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Deeply skeptical of this but I'm curious about the practical aspects of consuming the excess gas. What volume of gas is being expelled over what period of time
by thinkcontext 7y ago
Deeply skeptical of this but I'm curious about the practical aspects of consuming the excess gas. What volume of gas is being expelled over what period of time and how does that compare to the 750kw consumption of the rig? Is there a storage vessel as part of the rig or at the drill pad to buffer gas that would normally be flared? All of this affects what capacity factor can be achieved which determines whether this can be made economic, ie the difference between having to move the rig every few days vs letting it just sit in one place for months on end sipping gas.
- npongratz 7y ago> What volume of gas is being expelled over what period of time and how does that compare to the 750kw consumption of the rig? I have no numbers, but the flares are apparently pretty easy to see from space: https://geology.com/articles/oil-fields-from-space/ https://geology.com/articles/oil-fields-from-space/ And I've heard from first-hand reports that the amount of heat and light being thrown off by flares is staggering. Like, feel-it-from-a-hundred-yards-away hot. (Of course, I'm just some guy on the internet -- do your own research, grain of salt, and all that).