| BMP ID: |
6352 |
| Title: |
Replace control valves on a pump's separator unit |
| Text: |
"If the control valves on a pump's separator unit, which separates the methane and water, are replaced with better valves, methane emissions to the atmosphere can be reduced. This will have positive environmental benefits, as methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Best Practices |
| Citation Section: |
Air Pollution |
| Citation Page: |
1 |
| Supplemental Documents: |
See the Source Document for links to supplemental information
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Earthworks
1612 K. St., NW, Suite 808
Washington, DC 20006 United States |
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| Alternate Contact: |
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| Categories: |
Air Quality and Emissions
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
| Species: |
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| Vegetation Types: |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
"According to an engineer with the company BP, replacing valves not only has a positive benefit with greenhouse gases, it also has a positive economic benefit for that company.[2]" |
| BMP Efficacy: |
"By replacing 3,300 controllers on 2,760 wells in Colorado and New Mexico, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission expects that methane emissions will be reduced by 12,000 tons per year in the San Juan Basin. [1]" |
| Date Entered: |
2010-02-03 14:17 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:53 UTC |
