Kevin S. Fisher, P.E.
Publications
Jones, C., S. Fulk, and K. Fisher. 21-24 February 2022. “Acid Base Chemistry Implications for Alkanolamine Gas Treating.” Presented at Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference 2022, Norman, OK.
Sachde, D.J., K.E. McIntush, C.M. Beitler, and K.S. Fisher. “Preventing explosions in molten sulphur tanks". In: Sulphur 390 (September / October 2020), pp. 52-60.
McKaskle, R., and K. Fisher. September 2019. “Strategies Optimize Vapor Control on Production Sites.” American Oil & Gas Reporter. https://www.aogr.com/web-exclusives/exclusive-story/strategies-optimize-vapor-control-on-production-sites.
McKaskle, R., and K. Fisher. August 2019. “Solutions Optimize Vapor Management.” American Oil & Gas Reporter. August 2019 pp. 55-57.
McKaskle, R., and K. Fisher. May 8, 2019. “Vapor Control Solutions for Upstream Oil and Gas Production.” Presented at the GPA Midstream 2019 Convention.
McKaskle, R., Rosalind Jones, Austyn Vance, Brad Piggott, Kevin Fisher, and Sallie Greenberg. 2019. “Illinois Basin – Decatur Project: Process Design and Operation of Carbon Dioxide Surface Facilities.” Illinois State Geological Survey. Circular 597, 42 p.
McKaskle, R., K. Fisher, P. Selz, and Y. Lu. 2018. “Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Capture Options from Ethanol Plants.” Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, Illinois. Circular 595, p. 46.
McIntush, K.E., K. Fisher, D. Sachde, and C. Beitler. September 10-14, 2018. "Design Considerations For Natural Draft Ventilation in Molten Sulfur Storage Tanks." Presented at Brimstone Sulfur Recovery Symposium 2018, Vail, CO.
Mamrosh, D., K. Fisher, A. Ryan, and A. Vance. April 15-18, 2018. “GPA Midstream Project 111: Comparison of GPA Midstream Data to Simulation Software Predictions.” Presented at the 2018 GPA Midstream Convention, Austin, TX.
Mamrosh, D., R. Jones, K. Fisher, and C. Wallace. February 27, 2017. “Technology Screening for Natural Gas Liquids Treatment.” Presented at the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, OK.
Sexton, A.J., Fisher, K., Beitler, C., Dombrowski, K., Youngerman, J., Rochelle, G., Chen, E., Nielsen, P., Davison, J., Singh, P., “Evaluation of Amine Reclaimer Operation and Waste Disposal from Post-Combustion CO2 Capture”, presented at Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference 2016, Norman, OK, 21-24 February 2016.
Guvelioglu, G.H., J.E. Palamara, D.L. Mamrosh, P. Higginbotham, G. Arora, and K.S. Fisher. February 2015. “H2S Removal from CO2 by Distillation.” Presented at the 2015 Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, OK.
Sexton, A., A. Douglas, K. Fisher, R. McKaskle, “Process Engineering Perspectives on CO2 Capture Technology Development”, Presented at the Carbon Management Technology Conference, November 2015, Sugarland, TX.
Mamrosh, D., Fisher, K., McIntush, K., McKaskle, R., Beitler, C. “Early-Phase Evaluation of CO2 Recovery at Geothermal Facilities”, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), The World Bank, October 2015.
Mamrosh, D.L., K.E. McIntush, K. Fisher, “Caustic Scrubber Designs for H2S Removal from Refinery Gas Streams”, presented at the 2014 AFPM Annual Meeting, AM-14-48, March 2014.
Sexton, Andrew, K. Dombrowski, P. Nielsen, G. Rochelle, K. Fisher, J. Youngerman, E. Chen, P. Singh, J. Davison, "Evaluation of reclaimer sludge disposal from post-combustion CO2 Capture", Energy Procedia 63 (2014) 926-939.
