SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Greyrock announced its Flare-to-FuelsTM system for the reduction or elimination of routine gas flaring. Using Greyrock's Direct Fuel Production™ technology, the Flare-to-FuelsTM system is designed to convert associated (flare or vented) gas into clean fuels. This system is sized for installation at well pads or other production facilities.
Gas produced together with oil during the production of crude oil, also referred to as associated gas, is often flared due to lack of pipeline and processing infrastructure. Flared gas produces CO2, NOx, black carbon/ soot, and other pollutants. Impropertly operated flares can also vent substantial amounts of methane, which, according the EPA, is a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than CO2.
The World Bank estimates that approximately 140 billion cubic meters (~5 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas is flared annually resulting in the emission of more than 300 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere. Installation of Greyrock's Flare-to-Fuels™ systems to convert this gas rather than flare would result in the production of more than 18 billion gallons of clean fuels per year.
Greyrock's was recently recognized with an R&D 100 Award, having developed one of the 100 most technologically significant new products of the year.
Robert Schuetzle, CEO of Greyrock said "Greyrock is excited to develop a new solution to address the problem of flared gas, helping our partners to conserve important energy resources while improving their environmental profile."
For more information contact Greyrock at 1-800-729-9350 or e-mail sales@greyrock.com.
About Greyrock
Greyrock has developed the revolutionary Direct Fuel Production™ technology enabling production of clean liquid fuels from a variety of gas resources, including flare gas, bio-gas, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Greyrock systems enables its customers to solve key environmental and energy challenges. For more information, please visit http://www.greyrock.com. http://www.FlaretoFuels.com
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greyrock-announces-flare-to-fuels-system-300199930.html
SOURCE Greyrock
