In Central Alberta, a leading Canadian oil and gas producer has set up and remotely managed a synchronized series of turbines to combust flare gas to aid in the flowing of their oil wells. Six oil wells at a truck offloading production facility have successfully flowed for several months all while meeting Alberta and Canadian Emission Standards. The turbine system combusts roughly 10 decs of gas per day while generating nearly 1 megawatt of useable power where there is minimal infrastructure. The Operator conducted an Emissions test of the turbines at site which yielded positive results. They are able to comply with strict flaring and emission standards and can continue operating effectively by using this strategy. With flaring often prohibited, this is a significant milestone for the industry.
Where there is minimal infrastructure and a surplus of gas, power created can be used in various ways. Operators power lighting, shacks, wireline units, pumps, sand delivery systems, frac shacks, glycol heaters, boilers, datavan units, and any other service that traditionally runs off diesel. Onboard load banks auto-adjust to grid demand, engaging during low load conditions and disengaging under high load to optimize system balance and efficiency. Other producers sell power back to the grid, utilize a heat exchanger system to produce heat, and even mine for bitcoin. The Evolution Power turbines can also power pump jacks, compressor stations, gas lifts, and basically anything requiring power. They have remote monitoring, require only 8 hrs of maintenance per year and have a wide fuel variance (dry gas, wet gas, fuel gas, propane, natural gas, and up to 5,000 ppm of sour gas (H2S) content). For the emissions results or more information, please contact Michael.Lawson@enterprisegrp.ca.