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"In both cases you're probably going to have to burn about 10% to 20% onsite to generate the power to run the compressors."

Isn't burning it in-place better environmentally than just venting it to the atmosphere?

All oil refineries and drilling operations have a flare system that burns off such gas - if not beneficial, why do that besides that it looks cool from a distance at night?



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