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zoidberg
Intermediate Crude
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Location: Winnipeg
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 Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: Natural gas flaring |
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| Is there any relationship between the amount of natural gas flared and the rate of production from an oil field? Or is it a characteristic unique to each oil field? |
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joeltrout
Light Sweet Crude
Joined: Sep 19, 2007
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Location: Land of the Tongva tribe
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Natural gas flaring |
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It is totally unique to the field.
Some oil fields don't flare any natural gas while others flare a lot of natural gas.
Not all gas is flared. If there is a market for the gas then it is captured and sold. Gas is usually only flared when there is not a market for it and it is more expensive to pump it back into the ground.
It is also very regulated. Some areas cannot flare due to environmental reasons.
This is a good book for an intro to the oil and gas industry if you would like to learn more about it.
Joeltrout
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