EagleClaw taps UOP Russell technology to recover Permian Basin NGLs

Honeywell UOP will provide a modular Honeywell UOP Russell cryogenic gas processing plant to help EagleClaw Midstream Ventures recover valuable natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Permian Basin, project officials announced on Friday.

Midland, Texas-based EagleClaw is focused on developing midstream infrastructure opportunities in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.

The skid-mounted modular plant will be shipped via semi-trucks to EagleClaw’s East Toyah plant from Honeywell UOP’s manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

When it enters operation, the unit is capable of processing 200 MMSCFD of natural gas to extract NGLs.

“Customers such as EagleClaw are building new capacity in response to demand for NGLs, which are used as fuel additives and petrochemical feedstocks,” said John Gugel, vice president and general manager for Honeywell UOP’s gas processing and hydrogen business.

“Because this unit is shop-fabricated and shipped as a modular system, it benefits from standardized design and construction techniques that ensure fast project completion and highly reliable performance," he added.

Modular gas processing plants allow midstream gas companies to expand incrementally as feed volumes increase over time using parallel process trains, and to upgrade facilities with additional process capabilities or to adapt to changing feed stocks and product slates.

“Our goal is to stay a step ahead of our customers’ processing needs and provide the optionality they need to move hydrocarbons to the best possible markets,” said EagleClaw's president and CEO Bob Milam.

The Honeywell UOP Russell equipment is designed to make both the natural gas stream producer and the midstream service provider highly competitive. Today, more than 100 Honeywell UOP Russell modular cryogenic units are in operation in North America.