Mamrosh, Darryl, Ken McIntush, Austyn Douglas, Kevin Fisher, Bjarni Juliusson, Ingvi Gunnarsson, Sigurdur Markusson, Kristin Matthiasdottir, Magnus Arnarson, "Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide and Recovery of Carbon Dioxide from Geothermal Non-Condensable Gas Using Water", presented at Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, 2014.
Mamrosh, D.L., K.E. McIntush, K. Fisher, C.M. Beitler, “Caustic Scrubber Design for Refinery Fuel Gas, Sour Water Stripper Gas, and Other Refinery Applications”, presented at Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference 2013, Norman, OK, February 2013.
McIntush, K.E., D. Mamrosh, K. Fisher, C.A.M. Beitler, “Caustic Scrubber Design for Refinery Fuel Gas, Sour Water Stripper Gas, and Other Refinery Applications”. Presented at the 2012 Brimstone Sulfur Recovery Symposium. September 11-14, 2012. Vail, CO.
Sexton, Andrew J., Fisher, Kevin S. “Degradation Products and Volatile Emissions in Post-Combustion Amine CO2 Capture Processes”, Presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference on Carbon Capture, Utilization & Sequestration, Pittsburgh, PA, April 30 –May 3, 2012.
McKaskle, R., K. Fisher, R. Jones, S. Frailey, “Design, Startup, and Operation of a 50 MWe CO2 Sequestration System”, Presented at Eleventh Annual Carbon Capture, Utilization & Sequestration Conference and Published in Conference Proceedings, May 2012.
Mamrosh, D., K. Fisher, “Hydrocarbon Solubility in Glycol and Amine Solutions”, RR-206, Project 975-5, Gas Processors Association, May 2012.
Mamrosh, D., K. Fisher, J. Matthews, “Preparing Solubility Data for Use by the Gas Processing Industry: Updating Key Resources", presented at 2012 GPA Convention, New Orleans, LA, April 2012.
Mamrosh, D., K. Fisher, “Solubility of CO2 and H2S in EG and TEG”, RR-209, Project 975-8, Gas Processors Association, July 2012.
McIntush K.E., J.E. Lundeen, K.S. Fisher, C.A.M. Beitler, and K. Tyndall. "When CO2 is more hazardous than H2S". Presented at the 2011 Brimstone Sulfur Recovery Symposium. September 13-16, 2011. Vail, CO.
Mamrosh, D., K. Fisher, “Methanol Solubility in Natural Gas”, RR-208, Project 975-7, Gas Processors Association, July 2011.
Swadener, M., J. Lundeen, K. Fisher, C. Beitler, "Use glycerol to dehydrate supercritical carbon dioxide", Hydrocarbon Processing, July 2011, Vol. 90, No. 7, pp. 75-78.
Tyndall, K., K. McIntush, J. Lundeen, K. Fisher, C. Beitler, "When is CO2 more hazardous than H2S", Hydrocarbon Processing, January 2011, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp. 45-48.
Blythe, Gary, Mandi Richardson, Paul Chu, Charles Dene, Dirk Wallschlager, Katherine Searcy, and Kevin Fisher, “Selenium Speciation and Partitioning in Wet FGD Systems”, paper accepted for Publication at the 2010 International Water Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 24-28, 2010.
Blythe, Gary, Mandi Richardson, Paul Chu, Charles Dene, Dirk Wallschlager, Katherine Searcy, and Kevin Fisher, “Selenium Speciation and Partitioning in Wet FGD Systems”, paper accepted for Publication at the 2010 Power Plant Air Pollutant Control “MEGA” Symposium, Baltimore, MD August 30 – Sept 2, 2010.
Myers, Duane, Kevin Fisher, Carrie Beitler, and Andrew Sexton, “Systems Analysis of Ionic Liquids Sorbents for CO2 Capture”, Presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 10-13, 2010. CO2 Impurities Literature Review: Contaminants from Post-Combustion CO2 Capture, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2010, 1019821, Principal Investigators: Sexton, A, C. Beitler, K. Fisher.
