COALESCING FILTERS
for the
Shale Gas Processing
Industry
ED Barthelmes
TM Filtration
A leader in
Gas Filtration Technology
www.tmfiltration.com
1432 Walnut Street, Erie, PA 16502
email: ED_Barthelmes@tmfiltration.com
Who is TM FILTRATION ?
 TM Filtration is a division of TM Industrial Supply, a
provider of Custom Engineered Filtration Solutions.
 Over 35 years experience supplying filtration products to
the world’s largest fluid treatment and engineering
companies.
 17 Patents in the US and Foreign Countries
 TM Products can be found in 78 countries and 6
continents
Statement of Problem
 Shale Gas is “Wetter” than conventional Natural Gas
 Conventional Coalescing filters have high probability
of contaminate carryover
 Contaminate Carryover causes:
* Damage to downstream components = added expense
* Shut in situations = reduce revenue
FLOW INSIDE TO OUT
REQUIRES UPSTREAM PRE-FILTER to
ELIMINATE SLUGS & GROSS CONTAMINATE
LIQUIDS COALESCE ON OUTLET SURACE OF
ELEMENT
FILTERED GAS FLOW EXPOSED TO
CONTAMINATE = Source for CARRYOVER
NGL CARRY OVER COMMON
TM’s “NEW FLOW” GFM TECHNOLOGY
FLOW OUTSIDE TO IN
POLYPROPYLENE MEMBRANE
BARRIER ISOLATES CONTANINATE
FROM GAS FLOW
LIQUIDS COALESCE ON INNER
SURFACE OF ELEMENT
NO UPSTREAM PRE-FILTER
REQUIRED
FLOW ALLOWS FOR PLEATED
ELEMENT AND LARGE
SURFACE AREA
COMPLETE NGL SEPARATION
Filter Design Comparison
Traditional Element Design
Flow Inside to Outside
GFM Technology Element Design
Flow Outside to Inside
GFM COALESCING FILTER DESIGN
TM’s INTEGRATED
Multi Stage Filtration
3rd StageCoalescing
Filter element
2nd StageMist
Separator
1st StageCentrifugal
Separator
FLOW PATTERN
OUTSIDE OF ELEMENT , INWARD
1st Stage
ELIMINATES LIQUID SLUGS AND GROSS
CONTAMINATES
2nd Stage
MIST EXTRACTION FOR SEPARATING
LIQUIDS OF MICRON SIZE THAT CREATE
DROPLETS WHICH FALL OUT OF THE
FLOW STREAM DUE TO GRAVITY
3rd Stage
COALESCING AND FINE PARTICULAE
FILTRATION WITH GFM TECHNOLOGY®
CLEANED GAS IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH
COALESCED CONTAMINATE
OPERATING COST PROJECTIONS
Capital Equipment cost
Coalescing Filter
Pre-Filter
Installation Cost
Total Equipment
1,500
$ 65,000
Competitor
$ 65,000
45,000
3,000
$ 113,000
$
$
$
625
1
625
Element Change-out Cost
Maintenance Cost for change-out ($50/hr)
$
100
$
Number of change-outs per year
Total Annual MAINTENANCE cost
2
$ 1450
6
$ 8,400
TOTAL 1st YEAR COST OF FILTRATION
$ 66,450
$ 121,400
Element Cost
Cost per element
Number of elements per unit
Operational Element Cost
TM Filtration
$ 65,000
Totally Clean
100
12
$ 1,200
200
Partially Clean
TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
 PATENT Number 7,332,010
 PROVEN SUCESSFUL SHALE GAS APPLICATION with Rice
Energy/ Columbia Gas Transmission
 Over 90 units in service on FUEL GAS CONDITIONING and
COAL BED METHANE Applications since 2002
 THIRD PARTY VALIDATION by GANNON UNIVERSITY
MARKET OVERVIEW
 GFM Technology Positioned to meet Shale Gas Application
Requirements
 Filtration Considered “Commodity” with short lead time
 TM Filtration Reacting to Meet Market Demand
 Manufacturing Units to have in Inventory for “OFF the Shelf”
Delivery
TM’s VALUE PROPOSITION
• CLEANER GAS STREAMS
• HIGHER % NGL RECOVERY
• DECREASED TOTAL COST OF OPERATION
TM Filtration
1432 Walnut Street, Erie PA 16502
www.tmfiltration.com
814-456-1448