Gas Flaring

Gas flaring is the practice of burning produced gas that has no takeaway. In upstream work that usually means a flare stack or pit at a well, tank battery, or midstream station. It is a control method and a last resort for gas that is not recovered.

Permian flaring is driven by gathering constraints, completions flowback, and upset conditions. A stack that is too small, unlit, or poorly purged creates smoke and unburned methane. That is an operating problem, not just a public-relations one, and it shows up in both permit and ESG reporting.

Redhead Services supplies flare stacks used for this duty and also the alternatives—VRUs and combustors—when the gas can be recovered or must be enclosed. See flare stack.