The venting looks like a dramatic waste of resources, but as usual, there is more to the story. It takes a lot of gas to pay for the pipelines and compressors to deliver it to market. Back in the old days, we vented a lot of gas simply because there was no economic market for it. Today, there is much less flaring, but it is still a matter of economics. When a well is first completed, there is a level of uncertainty as to just how much it will produce - both oil and gas. We often test wells for some extended period before we can make a decision on whether we can install facilities to capture all of the gas. The state regulators recognize this, and they have limits on how much we can test or flare. Here's an analogy for this group. Saying that any gas flaring is a waste and should be stopped is like saying that combines should be 100% efficient and that no kernels of corn should end up on the ground after harvest.
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Today's Featured Article - The David Brown Rose Badge - by Samuel Kennedy. In the 13th century civil war was raging in England. Two English noblemen were involved in a conflict which became known as the War of the Roses. The Duke of York had as his emblem a white rose and the Earl of Lancaster had a red rose. Today the white rose is the official emblem of the county of Yorkshire and the red rose has been adopted by the neighboring county of Lancashire.
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