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    1) Incineration is more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than venting or flaring, with combustion efficiencies of up to 99.99%. 2) A case study of a pipeline blowdown found incineration reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 740% compared to venting, at a low cost of $4.20 per tonne of CO2. 3) Incineration has numerous applications in oil and gas facilities and addresses concerns about visible flame, smoke, odors, and emissions that sometimes occur with flaring.

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    1) Incineration is more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than venting or flaring, with combustion efficiencies of up to 99.99%. 2) A case study of a pipeline blowdown found incineration reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 740% compared to venting, at a low cost of $4.20 per tonne of CO2. 3) Incineration has numerous applications in oil and gas facilities and addresses concerns about visible flame, smoke, odors, and emissions that sometimes occur with flaring.

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    1) Incineration is more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than venting or flaring, with combustion efficiencies of up to 99.99%. 2) A case study of a pipeline blowdown found incineration reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 740% compared to venting, at a low cost of $4.20 per tonne of CO2. 3) Incineration has numerous applications in oil and gas facilities and addresses concerns about visible flame, smoke, odors, and emissions that sometimes occur with flaring.

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    1) Incineration is more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than venting or flaring, with combustion efficiencies of up to 99.99%. 2) A case study of a pipeline blowdown found incineration reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 740% compared to venting, at a low cost of $4.20 per tonne of CO2. 3) Incineration has numerous applications in oil and gas facilities and addresses concerns about visible flame, smoke, odors, and emissions that sometimes occur with flaring.

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    INCINERATION

    Reducing Greenhouse Gases Efficiently


    with Technology
    Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    • Studies indicate the Global Warming Potential (GWP)
    of methane is 23 times that of C022

    • 19 mscf/d of waste CH44 gas generates these daily


    ECO22 emissions :
    Tonnes/d Tonnes/yr

    • vented 8.4 3,049

    • 65% combustion efficiency 3.6 1,304

    • 80% combustion efficiency 2.5 902


    • Incineration (99.99%) 1.0 365

    • Incinerating instead of venting reduces Greenhouse


    gases by 740%
    Incineration
    • Measurable 99.99% highly efficient combustion
    of all hydrocarbons, H22S and other compounds
    • No odour, smoke or soot
    • No visible flame
    • Controlled chamber, high-temperature
    combustion is unaffected by wind or composition
    How It Works
    • Air and waste gas are
    mixed 18:1
    • Proprietary burner control
    assembly - creates a high
    velocity vortex
    • 1350oo C internal
    combustion temperature
    • 1150 -1200oo C stack exit
    temperature
    • Excellent plume
    dispersion for SO22
    Technology Assessment
    • Shell Canada test at Limestone Mountain in January 2000
    • Tested at 2 rates - 2.5 and 4.8 mmscf/d with 11% H22S gas
    • Used the Questor Q5000 incinerator - 40 ft high unit

    RESULTS:
    • 99.99% combustion efficiency - at both rates
    • Plume rise of 250 meters - comparable to a 110 ft stack
    • Air to fuel mixture from 14:1 to 21:1
    • at 17:1 there is 100% excess air
    • Exit temperature 1150oo C - 1200oo C
    • No ground level detection of SO22 or H22S
    Key Issues with Flaring
    ARC and U of A Findings
    • Difficult to measure combustion efficiency in the field

    • ARC field measurement ranged from 65% to 85%

    • Flare combustion efficiency heavily influenced by crosowinds


    • doubling wind speed increases uncombusted gas
    released to atmosphere by a factor of 8

    • Rich gases burn less efficiently with a tendency to produce


    carcinogenic poly-nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH’s), soot
    deposits and black smoke
    Pipeline Blowdown Case Study

    • 20 inch diameter, 30.3 km pipeline


    • Remaining gas pressure at 150 psig
    • Current practice is to vent the gas
    • Blowdown is achieved in 8 hrs with a portable, skid
    mounted 5MMscf/d incinerator
    Summary :
    Pipeline blowdown case study

    • Venting releases 1075 tonnes ECO22


    • Incinerating the gas releases 128 tonnes ECO22
    • 740% reduction in greenhouse gases
    • Total cost : $4,000 or $4.20/tonne ECO22
    • No visible flame, smoke or soot to bother neighbors
    Dominion Exploration Canada
    Acid Gas pipeline blowdown

    • 2.1km, 3” pipeline with 75% H2S gas and 25% CO2


    • Transporting 1.5 MMscf/d at 1200 psig
    • Blowdown to a Q5000 incinerator in < 2 hrs
    • Meets dispersion and safety requirements
    • Short stack 40ft, so no forestry impact
    Dominion Exploration Canada
    Knob Hill Facility
    • Gas to Flare = 120 mcf/d of solution gas

    • Replaced flare stack with an incinerator:


    • Reduction of 5,933 tonnes in ECO2 2002

    • Exceeded DECL’s 2002 voluntary challenge


    registry target

    • 2003 ECO2 reduction target is 11,600 tonnes,


    or 2 “Knob Hills”
    DECL Knob Hill - Summary
    GHG Emission Reduction Cost
    • Cost = $1.98/tonne ECO22 - assumed over a 5 year
    period

