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BMP ID: 2080
Title: Green completions
Text: "Completions that are able to defer initial gas volumes through specialized equipment rather than flaring to atmosphere is a proactive effort that is beneficial for all elements of the environment. "Green Completions" reduces noise levels, visual effects from flaring, reduces air pollution, and is an economic gain in many cases."
Source Publication Name: Upper Green River Basin Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan
Citation Section:
Citation Page: 56
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Drilling
Oil / Gas Field: GREATER GREEN RIVER
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Wyoming Game and Fish Department
5400 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, Wyoming  82006  United States
Phone:(307) 777 4600     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Wildlife
Visual Aesthetics
Noise
Air Quality and Emissions
Location: Wyoming
Species:
• Sage grouse
Vegetation Types:
• Shrub lands
General Comments:
Cost-Benefit Analysis: "'Green Completions'...is an economic gain in many cases."
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2009-02-05 23:26 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-07-17 12:30 UTC