From The Bismarck Tribune:
North Dakota
regulators are keeping current benchmarks for reducing wasteful flaring
of excess natural gas but are giving industry more flexibility to
comply.
The
North Dakota Industrial Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt
changes to the gas capture policy, many of which were recommended by an
industry task force.
“They’re saying they will get to 88 percent by Nov. 1,” said Lynn Helms, director of the Department of Mineral Resources.
The
changes expand some of the caveats that allow industry to be in
compliance with the gas capture policy even if a company’s flaring rate
exceeds the benchmark.
For
example, industry can exclude flared volumes from the first 14 days of
production. The revised policy increases that to the first 60 days.
In
addition, the commission will change how it treats flared gas outside
of the Bakken core where infrastructure is underdeveloped and gas is
considered “stranded.” Allowing some temporary exemptions for stranded
gas aims to incentivize pipeline development in those areas, Helms said.
Bottom line:
- industry can exclude flaring data for 60 days, up from 15 days
- "stranded" wells could be declared temporarily exempt from flaring rules
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