On February 9,
2016, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) approved new regulations pertaining to flaring and venting associated with
natural gas production. These
regulations amend the WOGCC Rules and Regulations Chapter 3, Section 39.
As part of the
new regulations, natural gas producers are required to limit the rate of
flaring and venting at oil wells. Flaring is authorized up to 60 thousand cubic
feet per day and venting of casinghead gas is limited to 20 thousand cubic feet
per day. Natural gas producers also are required to report the frequency,
duration, and circumstances of well flaring and venting on a monthly basis as
well as to submit a compositional analysis of the gas.
According to a media report, “the practice [of flaring and venting] was much more common in
eastern Wyoming before last year’s oil bust, which has only deepened amid low
oil prices.” Another media report declares that flaring
and venting volume in 2015 amounted to 5.8 billion cubic feet compared to 5
billion cubic feet in 2014.
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
02/16/2016
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