Newpoint Gas worked closely with several organizations to develop its proprietary oxygen elimination process, X-O2™. Gas fields contaminated with oxygen exist around the world, most commonly landfill gas. Newpoint's proprietary design has proven to be the most economical and reliable process available to remove this contaminant. This patent-pending process can treat gas at any volume or O2 concentration with ease of operation and minimal operating cost.
Oxygen can be found in various types of natural gas streams. Contaminated streams include vacuum systems and traditional pipeline systems. Vacuum systems, including landfills, vacuum oil recovery systems and coal mine gob gas methane, can contain several percent oxygen, whereas traditional pipelines may contain only about 100 ppm of oxygen.
When oxygen is found in a natural gas stream, it can degrade process chemicals such as amine, increase pipeline corrosion, and exceed pipeline specifications normally set at 10 ppm. Traditionally, these gas streams have been abandoned, but the X-O2™ system can treat them so they become viable and profitable.
Oxygen removal systems have rarely been employed in the industry, and oxygen-contaminated gas streams have usually been abandoned or blended to meet pipeline specifications. High capital costs, limited industrial expertise and a narrow oxygen removal range have historically discouraged operators from installing oxygen removal systems.
X-O2™ was developed to remove 4 percent oxygen from a gas stream that had been contaminated after years of gas re-injection into an old oil reserve. That project allowed Newpoint to research the different ways to remove this contaminant, and after reviewing available processes, we developed a new, patent-pending process that has proven very economical.
After the system was proven, Newpoint began offering skid-mounted systems for oxygen removal in all natural gas streams. X-O2™ systems are designed to handle gas at any volume and various contaminants, including sulfur and chlorine compounds, at minimal operating cost.
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