Process safety study is a thorough assessment that identifies potential causes and evaluates the consequences of hazardous releases, e.g., bowtie analysis, HAZOP, HAZID, FSAs etc.Continue Reading

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It is a process to safely burn excess highly reactive hydrocarbon gas that was vented from an industrial operation.Continue Reading

The purpose of flaring is to convert methane gas to carbon dioxide. Any methane detected from the exhaust is unburnt methane gas.Continue Reading

Flaring in oil and gas is commonly done to dispose of natural gas that cannot be processed for sale or use.Continue Reading

Natural gas is 25 times more potent as a greenhouse gas in comparison to CO2.Continue Reading

Waste gas is mixed with steam or air as they are pumped through the header system. The mixed gas will then be ignited by the flare pilot as it travels up the flare stack.Continue Reading

Flame Front Generators are a traditional method of lighting flare pilots. It mixes air and fuel gas into an ignition chamber. A spark plug ignites the mixture. The ‘flame front’ travels through a 1′ pipe to the flare pilot.Continue Reading

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Steam is used at the flare to aspirate air into the combustion zone, shape the flame of the flare, cool the tip of the flare and reduce noise.Continue Reading