If it were economic to do that don't you think it would be done? Oil companies have been at this for a while and are not known for throwing away money. The ba

If it were economic to do that don't you think it would be done? Oil companies have been at this for a while and are not known for throwing away money. The basic problem is wells are remote and flaring is intermittent. Why would environmentalists have a problem with flaring versus using the heat from combustion to do something? Environmentalists would be in favor of putting a price on the CO2 emitted from burning or perhaps limiting oil production that leads to flaring.