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Shale Gas Pre-Cooler
Overview Yipu Shale Gas Pre-Cooler delivers three core values through professional technologies: This product is particularly suitable for various shale gas development scenarios, serving as a key pre-treatment equipment for efficient shale gas exploration and utilization. The typical investment payback period is 1.5-2 years. I. Market Pain Point Analysis II. System Process Flow Intelligent Four-Stage…
Overview
Yipu Shale Gas Pre-Cooler delivers three core values through professional technologies:
- Outstanding Economic Benefits: Pressure energy recovery system improves energy efficiency by 30%; adapts to pressure depletion characteristics to extend the effective operating time of equipment.
- Strong Adaptability: Stable operation across a wide pressure range; intelligently adapts to shale gas compositions from different blocks.
- Rapid Investment Payback: Modular design shortens commissioning time; intelligent operation and maintenance reduce operating costs.
This product is particularly suitable for various shale gas development scenarios, serving as a key pre-treatment equipment for efficient shale gas exploration and utilization. The typical investment payback period is 1.5-2 years.
I. Market Pain Point Analysis
- Complex and Variable Shale Gas Compositions
- Shale gas compositions vary significantly across different blocks, with methane content fluctuating widely (65%-95%).
- Contains large amounts of impurities such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide, leading to poor adaptability of traditional equipment.
- Severe Fluctuations in Production Pressure
- Shale gas well pressure rapidly depletes from 8.0MPa to below 0.5MPa.
- Conventional equipment struggles to operate stably over a wide pressure range.
- Low Energy Efficiency Utilization
- Shale gas extraction consumes high energy, while traditional pre-cooling equipment has low energy efficiency ratio.
- Pressure energy is not effectively recovered and utilized.

II. System Process Flow
Intelligent Four-Stage Pre-Cooling System:
- Pressure Energy Recovery Stage
- High-pressure shale gas (≤8.0MPa) enters the expander power generation unit.
- Pressure energy is recovered, and the gas is pre-cooled to an intermediate temperature.
- First-Stage Deep Pre-Cooling
- Expanded gas enters the plate-fin main heat exchanger.
- Heat exchange with the refrigerant cools the gas below the dew point.
- Heavy Hydrocarbon Separation Stage
- Pre-cooled gas enters the high-efficiency separator.
- Heavy hydrocarbon components (C3+) and condensed water are separated.
- Precise Temperature Control
- PLC intelligently adjusts system parameters.
- Ensures the outlet temperature remains stable within the range of 2-15℃.
III. Working Principle
Adaptive Refrigeration Technology:
- Adopts mixed refrigerant cycle to automatically adapt to changes in gas composition.
- Integrates pressure energy recovery system to improve overall energy efficiency.
Intelligent Control Algorithm:
- Adjusts operating parameters based on real-time gas composition.
- Pressure adaptive control ensures stable operation over a wide pressure range.
- Anti-freezing and anti-clogging early warning and protection system.
IV. Core Advantages
- Wide Pressure Adaptability
- Operating pressure range: 0.05-8.0MPa, perfectly matching the pressure depletion characteristics of shale gas wells.
- Outlet temperature stability of ±1℃ during pressure fluctuations.
- High-Efficiency and Energy-Saving Design
- Integrates pressure energy power generation and recovery system, reducing energy consumption by 30%.
- Adaptive refrigeration technology improves partial-load energy efficiency by 25%.
- Intelligent Composition Adaptation
- Automatically identifies changes in gas composition and optimizes operating parameters.
- Handles shale gas with methane content ranging from 65% to 95%.
- Modular Rapid Deployment
- Integrated skid-mounted design shortens on-site installation cycle by 50%.
- Suitable for the rapid commissioning needs of shale gas well sites.
V. Technical Strength
Core Technology Patents:
- Wide pressure range adaptive control technology.
- Shale gas multi-component intelligent identification technology.
- Anti-freezing and anti-clogging early warning and protection system.
Manufacturing Process Advantages:
- Professional manufacturing qualification for high-pressure systems (8.0MPa).
- Special materials to resist corrosive components in shale gas.
- Strict airtightness testing standards.
VI. Product Series Introduction
Specialized Series Configuration:
- YP-SGP-200 Series: 60-500 Nm³/min (Single Well Group)
- YP-SGP-500 Series: 600-2000 Nm³/min (Small Gas Gathering Station)
- YP-SGP-2000 Series: 2500-5000 Nm³/min (Medium-Sized Processing Station)
- YP-SGP-5000 Series: 6000-10000 Nm³/min (Large-Scale Processing Center)
Customization Options:
- High-pressure explosion-proof configuration (8.0MPa)
- Mobile rapid deployment version
- Remote intelligent operation and maintenance system
VII. Application Scenario Solutions
Shale Gas Extraction Scenarios:
- Direct pre-treatment at single well sites, centralized pre-cooling of cluster well groups, front-end temperature control at gas gathering stations.
Liquefaction Application Scenarios:
- Pre-treatment for shale gas liquefaction facilities, pre-treatment for LNG liquefaction peak-shaving stations.
Pipeline Transportation Application Scenarios:
- Dew point control before shale gas pipeline transportation, pre-treatment for compressed natural gas (CNG) production.
Special Application Scenarios:
- Associated gas recovery from flowback fluid, temporary treatment equipment during the pilot production period.








