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Pentad Associates INC
6551 S Revere Parkway #290
Centennial, CO
80111
published by NGI’s Shale Daily: July 10, 2013
Colorado drillers may face more scrutiny about emissions from their oil and natural operations under regulations being pondered by the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission has primary oversight of exploration and production and the state’s growing 500,000-plus wells. The CDPHE oversees the state’s air quality, and air pollution emissions from drilling operations are the No. 1 source of volatile organic compounds and the third-largest source of nitrogen oxides, officials said.
Several proposals are on the table to revamp CDPHE’s regulations, all part of a 2013 rulemaking effort by the department’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC). Among other things, regulators want to adopt in full the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) within the Clean Air Act.
EPA last year gave industry until 2015 to eliminate harmful emissions from drilling sites (see Shale Daily, April 19, 2012). The state may adopt rules, but they would have to be at least as stringent as EPA’s. The AQCC also is reviewing “overlaps and gaps” in state/federal oversight. The nine-member AQCC last year postponed fully adopting the EPA standards.
“As we move toward adopting EPA’s rules, we are also looking at cost-effective enhancements to the state’s existing air quality regulations,” CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division director Will Allison said.
The nine-member AQCC has several goals in mind that it hopes to achieve through the expansive rulemaking effort:
Identify and implement strategies to improve the program’s effectiveness and efficiency;
Find ways to reduce permitting burdens on both the division and the regulated community “without impacting environmental benefits” from the permit program;
Address oil and gas development growth by adopting “reasonable” emission reduction strategies; and
Lay the groundwork for ongoing efforts to reduce oil and gas emissions “while minimizing burdens that don’t provide environmental value.”
In line with those goals, proposed regulations are being considered to increase and streamline permit threshold criteria pollutants, and to remove catchall provisions that require permits for all sources subject to NSPS or maximum available control technologies.
New rules being considered include rules governing ozone and ozone precursors for tanks that would include more covered tanks (condensate, produced water, crude oil, etc.) and rules covering emission capture and routing to control devices or sales lines. Rules also are proposed to address:
Fugitive emissions and leaks by increasing their identification and requiring leaks be repaired;
Wellhead venting and flaring; and
Timely tie-ins of wells to natural gas sales lines to reduce venting or flaring.
Doug Flanders, policy director for the industry-led Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA), said the industry has pledged a commitment “to the continual pursuit of emissions reductions,” and COGA “will continue to partner with our communities and state regulators” to achieve it.
A meeting to present the AQCC proposals is set for Aug. 7, with a request for a hearing scheduled for Aug. 15
Megan Fuller started with Pentad Associates on February 18th, 2013. She has previous customer service experience. Please say hello to her next time you stop by!
Come visit us at AFEC in September!
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Pentad Associates is in Booth #318. We look forward to seeing you there!
Pentad Associates will have a Vendor Table at the ASHRAE Rocky Mountain Chapter’s 21st Annual Technical Conference on Friday April 19th, 2013 at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel.
Please stop by and say hello if you plan to attend.
Please visit the website for more information: http://www.rockymtnashrae.com/
Hydro Vision is going to be in town this year, July 23rd – July 26th. Hydro Vision International is the even for the hydro professionals to do their networking, share practices and view new and improved product lines. The exhibits contain the most comprehensive collection of hydro-related products and service providers, and Pentad is proud to announce that one of our own manufacturers will have a booth there! Fluid Engineering will be in booth ___. If you’re coming to the show, please stop by and say hi!
This quarter will be focusing on media content to help you offer your customer the best solution. Bob and I have worked to identify a few topics that we thought would be of interest and benefit to you and your sales people while you are on calls or looking for a resource to send a contact.
These will be a series of E-Tech Education Videos about 1-1/2 minutes in length. Some topics that we have initially identified are:
1. E-Tech History
2. Thermocharger – making room for more heat recovery
3. Condensing Economizers
4. Basics of economizer construction – multiple videos concentrating on specific components.
5. Acid Dewpoint
6. Typical Installation Guide
7. Fuel considerations
Please let us know if you have any requests. These videos will be designed to give very basic information and shared via tablets, mobile phone or website.
**Property of E-Tech Newsletter
Webster Engineering has successfully completed the first phase of UL testing that was discussed this year at ASHRAE.
A UL inspector was in Winfield during the week of April 1st and ran the Model JBS2 burners through the required testing procedures.
As a result Webster should have approval for the bulk of the JBS2 and JBSX2 series burners within a fairly short time frame.
The JBS2 will be UL approved from 80 to 170HP, and the JBSX2 will be UL approved from 48 to 131HP.
As soon as WebsterðÌðs upcoming service schools are completed in mid-April they will begin preparing for the second phase of UL approvals, which will be to obtain a UL listing for all burners in the JBS3 and JBSX3 series.
This should occur in mid to late summer.
WeðÌðll let you know just as soon as Webster has the actual UL approvals on the JBS2 and JBSX2 burners, which will allow shipment of these burners with a UL label.
Our expectation is that Webster should be able to ship units, with a UL label, for projects that begin quoting in the next few weeks.
In addition, we will keep you posted on WebsterðÌðs test schedule for the JBS3 and JBSX3 series burners this summer.
For the seventh year in a row, Pentad will be exhibited at the AFEC. We had the opportunity to speak with facility engineers, mechanical contractors and engineering firms. We will represent GEA heat exchanges, Webster burners, and filtration systems from Fluid Engineering.
The Advanced Facilities Management and Engineering Conference is dedicated to increasing the skills and knowledge of Facility Managers and Engineers in the Rocky Mountain Region, preparing them to meet the demands of their occupation, today, tomorrow, and into the future. Join the largest event in the Rocky Mountain region dedicated to facilities management and engineering professionals. September 25-26, 2013. **
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