environmental aspects of natural gas mid-stream operations (an overview)
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Environmental Aspects of Natural Gas Mid-stream Operations (an overview). Presentation by Bruce Kosugi OGC SCEK Fund Workshop June 10, 2004. June 2004. For Discussion. What are Mid-stream Operations? How do they interact with the environment (Aspects)? Discussion. Mid-Stream Operations. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Environmental Aspects ofNatural Gas Mid-stream
Operations
(an overview)
June 2004
Presentation by
Bruce Kosugi
OGC SCEK Fund Workshop
June 10, 2004
For Discussion
• What are Mid-stream Operations?
• How do they interact with the environment (Aspects)?
• Discussion
Mid-Stream Operations
• Gathering
• Processing
• Transmission
Gathering
Processing N
Transmission
The System
Aspects
Environmental Aspects are related to:
–Water
–Soil
–Air
–Habitat
Water
• Effluent Quality and Quantity
• Thermal Conditions
• Water Use
Soil
• Maintaining Soil Structure and Quality
• Avoiding Contamination
• Reclamation
Air
• Acid Rain• Ground Level Ozone/Smog• Stratospheric Ozone
Depletion• Toxics• Particulates• Noise• Greenhouse Gases
Habitat
• Planning and development of projects (pipelines, facilities)
• Protecting sensitive habitat, avoiding sensitive time periods
Discussion