Combustor System

A combustor system (enclosed vapor combustor) burns waste gas inside a chamber instead of at an open flare tip. Oilfield units are typically used on tank batteries and production vessels to destroy VOCs and methane when the stream is not going through a vapor recovery unit.

Operators choose enclosed combustors when a visible flame is a problem, when vapor rates are too low or too variable to recover, or when a permit calls for a destruction device rather than a flare stack. Destruction efficiency depends on residence time, temperature, and whether the unit is actually lit when vapors arrive—not on the nameplate alone.

Redhead Services supplies enclosed combustors alongside flare stacks and VRUs, because the right control is a function of the vapor stream, not a product family. Equipment is supported from Odessa for Permian and southeast New Mexico sites.