Technical paper
Air Emissions Modeling Advances for Oil and Gas Production Facilities
Hydrocarbon processing systems and storage tanks are a significant source of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the United States. Emissions rates from process units and tanks have historically been calculated individually for permit applications and at a single operating point once design engineering is complete. Now with EPA's new NSPS OOOO rule, operating companies must perform far more VOC emissions calculations than ever before to comply with increased reporting requirements. With more focus on the quantities emitted and possible control alternatives, there is more interest in using the emission calculation methods during the oil and gas production site design stage. More sophisticated modeling systems using chemical process simulators permit more accurate emissions estimation over a wider range of conditions and configurations. Recent advances in simulation interface technology permit automation of these modeling tasks for more efficient enterprise-wide reporting. 2014 GPA Conference Dallas, Texas
Hydrocarbon processing systems and storage tanks are a significant source of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the United States. Emissions rates from process units and tanks have historically been calculated individually for permit applications and at a single operating point once design engineering is complete. Now with EPA’s new NSPS OOOO rule, operating companies must perform far more VOC emissions calculations than ever before to comply with increased reporting requirements. With more focus on the quantities emitted and possible control alternatives, there is more interest in using the emission calculation methods during the oil and gas production site design stage. More sophisticated modeling systems using chemical process simulators permit more accurate emissions estimation over a wider range of conditions and configurations. Recent advances in simulation interface technology permit automation of these modeling tasks for more efficient enterprise-wide reporting. 2014 GPA Conference Dallas, Texas