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BMP ID: 5763
Title: Keep off-line compressors pressurized, reduces fugitive methan losses by 0.95 Mcf/hr.
Text: Methane Recovery - Option 1: "Keep off-line compressors pressurized... [which]... Reduces fugitive methane losses by 0.95 Mcf/hr (68%)."
Source Publication Name: Reducing Emissions When Taking Compressors Off-line: Lessons Learned from Natural Gas STAR
Citation Section: Methane Recovery
Citation Page: 7
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Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20460  United States
Phone:(202) 272-0167     Alt. Phone:(202) 272-0165
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Categories: Air Quality and Emissions
Location: General / Federal
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Date Entered: 2009-06-22 12:31 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-01-29 13:43 UTC