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July 14 – 17, 2025
Golden, Colorado USA

 2024 Agenda listed below:

Monday check-in will open at 7:30 AM (MDT). Classes run from 8:00 AM (MDT) until 5:00 PM (MDT) each day.  Classes end on Thursday at 12:00 noon(MDT).

Monday
7:30Check-in and late registration • Registration Desk (7:30 - 8:00)
8:00Overview of gas industry and gas processing; Technical fundamentals; Field operations and inlet receiving; Acid Gas Removal (hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide); Scavengers.
5:00Adjourn
Tuesday
8:00 Sweetening and dehydration of condensate and natural gas liquids (NGL); Acid Gas Injection; Sulfur Recovery (Claus), Tail Gas Cleanup; Compression: centrifugal and reciprocating; Dehydration - TEG
5:00Adjourn
Wednesday
8:00Dehydration-Molecular Sieve; Hydrocarbon recovery and dewpoint control, Refrigeration, Turboexpanders, NGL Extraction including Cryo-plants; Distillation fundamentals, fractionation trains; Heat exchangers; Introduction to Thursday Workshop; Minor Components removal: Nitrogen, Helium, Mercury, BTEX, Methanol.
5:00Adjourn
Thursday
8:00Overview of liquefied natural gas (LNG); Key Consolidated Plant Problem; Participants’ team workshop session; Summary and Close-out.
12:00Course Adjourns