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BMP ID: 6350
Title: Utilize mufflers to minimize engine noise
Text: "Mufflers, like those used for automobile engines, can be used to minimize engine noise.[3] To reduce noise in sensitive areas, well-site or field compressors may be enclosed in a sound-insulated building, and equipped with two buried hospital-grade mufflers in series."
Source Publication Name: Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Best Practices
Citation Section: Noise
Citation Page: 1
Supplemental Documents: See the Source Document for links to supplemental information
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
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Categories: Noise
Wildlife
Location: General / Federal
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Date Entered: 2010-02-03 14:06 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-02-03 19:17 UTC