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BMP ID: 5765
Title: Keep pressurized and install a static seal with these following instructions.
Text: Methane Recovery - Option 3: "Keep pressurized and install a static seal â—† Automatic controller activates rod packing seal on shutdown and removes seal on startup â—† Closed blowdown valve leaks â—† Eliminates leaks from off-line compressor seals â—† Reduces fugitive methane losses by 1.25 Mcf/hr (89%)"
Source Publication Name: Reducing Emissions When Taking Compressors Off-line: Lessons Learned from Natural Gas STAR
Citation Section: Methane Recovery
Citation Page: 9
Supplemental Documents:  
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 13:34 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-01-29 13:44 UTC