extra revenue streams from nitrogen floods, fire floods, coal mine methane, and naturally occurring low-BTU gas streams.
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BCCK Nitech APPLICATIONS
- Nitrogen floods with a wide range of nitrogen concentrations
- Processing associated gas from a fire flood, including high nitrogen concentrations and integrated NGL extraction.
- Integrated NGL extraction. Almost every Nitech installation, with the exception of the coal mine methane facilities, includes integrated NGL extraction.
- Integrated helium extraction, producing a crude grade helium stream
Also, when implemented in the mining industry, the Nitech process is able to provide additional revenue by processing previously vented gas for sale to the natural gas market.
BENEFITS OF NITECH™ NITROGEN REJECTION:
Low capital cost - only three major components
- Flexible design allowing wide range of inlet conditions
- Low power consumption - no cryogenic rotating equipment
- Simple, non complex process design requiring minimal operator attention
- Small footprint due to minimal equipment
- Compression horsepower much lower than non-cryogenic NRU options
- CO2 tolerant - no processing required beyond the capability of readily available amines
- Nitrogen contents from 5% to 90% reduced to as low as 1%
- High efficiency - hydrocarbon recovery typically in excess of 99%
- Environmentally friendly - emits no non-methane VOCs
- Quick restart
- Cold restart from short shutdowns, online and on-spec-just restart associated compression
- Integrated NGL extraction with high NGL extraction efficiencies (up to 90% ethane recovery possible)
- Integrated helium extraction with high helium recovery

