Oil & Gas Glossary
Methane abatement in upstream and midstream work means cutting the methane that leaves tanks, pneumatic devices, incomplete flares, and leaking valves or connectors. It is a set of equipment and operating choices, not a single product.
Typical Permian measures include routing tank vapors to a VRU or combustor, converting gas pneumatics to instrument air, keeping flares lit and sized, and finding leaks with OGI. Each measure has a different cost and a different effect on a given site. A VRU on a low-BTU tank is not abatement if it never stays online.
Redhead Services supplies the equipment used in those programs—VRUs, combustors, instrument air, and OGI cameras—from Odessa for West Texas and southeast New Mexico operations.