McKaskle, R., K. Fisher, A. Sexton, "Comparison of Source Specific CO2 Capture Processes", Presented at Society of Petroleum Engineers International Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage, and Utilization, San Diego, California, Nov. 3, 2009.
Leppin, D., K. Fisher, and D. Matonis, “Modeling Direct Injection of H2S Scavenger in Pipelines: Laboratory Investigations and Improved Computer Model, Presented at the 88th Annual GPA Convention, San Antonio, TX, March 8 – 11, 2009.
Mamrosh, D.L., C.M. Beitler, K.E. McIntush, K.S. Fisher, and S. Stem, "Use of Caustic in a Short Contact Time Approach to Selectively Scrub H2S from CO2-Contaminated Gas Streams”, Proceedings of the 59th Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, 22 February to 25 February 2009, Norman, Oklahoma, USA, pp. 445-459.
McKaskle, R., K. Fisher, K. Searcy, C. Rueter, “Study Evaluates Storage Tank VOC Emissions Reduction (Parts 1 and 2)”, Oil and Gas Journal, Aug. 25, 2008 and Sep. 8, 2008.
McKaskle, R., K. Fisher, K. Searcy, C. Rueter, “Evaluation of VOC Emission Controls for Oil and Gas Production Storage Tanks”, Presented at the 87th Annual GPA Convention, Dallas, Texas, 2-5 March 2008.
Mamrosh, D., C. Beitler, K. Fisher, S. Stem, “Consider improved scrubbing designs for acid gases”, Hydrocarbon Processing, January 2008, pp. 69-74.
Fisher, K.S., K. Searcy, G.T. Rochelle, S. Ziaii, C. Schubert, “Advanced Amine Solvent Formulations and Process Integration for Near-Term CO2 Capture Success”, Final Report for DOE Grant DE-FG02-06ER84625, June 2007.
MacCallum, R.N., K.E. McIntush, K.S. Fisher, "Flammability of Mixtures of CO2 and Hydrocarbons”, Proceedings of the 57th Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, 25 February to 28 February 2007, Norman, Oklahoma, USA, pp. 282-297.
McKaskle, Ray, Kevin Fisher, Scott Frailey, “Design of a CO2 Injection System for Sequestration and Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Testing.” Poster Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May, 2006.
Fisher, Kevin S., Carrie Beitler, Curtis Rueter, Katherine Searcy, Gary Rochelle, and Majeed Jassim. “Integrating MEA Regeneration with CO2 Compression and Peaking to Reduce CO2 Capture Costs.” Final Report under DOE Grant DE-FG02-04ER84111, June 9, 2005
Fisher, Kevin S., Carrie Beitler, Curtis Rueter, Katherine Searcy, Dr. Gary Rochelle, Majeed Jassim, and Jose Figueroa. “Integrating MEA Regeneration with CO2 Compression to Reduce CO2 Capture Costs”, Paper Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May, 2005.
Fisher, Kevin S., Aqil Jamal, Dennis Leppin, “Design of Direct-Injection H2S Scavenging Systems”, Paper presented at the 55th Annual Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, 2005.
Jamal, Aqil, Dennis Leppin, and Kevin Fisher, “Application of Direct-Injection Scavenging to Treatment of Sour Storage Field Withdrawal Gas”, (Abstract Only), Proceedings of Natural Gas Technologies 2005 Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2005.
McIntush, Kenneth E., Kevin S. Fisher, Joseph E. Lundeen, and Jim Keogh, “Analysis of the Market for New Sulfur Recovery Technologies”, Proceedings of Natural Gas Technologies 2005 Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2005.
