Keith Stelter, Chief Strategy Officer with American Safety Services, recently interviewed David Wallace, Facilities Engineering Supervisor with ConocoPhillips. In a wide-ranging discussion, David discusses the challenges his team faced with emissions generated by needing to flare tank vapor gas because of oxygen contamination, and how they solved the problem using EcoVapor ZerO2 technology. Watch the…
On January 12th, EPA released its proposed rule on the “Waste Emission Charge”, established in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The WEC program applies to facilities in the oil and gas sector that exceed certain calculated emission thresholds by imposing “a charge on high-emitting oil and gas facilities to incentivize actions to reduce wasteful…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced its Final Rule for Oil and Natural Gas Operations on December 2, 2023 (EPA oooob), which includes a specific focus on “covers and closed vent systems” (CVS) at sites established, modified, or reconstructed after December 6, 2022. Closed vent systems encompass a wide range of components, including storage tanks…
Oil and gas Facilities Engineers have the difficult task of managing Lease Operating Expense (LOE) of surface production equipment as output naturally declines over time. Equipment installed for initial production (IP) flow rates can quickly become oversized as a well ages, which can affect performance and per-unit operating costs. Right-sizing facilities to simultaneously optimize production…
Tank Batteries are A Major Contributor to Site Emissions Evidence indicates that tank batteries are one of the largest, if not the largest, source of emissions of CO2, volatile organics (VOCs) and nitrous oxides (NOx) in the upstream sector. This finding was discussed fully in our 2022 webinar, “The Road to Net Zero Goes Through…
Ensuring Gas is Pipeline Ready Leads to Zero Routine Flaring The Midland Reporter-Telegram (MRT) interviewed EcoVapor’s Jason Roe and Cody Blair on how our technology is helping oil and gas operators eliminate flaring and venting from tank batteries, helping them boost revenue and achieve their environmental performance goals. Excerpt: “‘This is cash everyone is burning.’…
Why Are My Well Sites Still Flaring? In light of more stringent emissions rules and environmental performance mandates to achieve net-zero emissions and eliminate routine flaring, current production practices are being reexamined. In our first blog post on the subject Zero Routine Flaring Targets Cannot Be Met Without Addressing Tank Battery Flaring and Venting, we…
What is the Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) Initiative? In light of more stringent emissions rules and environmental performance mandates to achieve net-zero emissions and eliminate routine flaring, current production practices are being reexamined. In 2015, The World Bank launched the Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) initiative to encourage governments and upstream producers to eliminate the practice…
In our Case Study, Zero Routine Flaring Targets Cannot Be Met Without Addressing Tank Battery Flaring and Venting, we cover emissions measurement in more depth and provide a case study demonstrating how one E&P operator discovered tank batteries were the largest source of well site emissions. Download the Case Study Case Study Summary In light of…
The panel discussion covers: Federal emissions regulations impacting oil and gas operations in active areas Permitting given the interplay between State and Federal emissions limits Impact of compliance on economic and environmental performance Potential for increased emissions restrictions in select non-attainment areas Stay tuned for the lively Q&A session at the end of the webinar!