EMISSION SOURCES AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES AFFECTING UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM OIL AND GAS

JurisdictionUnited States
Air Quality Issues Affecting Oil, Gas, and Mining Development in the West
(Feb 2013)

CHAPTER 2A
EMISSION SOURCES AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES AFFECTING UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM OIL AND GAS

Bryan Clode
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Denver, Colorado

BRYAN CLODE joined Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. in 2009 and is currently the Air and Data Lead for its Denver-based US Division Environment Team. He graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1996 and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering in 1997. He joined URS Corporation in 1998 and focused on air quality permitting for utility power sector development projects. Bryan worked as an Air Specialist for Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. at the Commerce City Refinery from 2004 to 2009. Since joining Encana, he has been involved in research efforts to measure methane emissions from various production sector activities and supporting the implementation of compliance and data management programs for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and other emerging state and federal air quality regulations.

Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Emission Sources

Bryan Clode, PE (OR)

Air and Data Lead, US Division Environment

Denver, CO | February 28 | 2013

Future Oriented Information

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Advisory Regarding Reserves Data & Other Oil & Gas Information Disclosure Protocols

About Encana

Encana is a leading North American energy producer focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays.

Our Strategy: Unlock the tremendous value unrecognized within our asset base.

We plan to achieve this by:

• investing in the highest-return projects

• establishing increased liquids weighting and diversifying revenue sources

• maintaining industry-leading cost structures

• leveraging third-party funding through farm-outs, partnerships and joint ventures

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O&G Emission Source and Controls

Natural Gas Value Chain

Source: Energy Information Administration

Production Sector Realities

• Well sites and gas gathering locations may be remote, without electrical power, and are frequently unmanned

• Processing locations may be remote, generally have electrical power, and are manned

• Operations are highly variable and depend on a wide variety of driving factors

— Play type (oil or gas)

— Formation type (shale, coal bed methane, tight sand, etc.)

— Formation characteristics (temperature, pressure, etc.)

— Contractual / lease considerations

• Not all technologies...

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