Fisher, Kevin S., Joe Lundeen, Carrie Beitler, Charles B. Wallace, Randy Holt, and Don Purvis, “Construction of the First New Glycerol Dehydration System in the Last 15 Years at Denbury’s Gluckstadt Facility” Proceedings of Natural Gas Technologies 2005 Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 2005.
Fisher, Kevin S., Joe Lundeen, Carrie Beitler, Charles B. Wallace, Randy Holt, and Don Purvis, “Use of Glycerol (Glycerin) to Dehydrate CO2 Above the Critical Pressure at Denbury’s Mississippi Facilities”, Paper Presented at the 10th Annual CO2 Flooding Conference, Midland, TX, Dec. 2004.
MacCallum, R.N., K.S. Fisher, K.E. McIntush, “Flammability of Mixtures of CO2 and Hydrocarbons,” Presented at Ninth Annual CO2 Conference, Midland Center, Center for Energy and Economic Diversification (CEED), University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB), Midland, Texas, December 9th - 11th, 2003.
Fisher, K.S., D. Leppin, R. Palla, A. Jamal, “GTI Directs Research Towards Direct-Injection H2S Scavengers,” OIPA WellHead magazine, August 2003, p. 14.
Dalrymple, Dennis A., David W. DeBerry, Carrie Beitler, David M. Seeger, Kevin S. Fisher, and Kenneth E. McIntush, “Developing and Demonstrating the CrystaSulf Process”, Gas Technology Institute Report GRI-03/0088, April, 2003.
Fisher, K.S., D. Leppin, R. Palla, A. Jamal, “Process Engineering for Natural Gas Treatment using Direct-Injection H2S Scavengers”, GasTIPS, Spring 2003, Vol 9, Number 2, pp. 12-17.
Fisher, Kevin S., and Gary T. Rochelle. “Effect of Mixing on Efficiencies for Reactive Tray Contactors.” AIChE Journal, Vol. 48, No. 11, 2002.
Fisher, Kevin S., and Joseph E. Lundeen. “H2S Scavenger Process Selection for Natural Gas Treatment.” GasTIPS, Fall 2000 Issue, Gas Research Institute.
Fisher, Kevin S., Joseph e. Lundeen, and Dennis Leppin. “Fundamentals of H2S Scavenging for Treatment of Natural Gas.” Paper presented at the 9th GRI Sulfur Recovery Conference, October 24-27, 1999.
Fisher, K.S., S.J. Killion, and J.E. Lundeen. “GRI Field Testing of Direct-Injection Scavenging.” Paper presented at the 78th Annual GPA Convention, Nashville, Tennessee, March 1-3, 1999.
Fisher, K.S., S.J. Killion, and J.E. Lundeen. “GRI Field Testing of Novel Approaches for Reducing H2S Scavenging Treatment Costs.” Paper presented at the 49th Annual Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, February 21-24, 1999.
Rueter, Curtis O., Carrie M. Beitler, Kevin S. Fisher, Mary Ellen Heavner, Sylvia J. Killion, and Douglas F. Skinner. Evaluating the Effect of Glycol Additives on Dehydration Emissions. Topical Report to the Gas Research Institute, GRI-99/0022, January, 1999.
Fisher, K. S. “GRI Testing of Direct-Injection H2S Scavenging." Paper presented at the 1998 International Gas Research Conference, San Diego, California, November 8-11, 1998.
Fisher, K. S. “Direct-Injection Testing of H2S Scavenging at GRI's Pipe Loop in South Texas." Paper presented at the 48th Annual Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 1998.
Fisher, K.S. “Initial Results from GRI’s 30 MMscf/Day Direct-Injection H2S Scavenging Test Facility.”Paper presented at the 1997 GRI Sulfur Recovery Conference, Austin, Texas, October 12-14, 1997.
Fisher, Kevin. “Hydrogen Sulfide Scavenging Research Accelerates the Use of Improved Technologies.” GasTIPS, Winter 1995/1996 Issue, Gas Research Institute.
