Proactive Systems Vs. Reactive Strategies – High DRE Flares
March 21, 2023

Routing crude oil storage tanks vent gas to a high destruction and efficiency (DRE) air-assisted flare can be used to ensure the 6 tons VOCs per year limits in NSPS… Read more

Storage tanks with thief hatches that are open/leaking for 100 or more hours can emit volatile VOC emissions that exceed the 6 tons per year limit in NSPS OOOO/OOOOa (see… Read more
How to Reduce Aviation Emissions
February 16, 2023

When planes fly, they release greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere, and these emissions are a big contributor to climate change. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth’s… Read more

Petrochemical processing plants generate a significant amount of waste products such as methane, volatile organic compounds, sulfur-related compounds, etc. These waste compounds are toxic, flammable and corrosive and, in many… Read more
New Rules For Managing Pressure In Production Tanks (APMPLS)
January 23, 2023

In December 2022, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) published guidelines for the design, operation and maintenance of Automatic Pressure Management and Pilot Light Systems (APMPLS) at… Read more
Retrofitting Air-Assisted Flares to Attain 99%+ Destruction Efficiency
December 20, 2022

Cimarron’s senior technical staff gave presentations for the 2022 Onshore Wellsite Facilities Conference held in Houston, TX on September 20-22, 2022. One presentation was regarding high destruction and removal efficiency… Read more
Proposed EPA Oil and Gas NSPS OOOOb Rules Controlling VOCs and Methane
December 15, 2022

In November 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed rulemaking regarding methane and VOC emissions from oil and natural gas industries. This proposal supplemented the proposed rulemaking published… Read more
What Is A Vapor Recovery Compressor?
December 8, 2022

Vapor recovery compressors are an essential part of many industries’ environmental protection efforts. By compressing gas mixtures, vapors can be efficiently collected and prevented from being released into the atmosphere…. Read more

Cimarron’s senior technical staff gave presentations for the 2022 Onshore Wellsite Facilities Conference held in Houston, TX on September 20-22, 2022. Mr. James Sidebottom, Senior Technical Advisor at Cimarron, gave… Read more
NSPS OOOOa Annual Report due October 31st, 2022
October 13, 2022

NSPS OOOOa applies to oil and gas facilities constructed, modified or reconstructed after September 18, 2015. The rule controls venting and fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and methane… Read more