Chromatography skills are essential because accurate sampling and analysis enable product valuation and quality control. This one-week training gives attendees a thorough grounding in the basics of gas chromatography and covers GPA Midstream analysis standards.
Organized and led by members of GPA Midstream’s Analysis, Test Methods, and Product Specifications Committee, this hands-on curriculum is for chromatograph operators, measurement technicians, engineers, and anyone else who works with compositional and quality data. The lectures, demonstrations, and chromatograph operation sessions emphasize sample handling, calculations, and instrument operations for the analysis of natural gas and natural gas liquids.
LECTURE TOPICS
- Characteristics and Calibration
- Column Technology and Types
- Chromatogram Interpretation and Integration
- Fundamentals of Natural Gas Chemistry
- Gas Calculation Procedures
- Liquid Calculation Procedures
- Condensate Analysis
- Obtaining NG Samples & Lab Handling
- Physical Constants of Paraffin Hydrocarbons
- Quality Control and Assurance
- Reference Standard Blends
- Resolving BTU Differences
- Safety Practices for Hydrocarbons in Cylinders
- Portable Chromatographs
- Sulfurs, Olefins, and Other Contaminants
DEMONSTRATIONS
- Equipment
- Known Gas & Liquid
- Unknown Gas & Liquid
- Linearity
