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    "title": "Reducing Emissions is not only Good Business, it's the Right Thing to do in our Communities",
    "modified_at": "2024-12-30 15:08:28",
    "published_at": "2024-12-27 13:00:00",
    "url": "https://positive-energy-hub.prezly.com/reducing-emissions-is-part-of-doing-business",
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    "subtitle": "CNX Midstream group reduces methane emissions in Mamont, Westmoreland County, PA",
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    "body": "<p><em>By Positive Energy Hub Staff</em></p><p>From 2020 through 2023, CNX reduced the methane intensity in our company-wide gathering and boosting segment by 31% through continuously analyzing systems and identifying opportunities for enhancements. In 2024, the company invested an additional $5 million into methane reduction efforts, with a goal of eliminating 85,000 tons of CO2e. The Midstream group made significant progress toward that number by upgrading one of its compression facilities.</p><p>Mamont Compressor Station gathers gas from well sites in northern Westmoreland County and southern Indiana County. The facility currently moves approximately 30 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.&nbsp;Untreated gas comes into the facility at low pressure (~125-150psi) and is saturated with water.&nbsp;Before the gas can be sold to downstream customers like utility companies, it needs to be compressed to meet pressure requirements (~800-900psi), and most of the water must be removed.&nbsp;</p><p>To remove the water, the facility has two dehydration units. Currently only one unit is running at any given time, while the other serves as a backup. Each dehydration unit (dehy) uses triethylene glycol to remove water from the gas stream. The dehy is a regenerative system that circulates glycol, pulling water from the gas and then boiling that water out of the glycol.&nbsp; </p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96616b39-aa02-4bfa-9bc2-02cc81ad94ab/-/crop/1200x920/0,0/-/preview/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"The two dehydration units at Mamont Compressor Station use glycol to remove water from natural gas before it&amp;#039;s sent to points of sale.\"\n                id=\"image-96616b39-aa02-4bfa-9bc2-02cc81ad94ab\"\n                data-id=\"96616b39-aa02-4bfa-9bc2-02cc81ad94ab\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96616b39-aa02-4bfa-9bc2-02cc81ad94ab/-/crop/1200x920/0,0/-/preview/-/inline/no/M_2024-03-01_MamontStation-13+copy.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96616b39-aa02-4bfa-9bc2-02cc81ad94ab/-/crop/1200x920/0,0/-/preview/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"The two dehydration units at Mamont Compressor Station use glycol to remove water from natural gas before it's sent to points of sale.\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">The two dehydration units at Mamont Compressor Station use glycol to remove water from natural gas before it&#039;s sent to points of sale.</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>The gas and glycol flow in opposite directions through a contact tower where the glycol pulls water from the gas stream.&nbsp;The dry gas can then flow to sales while the saturated glycol must be regenerated to remove the water.&nbsp;The glycol/water mixture goes through filtration and enters a reboiler, which heats the mixture to boil off the water.&nbsp;Then the dry glycol is ready to be circulated back to the contact tower to start this process over again.</p><p>The glycol leaving the reboiler requires a pump to send it back to the contact tower.&nbsp;The original glycol pump is an energy-exchange style pump, which brings a small amount of methane along with the glycol returning from the contact tower.&nbsp;At older stations like Mamont, this methane is captured in the flash tank and then released into the atmosphere.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/3eece6be-5884-4187-b26e-cd3f5f801a0d/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-3eece6be-5884-4187-b26e-cd3f5f801a0d\"\n                data-id=\"3eece6be-5884-4187-b26e-cd3f5f801a0d\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/3eece6be-5884-4187-b26e-cd3f5f801a0d/-/inline/no/reboiler.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/3eece6be-5884-4187-b26e-cd3f5f801a0d/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>Newer dehys use electric-driven pumps that allow the contact tower to hold a higher liquid level.&nbsp;This means the only methane that returns to the flash tank is a very small quantity of gas entrained in the rich glycol. Mamont was identified as one of the highest methane-emitting midstream facilities in all of CNX operations at a calculated rate of 15,475 tons CO2e per year. The installation of electric-driven pumps eliminated the void where methane could enter the pump from the contact tower. As a result, the team was able to reduce dehy methane emissions at the station by 88%.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--expanded release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/113b7f80-8021-42c3-82de-8cec89e20997/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-113b7f80-8021-42c3-82de-8cec89e20997\"\n                data-id=\"113b7f80-8021-42c3-82de-8cec89e20997\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/113b7f80-8021-42c3-82de-8cec89e20997/-/inline/no/Q1+Emissions+Reduction+Mamont+Station.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/113b7f80-8021-42c3-82de-8cec89e20997/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>In addition, the team improved safety and reliability by installing additional automation and upgrading the burner management system. They also added a control panel at the dehy skid where the plant operator can control the entire facility.&nbsp;</p><p>Mamont Station is also part of the Radical Transparency initiative whereby <a href=\"https://www.cnxradicaltransparency.com/mamont-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">realtime air quality reports</a> are provided at this and other CNX facilities across southwest Pennsylvania. 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