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Citation Label: GEN175
Publication Name: Connect Casing to Vapor Recovery Unit
Publication Type: Fact Sheet
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Author Name: Environmental Protection Agency
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Publication Year: 2004
Publication No.: Recommended Technologies and Practices: PRO Fact Sheet No. 701
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http://www.epa.gov/gasstar/documents/connectcasingtovaporrecoveryunit.pdf

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Annotation: This document is a Fact Sheet of the Natural Gas STAR Program Recommended on vapor recovery units. This practice takes advantage of the similarities in gas pressure, composition, and rates between tank emissions and casing head gas. Reducing methane emissions was a primary justification for the project.
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Recommended:
Recommended - The document is a broad overview of possible techniques and technologies related to the whole of the oil and gas industry in North America.
Ownership: Federal, State and Private - The document contains recommendations pertaining to the entire industry, regardless of land or mineral ownership.