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Data for Design of Vapor Recovery Units for Crude Oil Stock Tank Emissions
EPA Grant Number: R827015C023Subproject: this is subproject number 023 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R827015
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: IPEC University of Tulsa (TU)
Center Director: Sublette, Kerry L.
Title: Data for Design of Vapor Recovery Units for Crude Oil Stock Tank Emissions
Investigators: Babcock, Robert E.
Institution: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
EPA Project Officer: Krishnan, Bala S.
Project Period: January 27, 2003 through August 30, 2003
RFA: Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) (1999)
Research Category: Targeted Research , Hazardous Waste/Remediation
Description:
Objective:Hydrocarbon emissions from petroleum field stock tanks provide a nuisance because of smell and in rare cases, even in the absence of hydrogen sulfide, actually create an identifiable health hazard. The June 17, 1999 regulations issued by EPA call for control systems to reduce emissions by 95% on stock tanks containing API gravity oil greater than 40" and having a gas-oil ratio (GOR) greater than 1750 SCF/STB. Emission control is desirable on stock tanks fluids with less volatility than those that fall under the promulgated national standards because of odor and loss of saleable product. Vapor recovery units (VRU=s) are now available from vendors for capturing 95% of the emissions from stock tanks, but close tolerance on the design of such units is required to be cost effective. Economic driven is preferred to regulation driven.
This project will develop a model for accurately quantifying actual stock tank emissions from Adead oil@ (emission rate < 10 lb/hr) stock tanks. The model will be compared to measured emission rates from three site visits to three different gravity lease sites under varying climatic conditions. This model will then be used to design lease-site specific VRU=s followed by a sensitivity analysis of the economic feasibility of the units as a function of the accuracy of the emission vapor design parameters. The overall objective of the project will be to present a protocol for evaluating the economic feasibility of capturing and utilizing stock tank emissions from a particular lease site. The protocol will only use data that is routinely available for lease sites and the target cost of the evaluation is $1000 per site.
Publications and Presentations:Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 3 publications for this subproject | View all 135 publications for this center
Supplemental Keywords:POLLUTANTS/TOXICS, Air, Scientific Discipline, Health, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Risk Assessments, Health Risk Assessment, air toxics, Chemicals, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, emissions contol engineering, air pollution control technology, hydrocarbons, crude oil stock tank emissions, hazardous air pollutants, hydrocarbon, human health risk, vapor recovery, air pollutants, air pollution, air pollution control, emissions control, petroleum stock tank emissions
Progress and Final Reports:
Final Report
Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R827015 IPEC University of Tulsa (TU)
Subprojects under this Center:
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R827015C001 Evaluation of Road Base Material Derived from Tank Bottom Sludges
R827015C002 Passive Sampling Devices (PSDs) for Bioavailability Screening of Soils Containing Petrochemicals
R827015C003 Demonstration of a Subsurface Drainage System for the Remediation of Brine-Impacted Soil
R827015C004 Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline
R827015C005 Microflora Involved in Phytoremediation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
R827015C006 Microbial Treatment of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)
R827015C007 Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil
R827015C008 The Use of Nitrate for the Control of Sulfide Formation in Oklahoma Oil Fields
R827015C009 Surfactant-Enhanced Treatment of Oil-Contaminated Soils and Oil-Based Drill Cuttings
R827015C010 Novel Materials for Facile Separation of Petroleum Products from Aqueous Mixtures Via Magnetic Filtration
R827015C011 Development of Relevant Ecological Screening Criteria (RESC) for Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Exploration and Production Sites
R827015C012 Humate-Induced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Surface Soils
R827015C013 New Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells
R827015C014 Enhancement of Microbial Sulfate Reduction for the Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Aquifers - A Laboratory and Field Scale Demonstration
R827015C015 Locating Oil-Water Interfaces in Process Vessels
R827015C016 Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay
R827015C017 Continuation of an Investigation into the Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline
R827015C018 Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil
R827015C019 Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Salt-Impacted Soil by Native Halophiles or Halotolerants and Strategies for Enhanced Degradation
R827015C020 Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of MTBE
R827015C021 Evaluation of Commercial, Microbial-Based Products to Treat Paraffin Deposition in Tank Bottoms and Oil Production Equipment
R827015C022 A Continuation: Humate-Induced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Surface Soils
R827015C023 Data for Design of Vapor Recovery Units for Crude Oil Stock Tank Emissions
R827015C024 Development of an Environmentally Friendly and Economical Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells
R827015C025 A Continuation of Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay
R827015C026 Identifying the Signature of the Natural Attenuation of MTBE in Goundwater Using Molecular Methods and "Bug Traps"
R827015C027 Identifying the Signature of Natural Attenuation in the Microbial
Ecology of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater Using Molecular Methods and
"Bug Traps"
R827015C028 Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Project Continuation
R827015C030 Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept
R827015C031 Evaluation of Sub-micellar Synthetic Surfactants versus Biosurfactants for Enhanced LNAPL Recovery
R827015C032 Utilization of the Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Individual Compounds in Refined Hydrocarbon Products To Monitor Their Fate in the Environment
R830633 Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC)
R830633C001 Development of an Environmentally Friendly and Economical Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells (Phase II)
R830633C002 A Continuation of Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay
R830633C003 Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept
R830633C004 Evaluation of Sub-micellar Synthetic Surfactants versus Biosurfactants for Enhanced LNAPL Recovery
R830633C005 Utilization of the Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Individual Compounds in Refined Hydrocarbon Products To Monitor Their Fate in the Environment
R830633C006 Evaluation of Commercial, Microbial-Based Products to Treat Paraffin Deposition in Tank Bottoms and Oil Production Equipment
R830633C007 Identifying the Signature of the Natural Attenuation in the Microbial Ecology of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater Using Molecular Methods and “Bug Traps”
R830633C008 Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Project Continuation
R830633C009 Use of Earthworms to Accelerate the Restoration of Oil and Brine Impacted Sites
X832428C001 Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept
X832428C002 Paraffin Control in Oil Wells Using Anaerobic Microorganisms
X832428C003 Fiber Rolls as a Tool for Re-Vegetation of Oil-Brine Contaminated Watersheds