Tulsa, OK-based Oneok Inc.’s Elk Creek natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline could rapidly bring gas flaring in the Bakken formation under control once it ramps up to full capacity, company executives said on a conference call last week. The expected drop in flaring could, in turn, boost output in North Dakota.
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North Dakota Natural Gas Flaring Relief in Sight as More Infrastructure Comes Online
Help is expected for North Dakota’s oil and gas producers, which continue to combat increases in flared gas as output increases in the Bakken Shale.
Exco Bid to Flare Eagle Ford Natural Gas OK’d by Texas Regulators
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) on a 2-1 vote has granted Exco Operating Co. LP its exemption request to flare natural gas in an Eagle Ford Shale field over the objections of pipeline giant Williams.
Natural Gas Flaring Bug Hits Oil Hotspots in Bakken, Permian
As volumes of flared natural gas continue to grow, collectively topping more than 1 Bcf/d in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale and the New Mexico-Texas Permian Basin, industry leaders are expressing concerns about the need to reverse the tide of wasted gas, and even debating what constitutes “waste.”
Permian Producers Venting, Flaring Record NatGas Volumes as Prices Tank
As spot prices in the region have languished near or below zero, natural gas flaring and venting in the Permian Basin has climbed to an all-time high, according to new estimates published this week by Rystad Energy.
Challenges Moot on Natural Gas Venting/Flaring Rule, Says Court
An appellate court panel in Denver has dismissed legal challenges by California, New Mexico and a coalition of 16 environmental groups over an Obama-era rule governing associated natural gas flaring and venting on public and tribal lands.
Permian Natural Gas Flaring Said Likely to Hit 1 Bcf/d-Plus Until Pipeline Cavalry Arrives
Natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin could exceed 1 Bcf/d at some point this year before the first of the major pipeline takeaway projects comes online, according to data compiled by analysts with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC.
North Dakota Considers Underground Natural Gas Storage to Cut Flaring
If various regulatory and economic hurdles can be overcome, storage of produced natural gas through reinjection in the oil patch may prove to be a breakthrough for curbing flaring in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale, according to a state-sponsored report released Wednesday.
PRB Operator Gains Natural Gas Flaring Exemption in Wyoming
A unit of Texas-based Titan Energy LLC has been given the OK to flare up to 4 MMcf/d of natural gas over a three-month period from two wells in a new drilling area of Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (PRB).
North Dakota’s Natural Gas Capture Rules Add Flexibility
The three-member North Dakota Industrial Commission (IC) on Tuesday approved amendments to the natural gas capture policy to streamline rights-of-way processes and encouraging more investment in value-added technologies.