Viability of GTL for the North American gas market

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01.01.2013 | Salehi, E. , Hatch Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Nel, W., Hatch Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Save, S. , Hatch Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

New developments in FT technology will enable economically viable gas-to-liquids (GTL) facilities at a smaller scale, compared with existing industrial facilities.

Keywords: [shale gas] [GTL] [natural gas] [upgrading] [reactors] [construction]

New developments in horizontal drilling, in combination with hydraulic fracturing, have greatly expanded producers’ ability to recover natural gas and oil from shale plays in North America. High shale gas activity has increased dry shale gas production in the US by around five times—from 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2006 to 4.8 Tcf in 2010—which is over 20% of the dry natural gas production volume in the US.^1,2

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Walter James O'Brien
01.11.2013

This is a very impressive and qualifies as a landmark article, in my estimation.

If I may, and with the express permission of the authors, may I submit at my expense a bit more "drill-down" which addresses the specific objectives of this article from a costs standpoint, please?

I have been a mechanical and piping systems cost analyst for 32 years. It would be my sincere pleasure to help corporate decision makers who wish to act on the findings of this article make more informed decisions in a general way.

Congratulations to these writers for fulfilling a much-needed obligation in providing to the hydrocarbon processing community such a first-rate overview.

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