    • Exceeded DECL 2002 GHG Emission reduction


    target

    • Incinerator provides flexibility with disposal of other


    waste gas streams

    • Resolved “lateral” issues with prior flare stack


    operation such as visible flame, nuisance smoke,
    odours and neighbour complaints
    Numerous Applications
    • Sour and sweet gas
    • Low and high pressure
    • Well testing - tight holes
    - neighbor concerns
    • Tank vapor emissions
    • Oil batteries, gas processing
    facilities, gas plants
    • Glycol dehydrator BTEX emissions
    • Acid gas/tail gas elimination
    • Pipeline blowdowns and plant
    upsets and turnarounds
    • CO22 and N22 flowback
    • Permafrost protection
    50mcf/d Incinerator
    • Spacing limitations
    GHG Emission Reduction
    Upstream Opportunities :

    • Replace flaring or venting activity with incineration at


    single-well, multi-well and central facilities

    • Gas plant blowdowns


    • Pipeline blowdowns
    • Portable rental units available in Grande Prairie,
    Edmonton and Calgary.

    • Units handle volumes from 50mcf/d to 5 MMscf/d


    New Technology Development
    • Recovering the heat generated from the incinerator to
    reduce the energy requirements on site.

    • For example:
    • Preheat process streams
    • Plant site heating
    • Heat glycol in a reboiler
    • Other applications: amine skids, sulfur recovery
    process, power generation

    • Benefit of no visual flame, odour or smoke


    Conclusions
    • Incineration offers an efficient and
    economical way to reduce
    greenhouse gas emissions
    wherever gas is flared or vented

    • Assists companies to meet the


    GHG voluntary challenge targets

    • Addresses neighbor concerns

    • Reduces fuel gas requirements 3 mmscf/d Portable


    Incinerator
    • Exceeds current and expected
    future regulatory requirements in
    BC/AB/SK
    Portable 3MMscf/d incinerator
    Well Testing
    • Portable single load – skid mount

    • Portable units – capacity from 250 to 5000+ mscf/d

    • Tight hole advantage – no visible flame to scout

    • Reduced lease size in forested regions

    • Simple reliable operations

    • Minimal visual impact reduces or eliminates objections /


    complaints
    • No visible flame or black smoke
    • No odour
    Incinerator Sizing and Rental Costs
    Model Flow Rate Rental Rate
    mscf/d $/d
    Q50 50 150
    Q100 100 175
    Q250 250 250
    Q500 500 400
    Q1000 1000 750
    Q3000 3000 1000
    Q5000 5000 1500
    ECO2 Reduction and
    Combustion Efficiency
    Annual ECO2 Reduction
    (Incinerator vs Incomplete Combustion)
    5000
    65%
    4000 75%
    ECO2 (tonnes/yr)

    85%
    3000 95%

    2000

    1000

    0
    0 20 40 60 80 100
    Rate (mscf/d)
    Success Stories
    • Numerous
    Numerous successes
    successes with
    with difficult
    difficult to
    to
    handle streams

    • Oil Battery Site -


    Cabre:
    Cabre: -- Kessler
    Kessler and
    and Cadogan
    Cadogan sites
    sites
    •• Sour
    Sour rich
    rich solution
    solution gas
    gas -- 60
    60 MJ/m
    MJ/m33
    •• Odor
    Odor and
    and smoky
    smoky flare
    flare at
    at site
    site
    •• Flow
    Flow rates
    rates fluctuated
    fluctuated between
    between 50
    50 -- 950
    950
    mcf/d
    mcf/d from
    from the
    the treater
    treater and
    and tanks
    tanks
    •• Low
    Low pressure
    pressure -- tank
    tank vapor
    vapor recovery
    recovery unit
    unit
    •• Single
    Single incinerator
    incinerator handled
    handled multiple
    multiple
    variable
    variable rates
    rates with
    with no
    no flame,
    flame, odor
    odor or
    or
    smoke
    smoke

    Q500 Incinerator Unit


    Success Stories
    • Acid Gas Elimination -
    Compton
    Compton at
    at Clayhurst
    Clayhurst

    •• 20%
    20% HH22S
    S // 60%
    60% CO
    CO22
    •• Alberta
    Alberta Environment
    Environment approval
    approval
    •• 538
    53800 C
    C stack
    stack temperature
    temperature and
    and 20
    20
    MJ/m
    MJ/m33 heating
    heating value
    value
    •• continuous SO22 monitoring
    continuous SO monitoring
    •• Actual
    Actual unit
    unit -- 800
    80000 C
    C stack
    stack temperature
    temperature
    with
    with 77 MJ/m
    MJ/m33 heating
    heating value
    value
    •• Needed
    Needed considerably
    considerably less
    less fuel
    fuel gas
    gas
    •• Neighbors
    Neighbors very
    very happy
    happy
    •• Easy
    Easy to
    to startup
    startup and
    and operate
    operate
    Q250 Incinerator Unit

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