In 2017, PDC Energy identified a need to improve flow assurance while capturing tank vapor gas at a number of facilities in Colorado. This high-Btu gas was not able to be captured and sold when contaminated with oxygen, resulting in potential shut-in of the production facility or combustion of the gas with higher air emissions and loss of potential revenue.
Beginning in 2018, PDC Energy deployed a fleet of EcoVapor’s ZerO2 units to address this situation. Currently, there are 60 units operating in the field.
PDC Energy found that revenue generated from tank vapor capture can provide a direct economic return.
More importantly, minimizing the risk of oil and gas production interruptions, while also reducing combustion of tank vapors, is a substantial financial and operational advantage.
PDC also benefits from the use of the technology in permitting with significant reductions in PTE and the flexibility to add production without exceeding permit thresholds.
