Vapor Recovery Process System

Abstract

The present invention provides for a natural gas well vapor recovery processing system and method comprising recovering gaseous hydrocarbons to prevent their release into the atmosphere including providing a method for preventing the gaseous hydrocarbons from returning to a liquid state.

1 . A method for preventing the release of natural gas at a natural gas well processing system from being released to the atmosphere, the method comprising: 
 collecting evolved gases from a storage tank;    entraining the evolved gases into a fluid stream;    compressing the evolved gases and fluid stream;    sending the evolved gases and fluid stream to an emissions separator; and    separating the gases from the fluid for further processing.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising collecting the evolved gases using a vacuum.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising providing an eductor to create the vacuum and to entrain the gasses into the liquid stream.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising mixing a first compressed gas with a second compressed gas flowing in a pipeline, the second compressed gas having a BTU lower relative to the BTU of the first compressed gas to prevent gaseous hydrocarbons in a natural gas well processing system from entering a liquid state.  
   
   
       5 . A method for preventing the release of gaseous hydrocarbons at a natural gas well processing system from entering the atmosphere, the method comprising: 
 providing an emissions separator;    sending to the emissions separator the entrained gases that evolve form hydrocarbon liquids when the liquids are separated from a flowing gas stream at higher pressure and put in the lower pressure of an intermediate separator;    sending the gaseous hydrocarbons to a compressor and compressing the gaseous hydrocarbons; and    sending the compressed gaseous hydrocarbons to a flowing gas stream for further processing or point of sale,    compressing the gaseous.    
   
   
       6 . A natural gas well processing system comprising: 
 a hydrocarbon storage tank;    an eductor linked to said storage tank to receive gasses that evolve in the storage tank, entrain said gasses into a fluid stream and compress said gasses and said fluid stream; and    an emissions separator linked to said eductor for receiving said evolved gases and fluid stream for separation of said gasses from the fluid stream and for sending said gasses out of said emissions separator for further processing.