Kazanskoe OGCF has reached the maximum level of APG recovery

Commissioning of a low pressure gas compressor station at Kazanskoe OGCF allows boosting and transporting APG to the gas compressor station and further to Myldzhinskoe OGCF where it is treated in such a way to obtain a broad fraction of light hydrocarbons.

The new station is equipped with three RoFlo compressors (USA) raising pressure from atmospheric to 7 kgf/cm2 in two stages.

“In 2011, Tomskgazprom adopted an APG utilization system at Kazanskoe OGCF thereby establishing a waste-free production method. Over the three years of operation, the system gained an excellent record by recovering 95% of associated petroleum gas, which fully complies with the national requirements for APG recovery”, comments Vitaly Stepanov, Chief Engineer and Deputy General Director of Operations at Tomskgazprom JSC. “The new process equipment made it possible to reach even a better per cent of APG recovery which nowadays amounts to 99% at Kazanskoe OGCF.

Vostokgazprom is planning to increase annual production of oil and gas up to 1.5 mln tons and 1 bln m3 respectively. By using an LP gas compressor station along with stage 2 of the main compressor plant (the latter is scheduled for completion in H2 2014), the company will utilize the maximum possible amount of associated petroleum gas at Kazanskoe OGCF.

The problem of APG recovery is a pressing issue for all oil and gas facilities including those operating in the Tomsk region. An infrastructure is required for collection, preparation, transportation and treatment of associated petroleum gas. For a long time, oil producers have just been flaring APG which resulted in serious losses of raw hydrocarbons and air pollution.

Today, all responsible license holders use APG utilization systems at their fields thereby reaching 95% of associated petroleum gas recovery.