What is this small building on fracked well pad?

Just wondering if anyone can identify this structure.  It is located along the edge of the well pad that was fracked about a month ago.  There were some type of emissions coming out of both of the pipes and there was a solar panel and small antennaes adjacent to.  The green tank is also a new addition to this pad. 

How can you tell if a well is in production?  Does one tank mean one well?

Any help is appreciated.

 

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Permalink Reply by John OBrien, landowner advocate on May 2, 2013 at 8:29pm

OK, new pics here.

You can clearly see the Exterran name on this separator.  All "tanks" must be manufactured in a code vessel shop.  Exterran has such a facility, and also services all their equipment in the field.  This one is the glycol separator and is in the gas process line post contactor.

The orange 2" pipe you see in this pic is called a "choke nipple".  Although it is 2" on the outside, it has only a 1/4" dia. hole through the center.  This is on the dump line for waste to the large tank shown in the pic from "what's that small building" post.  Since the strength of the piping systems is not equal, this "chokes the flow" of pressure, so as not to damage weaker systems.  That is also why the tank is vented otherwise it would go boom!

The oil separator is pre contactor DeHy tower, post compression.  It removes oil from the gas going through the system so as not to contaminate the glycol.  (That stuff is expensive to replace when it gets too dirty)

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Permalink Reply by John OBrien, landowner advocate on May 2, 2013 at 8:33pm

This pic is just for you WJ.

My right upper arm with tattoo I got in Israel when I worked over there.

Sorry you have such a problem with my posts.  But I never lie wj.  My wifes name, "Kerima" is in the middle of my heart of fish.

All the pics are taken in Harrison county WV at the Antero well API# 033-05634.

If you would like to go and see it in person, here are the directions. Take I-79 south out of PA to Clarksburg, WV.

Go west on US 50 to Wilsonburg exit.  Take Wilsonburg road (old us 50) to Beefrun road (county 11/5).  Take the first right up the mountain to the gate.  Get out and walk, and hope you don't get caught trespassing.  Here is the link to the well as shown on WV Oil & Gas Dept.  You can also go on google earth and see some of the equipment from satellite view.

http://tagis.dep.wv.gov/oog/

Have a great day researching all of this WJ.

Oh and don't show OSHA the last pic.

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Permalink Reply by wyalusing jim on May 2, 2013 at 8:44pm

ok john, i looked at a few of the pics, but im not sure what it is that you are trying to establish with them.

are you saying, "this is what a dehy unit really looks like"?

i think that is your point with the pics. am i correct?

wj

Permalink Reply by John OBrien, landowner advocate on May 2, 2013 at 8:45pm

Seriously guys what were you thinking.  (I should have fired you.)

These men are attaching pipe to top of DeHy unit boiler stack.  I can't really fault them, the Inspector and the Engineer from Antero told them to do it.

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Permalink Reply by John OBrien, landowner advocate on May 2, 2013 at 9:00pm

No WJ, like I said from the beginning the picture shown at the beginning of the post is a heater.

And none of the pictures I have posted even show the actual DeHy skid.  They show some appurtenances that are absolutely imperative to the function of  a DeHy skid.  And we see none of it in the original picture, because it is a heater, duh.

Unfortunately I haven't yet found any pics in my laptop that show the dehy skid itself.  But if you would like to go and see it I will be glad to accompany you.  Just friend me, and I will give you my number to arrange a visit.  The landowner at this well site knows me and I'm sure he would unlock the gate for me.  Just let me know.  Oh, and btw, we can look at the heaters while we are there.

Permalink Reply by wyalusing jim on May 2, 2013 at 9:18pm

i got a better idea john!

why dont you come up here to bradford county pa, where that unit is located btw, and i'll take you out on some wellpads and show you what modular enclosed dehy units look like.

here's another way for you to figure this out for yourself john.

you know that each marcellus well needs a dehy unit right?

since the dehy unit also warms the gas stream, why would they need an additional heater?

every cabot wellpad and every chk wellpad here in nepa has dehy units on it, their units are usually bigger than that one, so i'm thinking it is for a low production well, possibly swn or talisman. none of those wellpads have seperate heaters on them, just the dehy units.

wj

Permalink Reply by John OBrien, landowner advocate on May 2, 2013 at 9:26pm

Like I said, friend me and we will arrange some field trips.  I would be happy to see your area and buy you lunch.

Permalink Reply by wyalusing jim on May 2, 2013 at 9:35pm

i already did the friend request.

if we get together, lunch is on me!

wj

Permalink Reply by John OBrien, landowner advocate on May 2, 2013 at 9:44pm

So, I looked up your area.  By golly I have worked many jobs near you.  I have worked in Renovo, and to the west of you, south of Coudersport at a little town called Costello.  I worked putting in super large heaters and metering stations for Texas Eastern at a storage facility there.  You of course know that they actually pump the gas back into the rock formations for storage right?  Not in tanks like most folks think.  It is called Wharton Compressor Station and Storage Field.

Also worked north of Coudersport at State Line Compressor Station.

Small world wj small world.

Permalink Reply by wyalusing jim on May 2, 2013 at 9:48pm

mostly i think that they store in salt and sand formations, rock is usually too tight for storage.

yeah, you worked all throughout my old hunting areas.

wj

Permalink Reply by Doug Duffield on May 4, 2013 at 11:25am

CHK tried units that size on some early Brad. Co. wells, they couldn't take the pressures, along with high pressure gas comes increased pressure of flowback of water and sand which "wore" out the units because of abrasion and brine. Several failed and burst while workers were onsite, thankfully nobody was injured. They went to larger units with more abrasion resistance built into them, ever talk to the x-ray guys John? there are alot of foreign fittings used on sites that are substandard and wearing out way before they're supposed to. Why when we are useing made in the USA pipe, are we using fittings from India, China etc. on wells that ip around 30mmcf/d or more?

Permalink Reply by Tim Tarr on May 4, 2013 at 3:05pm

Better question

On that oil seperator pic who the hell put a thread protector with a plug at the bottom of pic? Also 3000 90's with 150 union's?

Had to laugh about comment about those cheep fittings. Ever try to tell a contractor that there is a problem with them. 

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