The routine process of loading transport trucks with crude oil and condensate product at well sites and production pads often results in surges of emissions during loadout operations. When transport trucks are loaded from the storage tanks, the displaced vapor in the truck trailer is often discharged, or vented, into the atmosphere. These loadout emissions are largely composed of hydrocarbon vapors (volatile organic compounds, or “VOC”) and air, and can amount to more than 10% of total emissions from a production site.
Facing these issues, an E&P company with operations in the DJ Basin of Colorado needed a way to reduce emissions levels associated with truck loadouts to lower overall Potential to Emit from the production pad. Lower PTE facilitates more efficient permitting and compliance, reducing operating costs and minimizing capital investment.
About the ZerO2 Oxygen Removal System
The patented Zer02 system offers operational flexibility, modularity and reliability. Zer02 units are skid mounted and have a small 4’x4’ footprint with only one inlet and one outlet, so they can be installed on any production pad. The Zer02 is modular, with the ability to run multiple units in parallel to scale-up, or down, as volumes change during the life of a well. With no moving parts, Zer02 units are extremely reliable.
