NATURAL GAS

CASE: COLOMBIA

Carlos Eduardo Gómez Vega 2151427

Vivian Lucia López Galán 2161895
Course: Gas Engineering
Universidad Industrial de Santander
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1. Overview
2. History of natural gas
3. Main oil fields in Colombia
4. Gas reserves and production
5. Gas regulations
6. Future
 OVERVIEW
Natural gas is a mixture of simple hydrocarbons that are in a gaseous state,
mainly composed of methane (more than 90% approximately); in addition, it
may contains small amounts of ethane, propane, butane and other heavier
hydrocarbons, impurities can also be found in the gas such as nitrogen, sulfuric
acid, carbón dioxide and water.

Source:https://www.semana.com/contenidos-editoriales/hidrocarburos-son-el-futuro/articulo/la-busqueda-de-hidrocarburos-en-el-fondo-del-caribe-colombiano/590006
 USES OF NATURAL GAS

Electricity
Industry
generation

Transport Domiciliary

Source: https://www.gasnaturalgnu.com/gas-natural-comprimido-en-la-industria/
https://www.lanacion.com.co/municipios-del-huila-estara-sin-servicio-de-gas-domiciliario/
https://empleospetrolerosdotorg.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/gas-electrico/
 PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION CHAIN
Distribution
03
● Gas Storage
● Transport: CNG - LNG

Extraction
Gas reservoirs: Onshore
& Offshore. https://www.gecf.org/gas-data/lnggtl.aspx

01 02
Treatment and
processing
● Dehydration
● Sweetening: H2S - CO2
https://coursegate.co.uk/course/diploma-in-gas-engineering/
● Fractionation of heavy
components

https://www.dioneoil.com/store/p358/Gas_sweetening_unit.html
 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG)

Gas pressure
is increased to
keep it in a
gaseous state

Source: petroquímica

P máx: 3600 psi

 GNV ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
Vehicular
natural gas 30% CO2
65% CO

❏ Nitrous oxides
❏ Sulfur
❏ Heavy metals

El tiempo
 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
Natural gas that has been
cooled to such an extent
that it condenses to liquid

Temperature: -162° C
Atmospheric pressure
Density 400-500 Kg/m3

Methane composition 87-99.8%

Calorific value 21-24 GJ/m3

Gas liquefaction Thermal conductivity 0.19-0.22 W/m-K

 History of Natural Gas - Colombia
● Gas reservoirs: Failure Regulation: Law 10 of ● Promigas
● Valuable oil 1961 ● Chuchupa - Ballenas:
Offshore development

1920 - 1950 1961 1974

50’s 1962 80’s - 90’s

● Promogas First gas pipeline:

Development of
● Córdoba y Sucre Cicuco- Barranquilla
Cusiana and
Cupiagua oilfields.
MAIN OILFIELDS IN COLOMBIA: LLANOS
ORIENTALES BASIN
MAIN OILFIEDS IN COLOMBIA: CUSIANA

GAS PRODUCTION: 139,503 MPCD

OIL PRODUCTION: 1653,98 BPD

Source: ANH - January 2020 - December

2019
MAIN OILFIEDS IN COLOMBIA: CUSIANA

Amine unit
MAIN OILFIEDS IN COLOMBIA: CUSIANA

● 2 trains with capacity of:

168 MMscfd c/u

● Remove:
CO2: 6% to 0%
H2S: 6 ppmv to < 1 ppmv
MAIN OILFIEDS IN COLOMBIA: CUPIAGUA

GAS PRODUCTION: 310,519 MPCD

OIL PRODUCTION: 5232 BPD

Source: ANH - Enero 2020

 MAIN OILFIEDS IN COLOMBIA: CUPIAGUA

Source: https://byjus.com/physics/joule-thomson-effect/

Pressure drop: 1800 psi to 950 psi

Joule Thomson Separator

MAIN OILFIEDS IN COLOMBIA: CUPIAGUA
 GAS RESERVES
2018 2019

3.782 giga ft³ 3.149 giga ft³

9.8 YEARS 8.1 YEARS

of the proven gas reserves are found in Casanare (1,894 Gpc). They are
followed by La Guajira with 15% (486 Gpc) and Córdoba with 10% (301 Gpc).
60% The fields that concentrate most of these reserves are Cusiana (599 Gpc),
Cupiagua (593 Gpc) and Pauto (572 Gpc).- Ministerio de minas y energía.
GAS PRODUCTION

FEBRUARY
2020

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos

GAS PRODUCTION

FEBRUARY
2020

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos

MONTHLY AVERAGE

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos

MONTHLY AVERAGE

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos

 GAS REGULATIONS

CONSTITUTION OF STATE OBLIGATIONS

COLOMBIA, 1991

REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC

SERVICES SECTOR
 TRANSPORT OF NATURAL GAS

SNT RUT

Set of gas pipelines located Resolution 071 of 1999

in the national territory.

INTEGRITY CORROSION EXCHANGE

OF GASES

Establishes the operational and

commercial rules that govern the
Guíadelgas national transport system (SNT).
GAS REQUIREMENTS

Source: CREG
TRANSPORT
NETWORK

Promigas
PIPELINE NETWORK - Km

PROMIGAS 1292 Km

TGI 871 Km

PROGASUR 304 Km

PROMIORIENTE 274 Km
 GAS TRANSPORTED - Mpcd

TGI observed a growth of 332 Mpcd in its volume of gas transported,

reaching 460 Mpcd, with which it reached a 46% share of the total gas
transported in the country, followed in this instance by Promigas with
37%.
NATURAL GAS COVERAGE
 COVID-19 PANDEMIC: COLOMBIA

BEFORE COVID-19 GAS DEMAND:

1030 GBTUD

GAS OFFER:
1250 GBTUD

GAS DEMAND: 28 %
COVID-19 797 GBTUD

Source: Energy Markets - BMC

 COVID-19 PANDEMIC: COLOMBIA

SECTOR BEFORE COVID-19 COVID-19 VARIATION

INDUSTRY 279 207 -26%

REFINERY 160 112 -30%

GNCV 55 25 -55%
GAS OFFER: 1250
RESIDENTIAL 209 181 -13%
GBTUD
THERMAL 311 199 -36%

TOTAL 1014 724 29%

Source: Energy Markets - BMC

 FUTURE

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 REFERENCES
• http://www.anh.gov.co/
• http://www.bolsamercantil.com.co/
• http://www.promigas.com/Es/Paginas/Default.aspx
• https://www.creg.gov.co/
• https://id.presidencia.gov.co/
• https://crudotransparente.com/
• Thesis: Methodology for the selection of the appropriate tool in the inspection and
internal cleaning of gas pipelines - Gerardo Zambrano Perdomo (UIS)
• Thesis: Evaluation of the natural gas supply alternatives for a consumption center in
Colombia - Ing Mario Torres Lopez (UIS).
• Cusiana Field: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5fKaTpD2lE