we dont flare off to release excess pressure :S most companies would rather run the gas inline to a plant but some locations dont have a pipe line most of the time if i show up for a job its a flow test to see what the well an pipeline will do against line pack or its a work over like a re frac or pulling a tubing string . and buddy a 720 tank would almost never over pressure unless your on a huge horizontal with 900 decs of gas hittin you .
@dakka420...not sure where you guys were sending your excess pressure then, when the pipeline/plant couldn't temporarily handle the gas? Most of the high pressure wells we worked in northern alberta would pressure-up 720psi tank pretty quick, after opening up, and many times we flared them for days. Most companies I worked for wanted a straight week test...pipeline or no pipeline...we kept flowing...and if it wasn't going in it, it was going up!
yeah Ever had one of thos stupid plastic flares blow up????? There is a reason why you DO NOT use those style. Flare pistol is the only way to keep all your fingers and your face together
@PaddiColley...ya i've had a couple of those stupid things missfire in my hands. Not saying they were the best, but they were what alot of us were supplied with.
This is crazy, I saw one for the first time last night. I was driving an seen the sky lite up an was wondering what is was. So I followed it an I started to see a flame. An when I actually got closer to it they has two stacks an a small little fire like a couple of yards to the right of it. This is very interesting. How long has this kind of stuff have been going on cause I never seen/heard of this until last night?
Flaring-off the excess gas is a necessary process, so that the raw fuel isn't sprayed into the sky. I'm sure they have been using some kind of a similar method since the discover of oil fields.
Ya...it does seem like a alot of waste i agree. The reason for flaring the extra gas though, is to release the excess PSI that the large pressure tank and the pipeline, cannot handle (that tank i think was rated at 720psi). The gas going down the pipeline is closely monitored to match up with the Gas Plants pressures too.
Alot of these wells are in very remote locations...so I think the way the oil/gas companies look at it, that it wouldn't be cost effective to truck in tanks to capture that excess gas. We probably only tested that well for about a week or so, and only had to flare for a portion of that. If you consider most of these wells produce huge quantities of oil & gas over many many years (some over 20-30 years) the ratio of gas flared-off in the testing stage is pretty minuscule.
Hear the guy yell , Get Her after the flare lit, gotta love it. We use electric flare stack lighter down here, you know after seeing this, the electric lighter takes all the fun otta it. Crazy -uckers
Aryn actually IPS or at least I used to work with them. The reason I ask is that that unit looks like the same one I worked on for half a year or so...familiar location and rig in but then again it is the patch...
Tier One...ha ha i work for them in the states, well i guess its not tier one any more. its cathedral energy services. iam working for them in wyoming right now
If you were in the forest you'd think there was dragon chasing you
coenpat 10 months ago
My favorite part of the job is lighting the flare and blowing out hydrates Well Testers know how to get the jucies flowing hell ya
kcondos26 11 months ago
we dont flare off to release excess pressure :S most companies would rather run the gas inline to a plant but some locations dont have a pipe line most of the time if i show up for a job its a flow test to see what the well an pipeline will do against line pack or its a work over like a re frac or pulling a tubing string . and buddy a 720 tank would almost never over pressure unless your on a huge horizontal with 900 decs of gas hittin you .
dakka420 1 year ago
@dakka420...not sure where you guys were sending your excess pressure then, when the pipeline/plant couldn't temporarily handle the gas? Most of the high pressure wells we worked in northern alberta would pressure-up 720psi tank pretty quick, after opening up, and many times we flared them for days. Most companies I worked for wanted a straight week test...pipeline or no pipeline...we kept flowing...and if it wasn't going in it, it was going up!
Cenobite250 1 year ago
yeah Ever had one of thos stupid plastic flares blow up????? There is a reason why you DO NOT use those style. Flare pistol is the only way to keep all your fingers and your face together
PaddiColley 1 year ago
@PaddiColley...ya i've had a couple of those stupid things missfire in my hands. Not saying they were the best, but they were what alot of us were supplied with.
