Parameter
Potential Technology

Moisture (H₂O)

Fiber-Optic Moisture Analyzer (COSA Xentaur – Hygrophil Series)

Hydrocarbon Dew Point (HCDP)

Hydrocarbon Dew Point Analyzer

H₂S

TDLAS, Lead Acetate Tape

Moisture / Dew Point

Fiber-Optic or Aluminum Oxide Moisture Analyzer

Water Content (ppm)

Trace Moisture Analyzer

Water Content in Glycol

Capacitive / Conductivity Liquid Analyzer

Glycol Concentration / Strength

Density or Refractive Index Analyzer

Hydrocarbon Content

Process Gas Analyzer

Water Vapor / Hydrocarbon

Moisture / Hydrocarbon Analyzer

Water Vapor

Fabry Perot interferormeter

Description

The Dehydration Unit is a critical gas conditioning process in midstream and gas processing facilities, designed to remove water vapor from natural gas to meet pipeline and downstream process specifications. Wet gas enters the glycol contactor, where it flows counter-currently against lean glycol, allowing water vapor to be absorbed from the gas stream. The resulting dry gas is routed to downstream units or export pipelines, while the rich glycol is regenerated through a series of heating and separation steps including flash tank, still column, and reboiler. The regenerated lean glycol is cooled and recycled back to the contactor. Effective dehydration prevents hydrate formation, corrosion, and liquid dropout, ensuring safe gas transportation and reliable operation of downstream units such as LNG, NGL recovery, and cryogenic processes.