| BMP ID: |
7481 |
| Title: |
Install Compressors to Capture Casinghead Gas |
| Text: |
If the well produces sufficient casinghead gas, it may be economical to collect this gas for sale, instead of emitting it. One partner reported installing compressors to capture casinghead gas, and pump it into a sales gas pipeline. |
| Source Publication Name: |
Connect Casing to Vapor Recovery Unit |
| Citation Section: |
PRO Fact Sheet No. 702 |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460 United States |
| Phone: | (202) 272-0167 |
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Alt. Phone: | (202) 272-0165 |
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| Categories: |
Air Quality and Emissions
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| Location: |
Unspecified |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
This technology has a quick payback. Capital cost is estimated at $12,500, with installation assumed to be 1.5 times equipment cost. O&M costs are primarily electricity, estimated using the following formula: O&M = engine horsepower * OF * electricity cost, where the price of electricity is assumed at $0.075 per Kwh, and the operating factor (OF) at 0.5. |
| BMP Efficacy: |
Methane savings of 32,850 Mcf per year are based on recovering 180 Mcf per day of associated gas containing 50 percent methane, by installing a 30 horsepower electric rotary compressor capable of delivering gas into a 100 psig sales line. |
| Date Entered: |
2010-07-29 09:46 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:49 UTC |
