Investigation and diagnosis of startup foaming issues at a new tail gas treater

is a Process Engineer with Phillips 66, working with crude and vacuum distillation, saturate gas distillation and diesel hydrotreating. Mr. Copper has spent most of his career focused on operations engineering, but also has experience in process design, energy conservation and capital project startup support. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

is a Special Projects Chemist with Phillips 66. He leads the process chemistry team, performing analytical forensic investigations to address challenging operational problems. Dr. Contreras has a Bch degree in chemical engineering from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, along with an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Dayton in Ohio. He earned his PhD in analytical chemistry from Brigham Young University in Utah.

is a Senior Scientist in Phillips 66’s Energy Research and Innovation (ERI) organization. He has more than 10 yr of experience in the petroleum industry, developing and implementing advanced analytical methods to support Phillips 66’s ERI and worldwide organizations. He earned a BS degree in chemistry and materials science technology from the University of Buea in Cameroon, an MS degree in biochemistry from the University of Toledo in Ohio, and a PhD in analytical chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

is the Director of Sulfur Processing at Phillips 66. He is a chemical engineer with 30 yr of experience in the petroleum industry, primarily in operations engineering and process design. Mr. Stavros earned a BS degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.

Nate Hatcher joined OGT in 2009. For most of his career, he has been involved with various facets of gas treating or sulfur recovery. His career began with Black & Veatch Pritchard Inc. and then 7 yr with ConocoPhillips Inc. as Treating and Sulfur Processing Best Practices Network Lead. Hatcher worked briefly with Trimeric Corp. providing design and consulting services to the oil and gas sector. In 2022, he joined Phillips 66 as Director, Sulphur Processing. He holds a BS degree in chemical engi-neering from the University of Kansas, is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Kansas, and is a member of the industry Amine Best Practices Group.