Cenobite250 1 year ago
Smores anyone?
LONECOW117 1 year ago
wher did you get the flare pen because i want to get one for campind
airsoftremix 2 years ago
The pens we're company supplied...but you could probably even find them at a marine/boating store.
Cenobite250 2 years ago
This is crazy, I saw one for the first time last night. I was driving an seen the sky lite up an was wondering what is was. So I followed it an I started to see a flame. An when I actually got closer to it they has two stacks an a small little fire like a couple of yards to the right of it. This is very interesting. How long has this kind of stuff have been going on cause I never seen/heard of this until last night?
Horne4291 2 years ago
Flaring-off the excess gas is a necessary process, so that the raw fuel isn't sprayed into the sky. I'm sure they have been using some kind of a similar method since the discover of oil fields.
Cenobite250 2 years ago
@Cenobite250 how come yall dont capture that gas and use it, seems like a lot of energy going to waste.
jelliot83 2 years ago
Ya...it does seem like a alot of waste i agree. The reason for flaring the extra gas though, is to release the excess PSI that the large pressure tank and the pipeline, cannot handle (that tank i think was rated at 720psi). The gas going down the pipeline is closely monitored to match up with the Gas Plants pressures too.
Cenobite250 2 years ago
Alot of these wells are in very remote locations...so I think the way the oil/gas companies look at it, that it wouldn't be cost effective to truck in tanks to capture that excess gas. We probably only tested that well for about a week or so, and only had to flare for a portion of that. If you consider most of these wells produce huge quantities of oil & gas over many many years (some over 20-30 years) the ratio of gas flared-off in the testing stage is pretty minuscule.
Cenobite250 2 years ago
@Cenobite250 ahhhhhh i see, figures as much as the company invests in thoes wells if they could use it they would. thankx...
jelliot83 2 years ago
@jelliot83 When you have more than needed, why not just flare it off, and DRILL BABY DRILL!!!!
philip21786 1 year ago
RIP
sweetypie000 2 years ago
neat
supsup85 2 years ago
Hear the guy yell , Get Her after the flare lit, gotta love it. We use electric flare stack lighter down here, you know after seeing this, the electric lighter takes all the fun otta it. Crazy -uckers
Dougyelnats 2 years ago
woweewowow. It was cool when the flame was big.
mtbiker4870 3 years ago
YOu hear that one guy say "did you get er?" Does the short bus pick him up every crew change? lol make sure to tape his hard hat to his head
Irvs311 3 years ago
What testing company was that?
Bactaman 3 years ago
Tier One Oil Services, out of Red Deer Alberta.
James is that you??
Cenobite250 3 years ago
Aryn actually IPS or at least I used to work with them. The reason I ask is that that unit looks like the same one I worked on for half a year or so...familiar location and rig in but then again it is the patch...
Bactaman 3 years ago
haha...
ya, especially in camp, all of the leases
look the same after awhile.
Cenobite250 3 years ago
Tier One...ha ha i work for them in the states, well i guess its not tier one any more. its cathedral energy services. iam working for them in wyoming right now
greenballs343 2 years ago
4 million?
tkruger28 3 years ago
Sorry it was a while ago now...and I can't remember the flowrate...but I don't think it would of been near that high.
Cenobite250 3 years ago
Where is this?
LabRat314 3 years ago
just north of Hinton, Alberta, Canada
Cenobite250 3 years ago
Cool, Ive worked down the polecat road on a Nabors rig.
LabRat314 3 years ago
haha sweet ,shoulda had the back pressure valve wide open its way funner that way.
TrevorC1987 4 years ago
that was pretty cool.
Thekid799 4 years ago
Neato!
backyardstormchaser 4 years ago
no kaboom just big fire
hah
jordoadw 4 years ago
I was waiting for the KABOOOOM
SuperMan3111 4 years ago
That's pretty cool. I always wondered how they lit one of the flare stack like that. Thanks for the video!
278371 4 years ago