ABSTRACT:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an inert gas, which is present in hydrocarbon

deposits, sometimes considerably, so a recovery treatment must be made in
the gas treatment plants, because of their Properties of air pollution,
corrosion, damage to health or also, is present in non-significant quantities,
so it is not necessary to separate it from the gas stream.
The Santa Rosa field gas stream contains more than 10% CO2 and is
separated into the recovery unit in a process plant. Once separated from the
stream the gas is vented to the atmosphere at a flow of 4.2 million cubic
feet per day approximately, in the absence of a CO2 utilization system.
The design of a CO2 recovery system is proposed, to eliminate the
environmental pollution caused and its use as an improved recovery
method.
The basic engineering analysis was performed to determine the equipment
needed for the CO2 recovery system and its transportation to the injector
well, as well as a cost analysis to determine the project's profitability.
By putting the system into operation, the company or operator could
become the first in the country's hydrocarbon industry to implement a CO2
re-injection system, fulfilling the main objective of minimizing the emission
of this atmospheric pollutant.