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Natural-gas condensate
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<p>Natural-gas condensate, also called natural gas liquids, is a low-density mixture of <a href="/facts/Hydrocarbon/Dcg95Ju5">hydrocarbon</a> liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw <a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">natural gas</a> produced from many natural <a href="/facts/Natural_gas_field/wYoSQmGN">gas fields</a>. Some gas species within the raw natural gas will condense to a liquid state if the temperature is reduced to below the <a href="/facts/Hydrocarbon_dew_point/utwIU2NP">hydrocarbon dew point</a> temperature at a set pressure. </p><p>The natural gas condensate is also called condensate, or gas condensate, or sometimes <a href="/facts/Natural_gasoline/yJCc5fRM">natural gasoline</a> because it contains hydrocarbons within the gasoline boiling range, and is also referred to by the shortened name condy by many workers on gas installations. Raw natural gas used to create condensate may come from any type of gas well such as: </p> <ul><li>Crude <a href="/facts/Oil_well/mNNRJmuE">oil wells</a>: Natural gas that comes from crude oil wells is typically called <i>associated gas</i>. This gas could exist as a separate gas cap above the crude oil in the underground reservoir or could be dissolved in the crude oil, ultimately coming out of solution as the pressure is reduced during production. Condensate produced from oil wells is often referred to as <i>lease condensate</i>.</li> <li>Dry gas wells: These wells typically produce only raw natural gas that contains no condensate with little to no crude oil and are called <i>non-associated</i> gas. Condensate from dry gas is extracted at <a href="/facts/Natural-gas_processing/8Xt3LdnQ">gas processing</a> plants and is often called <i>plant condensate</i>.</li> <li>Condensate wells: These wells typically produce raw natural gas along with <a href="/facts/Natural-gas_processing/8Xt3LdnQ">natural gas liquid</a> with little to no crude oil and are called <i>non-associated</i> gas. Such raw natural gas is often referred to as <a href="/facts/Wet_gas/rErrFqJF">wet gas</a>.</li></ul>