Inglewood Gas Plant, Los Angeles, CA
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Located in the heart of Los Angeles, less than
three miles from LAX Airport, the Inglewood oil field has been
producing oil and gas for over 80 years. Though much of its
reserves have been depleted, drilling in adjacent areas has
continued to supply its aging facilities.
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QED managed a major update of Inglewood's gas
processing plant replacing its antiquated equipment with modern
rebuilt equipment.
Updated equipment included inlet
compression, an 80 gpm DEA absorption system and a -30 low
temperature process plant utilizing a liquid propane refrigerant
cycle. Total compression for the plant was over 4,000
horsepower.
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Recovered natural gas liquids
from the process were fractionated into an HD-10 propane stream
and a stabilized BG mix. Residual natural gas was metered
into the local distribution network for Los Angeles. The
Inglewood gas plant provides over 9,000 gallons of clean burning
propane and 15 million cubic feet of natural gas for the Los
Angeles area.
Propane produced in the plant is loaded into tanker trucks through an automated system that includes metered odorant injection. Propane storage shown in the picture to the left included two 30,000 gallon bullets equipped with double deluge fire protection systems. |
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Built primarily of reconditioned equipment,
components were assembled from seven states.
The use of reconditioned equipment allowed the plant to be built
for 1/3 the cost of a similar new plant.
The plant was constructed entirely within the bounds of the existing plant with no interruption of ongoing activities. Plant operation began operations less than six months after beginning construction with the plant reaching full capacity within nine months. |
