Section-A (Very Short Answers)

1. What do you mean by the term Retrograde?

2. What do you mean by triple point?
3. Differentiate between accuracy & precision in respect of Compressors.
4. What is Critical Point?
5. Write down the composition of Natural Gas with percentage of each
component.
6. Differentiate between Proved Reserves & Potential Reserves.
7. Write the names of various desiccant used in Adsorption & Absorption
dehydration?
8. Write down the composition of Natural Gas.
9. What do you mean by associated & non associated gas?
10.What do you mean by Clathrates? Explain with the help of diagram.
11.Define Degree of Freedom. Also state the formula to determine DOF.
12.What do you mean by triple point?
13.What is Critical Point?

Section-B (Short Answers)

14.Explain briefly the problems encountered during the exploration of
following:

a. CBM
b. Gas Hydrates
c. Tight Sand
d. Tight Shale
15.Calculate the degree of freedom at points a, b, c, d, e.

e.
16.Why do Retrograde phenomena occurs when the reservoir pressure
declines isothermally?
17.Classify the types of reservoirs by bifurcating the regions in a
multicomponent phase behavior equilibria.
18.What do you mean by OSHA? Describe its functions briefly.
19.What are the problems related to water content in gas?
20.Differentiate between Dew Point & dew Point Depression.
21. What do you mean by positive & negative deviation from Raults Law?
22.Differentiate between Dry gas & Wet gas.
23.Explain the phase behavior of single component system with three phases.
24.What do you mean by Explosive Limit? Why gas doesnt gets burn when
its concentration becomes high in atmosphere?
25.Define the types of sources of Natural Gas based on their origin.
26.What is Gas Recycling & what are its advantages?
27.Explain the types of desiccants used in adsorption process of natural gas.
28.Write down the various uses of Natural Gas in brief.
29.Explain the following:
a. The Principle of Variable area flowmeter
b. Why Natural Gas doesnt catches fire when its concentration
increases in air?
30.Describe the different uses of Compressors in exploration & transportation
of Natural Gas.
31.Describe any two of the following:

a. Calorimetric Flowmeter c. Vertical Separator

b. Helical Lobe
Compressor

d. Section-B (Short Answers)

32.Explain the process flow of a Gycol Dehydration Plant with the help of a
diagram.
33.Expalin the various types of thermodynamics involved in Gas Compression
Process with the help of diagram. Which process is most efficient?
34.What do you mean by Compressors? List the various types of compressors
& explain the various criteria for compression selection.
35.What are the desirable properties for physical adsorbent? Explain the
process flow of Adsorption Process with the help of diagram.
36.Enumerate the various methods used for Compression design calculations.
Also name the process from 3-4 & 4-5, in below mentioned figure.

37.Explain the following with the help of Multicomponent phase diagram:

a. Cricondentherm c. Bubble point

b. Cricondenbar d. Dew point
e. Saturation Envelope f. Quality Line