Skinner, Douglas F., Ruth L. Carlson, Peter F. Ellis, and Kevin S. Fisher. Evaluation of the CS-200 Analyzer for Optimization of Amine Unit Operations. Topical Report to the Gas Research Institute, GRI-095/0341, December, 1995.
Fisher, K.S. and J.E. Lundeen. “GRI Evaluation of Direct-Injection H2S Scavenging at Ten Sites.” Paper presented at the 1995 GRI Sulfur Recovery Conference, Austin, Texas, September 24-27, 1995.
Shires, T. and K. Fisher. “Field Evaluation of a Solid-Based H2S Scavenger.” Paper presented at the 1995 GRI Sulfur Recovery Conference, Austin, Texas, September 24-27, 1995.
Fisher, K.S., T.M. Shires (Radian Corporation), and D. Leppin (Gas Research Institute). Field Evaluation of a Solid-based H2S Scavenger for Treating Sour Natural Gas. Topical Report to Gas Research Institute, GRI-94/0161, August 1995.
Dalrymple, D.A. and K.S. Fisher. “GRI Research Program in H2S Scavenging 1995 Update.” Paper presented at the 74th Annual GPA Convention, San Antonio, Texas, March 13-15, 1995.
Fisher, K.S. and D.A. Dalrymple. GRI Field Evaluation of Liquid-based H2S Scavengers in Tower Applications at a Natural Gas Production Plant in South Texas. Topical Report to Gas Research Institute, GRI-94/0437, February 1995.
Fisher, K. S., and C.O. Rueter, M. Lyon, and J. Gamez, “Glycol Dehydrator Emission Control Improved,”Oil and Gas Journal, pp. 40 - 44, February 27, 1995.
Fisher, K.S. and D. Leppin. “Results of GRI Field Testing of H2S Scavenging Process.” Paper presented at the 45th Annual Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, February 26 – March 1, 1995.
Fisher, K.S., and Dennis Dalrymple. “Test Plan: Field Evaluation of SulfaTreat at Southwestern Gas Pipeline Company’s Thurman and East Pokey Natural Gas Processing Sites", Gas Research Institute Report, November, 1994.
Rueter, C. O., K. S. Fisher, P. A. Thompson, and D. B. Myers, “R-BTEX Prototype Performance Testing Results,” Final Report, GRI Report No. GRI-93/0430, August 1994.
Fisher, K.S., B.J. Petrinec (Radian International) and A.J. Foral (The M.W. Kellogg Company). “GRI Sulfur Scavenging Technology Research.” Paper presented at the 1994 GRI Sulfur Recovery Conference, Lakeway, Texas, May 15-17, 1994.
Sivalls, C. R., C. O. Rueter, K. S. Fisher, and J. Gamez, “The R-BTEX Process for Mitigating Air Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators,” In: Proceedings of the 1994 Glycol Dehydrator/Gas Processing Air Toxics Conference, GRI Report No. GRI-94/0156, June 1994.
Rueter, C. O., P. A. Thompson, and K. S. Fisher, “Update on the R-BTEX Process for Controlling Air Toxic Emissions from Glycol Dehydration Units,” Presented at PETRO-SAFE '93, 4th Annual Environmental, Safety and Health Conference, Houston, TX, January 26-28, 1993.
Fisher, K. S., D.A. Dalrymple, and D. A. Raden, “Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Synthesis Gas Derived from Natural Gas,” GRI Final Report, March 1990.
Holcombe, L.J., S.J. Galegher, K.S. Fisher, and M.L. Owen, “Manual for Management of Low-Volume Wastes from Fossil-Fuel-Fired Power Plants: Spent Solvent Waste Management Supplement,” Draft Final Report, Electric Power Research Institute, March 1989.
Contributing Author to EPRI Reports
Findings from Study of Novel Beneficial Use of Flue Gas for Plant Operations: Part 1: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization for pH Control in Cooling Water. EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2020. 3002019729.
