Interview Methane and Flare Emissions—A Fixable Problem
Schlumberger's emissions technical manager talks about the impact of methane emissions from oil and gas operations on the planet and the technologies that can be applied to fix the problem.
Gas and oil flaring from well cleanup, testing, and other oilfield activities results in CO2 and other greenhouse gases—including unburned methane—which, in total, accounts for an estimated 5% of E&P CO2e emissions. To address these issues, we deliver a portfolio of Transition Technologies and techniques that can eliminate the need for flaring or minimize emissions when the activity cannot be avoided.
Drillstem tests (DSTs) in exploration and appraisal wells determine far-field reservoir properties, hydrocarbon in place, and deliverability. However, they can be cost prohibitive and have a high environmental impact resulting from flaring and required rig time. Our Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform may offer a viable alternative that eliminates the need for flaring and enables you to meet reserves-booking criteria.
In cases where oil flaring cannot be avoided during testing or cleanup activities, we can help you achieve optimal combustion efficiency, reduce fallout, and decrease environmental impact with the industry’s only DNV-certified well effluent burner. The burner reduces CO2e emissions per unit volume of oil burned and enables a 70% reduction in unburned hydrocarbon.
Zero flaring enables well testing and cleanup without flaring of hydrocarbons via a combination of infrastructure and a tailored hardware setup. This technique can save tens of thousands of tons in CO2 emissions compared with flaring.
Complimenting our options to reduce the impact of nonroutine flaring, Symmetry process software platform addresses routine flaring operations across a variety of applications.
To learn more about Symmetry platform and other software solutions that predict emissions and optimize your flaring plan, please contact us.
Capture all aspects of your models from reservoir to product distribution.
Achieve well test and environmental objectives with fallout-free, smokeless combustion of liquid hydrocarbons.
Deploy zero-flaring solutions for surface well testing and cleanup operations.
Handles up to 90% gas volume fraction; used for zero-flaring well tests, well cleanup, and production boosting.
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