Eliminating How Utah Operators Can Use Nitrogen to Meet Compliance Deadlines and Improve Reliability F acing potential liabilities and a rapidly approaching compliance deadline, a Rockies-based E&P company needed a fast, field-proven way to eliminate methane emissions from thousands of pneumatics on hundreds of well sites. Conventional alternatives to using wellhead gas to power pneumatics can be expensive, unreliable and difficult to scale — the operator required a solution that was easy to deploy, reliable in remote environments and delivered benefits beyond regulatory compliance. The operator turned to Kathairos Solutions’ liquid nitrogen (LN2) powered pneumatic system. Because the tank system is easily installed and ongoing operations are monitored by Kathairos, it minimizes unwanted operational burdens. With LN2, the operator was able to not only meet their deployment deadline but also improve the reliability of existing pneumatic systems without compromising operations. About Kathairos Kathairos Solutions partners with operators to eliminate methane emissions from pneumatics while improving operational performance. Its zero-emissions system replaces wellhead gas with liquid nitrogen, harnessing a 700:1 gas-to-liquid expansion ratio to power pneumatic devices using clean, dry, inert nitrogen gas. Because the system operates on simple thermodynamic principles, each tank stores an enormous amount of potential energy with no need for electricity, motors or routine maintenance. Real-time consumption data is monitored by Kathairos operators, enabling leak detection and accurate reporting of actual methane abatement. Backed by partnerships with Chart Industries and Kimray Inc., Kathairos supports operators on thousands of sites across North America. The Challenge: Eliminating Methane with Minimal Impact to Operations The operator’s Rockies asset portfolio spanned thousands of wells powered by wellhead gas-driven pneumatic devices. Methane venting from these systems represented one of the largest contributors to the company’s emissions footprint, and the operator faced an urgent need to retrofit sites without risking production downtime or overextending field resources. Pneumatic Methane Emissions 18 UPDATE
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