We uncover the hidden meaning behind the EPA's white papers targeting the Oil and Natural Gas Industry on Methane and VOC emissions.

1. A peek into the future

2. Barrett O’Donovan
Barrett O'Donovan brings over 14 years in business development, account
and project management. With a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science, he
led teams across the U.S. and Canada for Fortune 1000 and large private
companies.
As a new business development manager, he has expanded company
footprints to new territories and has uncovered and successfully penetrated
new vertical markets.
Barrett will focus on increasingCatalytic Products presence in the following
vertical markets:
Natural Gas Processing
Foundry & Sand Coating
Automotive & Spray Coating
Waste to Energy

3. RichardTruzpek
Mr.Trzupek has twenty-eight (28) years of experience in the field of air
pollution measurement, consulting, and permitting. He has designed and
managed a variety of air pollution measurement projects at facilities
across the United States. He has lectured on behalf of the USEPA
Emission Measurement Technical Information Center (EMTIC) on
measurement-related issues and has also developed several new
measurement techniques. Mr.Trzupek has served as lead consultant
representing a variety of industries in litigation-based programs and
frequently serves as the facilitator for effective action between the
facility and regulators.
His permitting experience has involved not only the preparation of the
permit document, but includes the collection of data, management, and
organization of data, development of compliance strategies, negotiation
with regulatory and enforcement personnel and effective
implementation of emissions management programs designed to
maintain facility compliance with permit terms.
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4. ReleasedApril 2014
Prepared by: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(OAQPS)
Target:
 Methane Emissions
 Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions
“Pre regulatory development” step in the process

5. Well Completions
Compressors
Equipment Leaks
Liquids Unloading
Pneumatics

6. Well Completions
Compressors
Equipment Leaks
Liquids Unloading
Pneumatics

7. Natural gas well regulations already in place (Subpart OOOO)
National emissions estimates from fracked oil well
completions:
 Methane: 44,000 tpy to 247,000 tpy
 VOC: 37,000 tpy to 116,000 tpy
Methane = Greenhouse gas issue
VOC = Ozone standard issue

8. EPA suggests “green completions” may be feasible in some
cases
 Recognition that certain pressure/gas content combinations may
present obstacle
Other possibilities:
 Gas reinjection
 NGL recovery
 Use gas to generate on-site power

9. Validity of emissions estimates
Feasibility of green completions
Other means of methane/VOC control at wellhead?
Current/future availability of infrastructure at oil plays

10. Well Completions
Compressors
Equipment Leaks
Liquids Unloading
Pneumatics

11. 86,000 tonnes – natural gas productions
724,000 tonnes – natural gas processing
1,260,000 tonnes – natural gas transmission and storage
TOTAL > 2,000,000 tonnes (~50,000,000 tonnes as CO2e)

12. Reciprocating compressors
 Rod seal maintenance
 Capture and return to process
Centrifugal compressors
 Encourage (require?) dry seals
 Encourage (require?) capture and recovery if wet seals used

13. Validity of emissions estimates
Technical/financial feasibility of controls suggested
Other options?

14. Well Completions
Compressors
Equipment Leaks
Liquids Unloading
Pneumatics

15. Methane:
 332,000 tonnes – natural gas production
 34,000 tonnes – natural gas processing
 114,000 tonnes – natural gas transmission
VOC?
Estimation methodology very sketchy

16. Move leak detection from portable analyzers to Optical Gas
Imaging (OGI)
 Eg: IR and FLIR cameras
More ambient monitoring
Claim that effective leak detection pays for itself

17. Validity of emissions estimates
Site/equipment sensitivity to leaks
Other leak detection technologies available?
Cost estimates reasonable?

18. Well Completions
Compressors
Equipment Leaks
Liquids Unloading
Pneumatics

19. Older, lower pressure wells targeted
 Small number of wells = majority of GHG andVOC emissions
 Some (not all) blowdowns produce large amounts of emissions
EPA says industry developing new technologies to reduce
blowdowns
 E.g.: plunger lifts

20. Validity of emissions estimates
Further information of types of wells that produce more
emissions
Additional technologies to reduce emissions?
Feasibility of combustion controls?

21. Well Completions
Compressors
Equipment Leaks
Liquids Unloading
Pneumatics

22. Look at controllers and pumps
Encourage (require?) more low bleed controllers
Encourage (require?) more electric generation in field to
provide instrument air

23. Validity of emissions estimates
Feasibility of emissions reductions techniques
Barriers to installing electric generation/instrument air in field

25. What Is It?
Why Use It?
Where Use It?

27. •Overview of Oxidation Process
•Types of Oxidizers
• Feature & Benefit Analysis
byType

28. •Time - Typically .5-1.5 seconds
•Temperature – Typically 1300-1600 F
•Turbulence - Mixing to achieve temperature uniformity
How is oxidation achieved?

29. Thermal
Combustor
Thermal
Recuperative
Regenerative
Thermal

32. Historically: Flares commonly used forVOC and methane control
 Cheap
 No test requirement
Now EPA pushing for process safety use only
 Flares not as efficient as thought
 Flare minimization programs on the rise

33. Inlet DispersionCone
FloatingTube Primary Heat
Exchanger
Stainless SteelTubes
HighVelocity
CombustionTube
Pressurization Chamber / Seal
BurnerCone
CombustionTube Internal Insulation
Hot Gas Bypass Damper
Exhaust Outlet

34.  Over 99%VOC Removal Efficiency
 Shell &Tube heat exchanger = 70% thermal efficiency
 No moving parts
 Accepts higherVOC concentrations
 Able to handle upset conditions

37. CombustionChamber
Cold Face Support
Burner
Valves
Exhaust StackTransition
Internal Insulation
Air Manifold
Ceramic Media

38.  Up to 99% Destruction Efficiency
 95%Thermal Efficiency
 Near zero fuel use in self sustain mode
 Prepackaged drop in place designs available

40. THERMAL
COMBUSTOR
Low capital cost
Waste gas as fuel
Potential high
operating cost
Simple – no
moving parts
REGENERATIVE
THERMAL
Highest thermal
efficiency- 95%
Lowest
operating cost
Highest capital
cost
Complex has
moving parts
Highest
destruction
efficiency
Heat Recovery
Potential high
Operating Cost
No moving parts
THERMAL
RECUPERATIVE

41. Barrett O’Donovan
Catalytic Products International
980 Ensell Rd
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
847-438-0334
bodonovan@cpilink.com
www.cpilink.com
RichTrzupek
Trinity Consultants
1S660 Midwest Rd., Ste 250
OakbrookTerrace, IL 61081
630-495-1470
rtrzupek@trinityconsultants.com
www.trinityconsultants.com