1. a) Briefly explain about conventional and non- conventional gas reserves in India.

b) Give short notes on CBM

2. a) Explain and Neat sketch "Oil-free rotary screw compressors"
b) Differentiate reciprocating & centrifugal compressor.
3. a) What is acid gas? How to remove acid gas by using amine? Explain about it
with neat sketch.
b) Classify the processes used to sweeten Natural gas.
4. a) List & compare four methods of drying NG. What factors determine a water
dew point specifications?
b) What are the factors affect the glycol dehydrator?
5 a) Briefly explain about lean oil absorption process with neat sketch.
b) What is retrograde condensate? Explain with neat sketch.
6. a) Briefly explain about mercury removed from NG by Regenerative process wit
neat sketch.
b) Give short note on: non-regenerative process.
7. a) Briefly explain about NGL fractionation process with neat sketch
b) Removal of HC condensate from NG may be desirable. Under what circumstances
would this be true?
8. a) Briefly explain about J-T liquefaction plant with neat sketch.
b) Give short note on: cascade cycle

1. a) What are the impurities affect the Natural gas? Explain.

b) Classify natura gas.
2. a) Explain and Neat sketch " Oil injected rotary screw compressor ".

b) Name three chemicals used most frequently to prevent hydrate formation.

Explain about it.
3. a) Summarize the areas of application for the common gas sweetening processes.
What factors are considered?
b) Describe a typical iron sponge unit.
4. a) compare adsorption & absorption process in dehydration. Give the examples.
b) Why TEG is better in dehydration process? Name three types of adsorbents.
5. a) Briefly explain about two stage F3 refrigeration system with neat sketch.
b) Give short note on membrane process in nitrogen recovery.
6. a) Briefly explain NRU process with neat sketch.
b) What are the trace components present in NG?
7. a) Briefly explain about SCOT process with neat sketch.
b) What are the situations to motivate the maximum condensate recovery?
8. a) Briefly explain about Peak sharing plant process with neat sketch
b) Name three above ground storage vessel in LNG. Explain about it.

1. a) Briefly explain about Natural gas products.

b) Give short notes on Natural gas composition.
2. a) What is gas hydrates? What are the chemical compounds present in it? and
Explain about structure I,II and H with neat sketch.

b) Name three methods of preventing hydrates in Natural gases. Under what

circumstances are these three methods used most advantageously?
3. a) Briefly explain about hot potassium carbonate process with neat sketch.
b) Why acid gas removed from natural gas? Explain about it.
4. a) If a NG containing water vapor is cooled at constant pressure, which will
condensate first, HC liquid or liquid water? Explain about it.
b) Compare adsorption and absorption process in dehydration.
5. a) Briefly explain about low temperature separator process with neat sketch.
b) What are advantages and disadvantages by using plate fin exchanger in HC
recovery?
6. a) Briefly explain about PSA process with neat sketch.
b) Why mercury removed from NG? Explain it.
7. a) Briefly explain about 'S' removal from caustic treating process with neat
sketch.
b) Write objective of condensate stabilization & give the details about it.
8. a) Briefly explain about open cycle expander cycle with neat sketch.
b) Name three ground storage vessel in LNG. Explain about it.

1. a) Briefly explain about sources of natural gas

b) Give short notes on Natural gas products specification.
2. a) Briefly explain about Reciprocating compressor with neat sketch.
b) Give short notes on " thermodynamics of compression".

3. a) How to remove carbon dioxide from natural gas by using membrane. Briefly
explain about it.
b) compare chemical & physical solvent in acid gas treating.
4. a) Briefly explain about Glycol dehydration process with neat sketch.
b) List the reasons for drying NG.
5. a) Briefly explain about Twister process with neat sketch.
b) Give short note on fractionation process.
6. a) Briefly explain about nitrogen rejection for EOR.
b) Give short note on BTEX.
7. a) How does the gas type or source ( gas well gas, retrograde condensate gas or
associated gas) affect its processing?
b) If a NG may exhibit HC condensation in the pipeline, what three alternative
procedures can be adopted?
8. a) Briefly explain J-T liquefaction cycle with neat sketch.
b) Give short note on: closed cycle liquid plant.