Spartan Controls
2021
Executive Summary
This project reduced vented methane emissions from conventional pneumatic chemical injection pumps operated on fuel gas supply through the installation of the CROSSFIRE chemical injection pump. The project team consisted of twelve collaborators including Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), Carbon Connect International (CCI), Spartan Controls, LCO Technologies, Spartan Delta Corp., Vermilion Energy, Ember Resources, CFI Energy Services Corp., Quantum Controls (Newforce), TNT Electric and Controls Inc. and WoodHill Instrumentation.
LCO Technologies has been distributing and marketing oil and gas related instrumentation products for 15 years. The backbone to the business is supplying PANAM Engineers instrumentation however, over the past 8 years, LCO began developing their own product line called the CROSSFIRE which uses a highly efficient variable speed motor with a gear box to drive the chemical injection pump used in this project, which has been successfully launched in Canada and the United States. Spartan Controls Ltd. provides automation, valves, measurement, and process control solutions in Western Canada. Partnership with Emerson and other solution providers, enables connection of customers with world‐class technology, technical expertise, and full lifecycle services. Spartan Controls is a Canadian, employee‐owned company with project experience spanning multiple industries.
The primary goal of this project was deployment of the CROSSFIRE chemical pump as a direct means of reducing vented methane associated with conventional pneumatic pumps operated on fuel gas supply. The secondary objective was to integrate pump performance data with a remote data acquisition system to optimize chemical injection rates and reduce chemical use based on real time operating conditions.