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1
EP Air Emissions Reduction

• Mark Edwards
• Champion Technologies

2
EP Air Emissions Impacts

• Production Impacts
• Operating Impacts

3
Production Impacts

• Flow Assurance Issues
• Wax
• Inhibition
• Cold Treating
• Insulation
• Commingled streams
• Mitigation
• Thermal
• Mechanical
• Chemical

4
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Emulsion Wax Treating Plants (EWTP)
• Emulsion prevention
• Reduced volume of waxy emulsion
• Reduced energy costs (60)
• Reduced emissions

5
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Hydrates
• Management/Inhibition
• MeOH/EG
• LDHI
• Insulation
• Other
• Remediation
• Blowdowns
• MeOH/EG
• Dehydration

6
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Separation Issues
• Oil and Water
• Oil carryover and vapors from water tanks
• Cold treating emulsion breakers
• Emulsion prevention vs. breaking
• Vapors from water clarification equipment

7
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Separation Issues
• Oil and Gas
• Defoaming to prevent misting
• Deliquification to reduce blowdowns
• Excessive tank venting

8
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Separation Issues
• Gas and Water
• Defoaming to reduce misting
• Deliquification to reduce blowdowns
• Excessive tank vapors
• Multiphase
• All of previous

9
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Deliquification Issues
• Design
• Operations
• Mitigation

10
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Hydrogen Sulfide Issues
• Prevention
• Mitigation
• Design
• Bacterially Related
• Reservoir Souring
• Bacteria Management
• Corrosion
• Other Issues

11
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Gathering System Issues
• Corrosion and Leaks
• H2S Issues
• Hydrotest Issues
• Deliquification/Holdup Issues

12
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Solids Issues
• Sand and Fines
• Coal fines
• Heavy metal sulfides
• Naphthenates
• Mineral scales
• Asphaltenes

13
Production Impacts (Cont.)

• Emissions Issues
• Move to water-based products
• Change to higher-boiling solvents
• Greener solvents

14
Operating Impacts

• Normal Operations
• Reducing interfaces
• Reducing solids migration
• Controlling solids formation
• Acid Gas Treatment
• Acid Gas Reinjection

15
Operating Impacts (Cont.)

• Remedial Operations
• Acidizing
• H2S
• CO2
• Other gases
• Other solids
• Fracturing
• CO2
• Other gases

16
Operating Impacts (Cont.)

• Vessel Cleanouts
• Blowdown
• Online Cleaning Options
• Venting Issues
• Swabbing, etc.

17
Operating Impacts (Cont.)

• Completions
• Workovers

18
Operating Impacts (Cont.)

• Reduced Energy Costs (Lower emissions)
• DRA
• Viscosity Reducers
• Friction Reducers
• Emulsifiers (Oremulsion)
• Emulsion prevention vs. breaking