From space they appear to be glowing embers of varying shades scattered
across the earth. If you didn’t know any better, you’d assume them to be
sprawling metropolitan areas illuminated by bright city lights. On the ground,
however, these flare stacks are towering structures ranging from 100 feet to
more than 350 feet in height. What makes them visible from satellite is the
roaring plume of fire emitted from the top of the stack. It’s this flare that
is the cause for much controversy surrounding the environmental impact of oil
production.
Gas flaring is the controlled burning of natural gas in the process of
drilling for oil. A large number of pollutants are emitted into the air during
the flaring process, which is cause for alarm in places like North Dakota where
oil drilling is on the rise. The reason for gas flaring lies in the conundrum
that oil companies, for financial or logistical purposes, haven’t been able to
build enough pipelines and other infrastructure to transport the natural gas
away from the site and into the market. In this case, natural gas is considered
more of a byproduct than a useful fuel.
The practice of gas flaring is often necessary to protect workers on
drilling operations, but the routine emittance of large volumes of natural gas
that harm the environment. “Large” seems too a minuscule word to house the
magnitude of how much gas is actually released into the environment.
Approximately 150 billion (that’s a b, not an m) cubic meters of natural gas
are flared annually around the world, representing a tremendous waste of
natural resources and churning 400 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent global
greenhouse emissions, including methane.
It’s been a long time coming, but this month a mandate from the
Environmental Protection Agency goes into effect that requires oil companies to
invest in equipment that cuts toxic air emissions from fracking wells. One such
route of compliance is a solution from Well Power, which holds the licensing
rights to a mobile, high-yield technology capable of processing waste natural
gas into “clean power” and engineered fuels.
Based on proprietary technology, Micro Refinery Units (MRUs) can be
deployed with minimum capital expenditure, creating value from a wasted
resource while contributing to improved environmental conditions and economic
development for local populations.
Well Power’s plan is to be able to provide its technology in conjunction
with full-service engineering, design, construction, modular fabrication, and
maintenance and construction management services. The company also intends to
offer consulting services, process assessments, feasibility studies, technology
evaluation and project finance structuring, among other services, to clients in
the upstream areas of exploration and production.
Gas flaring is a national concern that affects the air we all breathe and
the environments we all enjoy. In addition to licensing rights in Texas, Well
Power has secured the first right of refusal on other U.S. states such as North
Dakota. Armed with proprietary MRUs, Well Power is positioned to be a
competitive force with a powerful solution to the nation’s gas waste
challenges.
For more information, visit www.wellpowerinc.com
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