Spartan Controls
2021
Executive Summary
This project reduced vented methane emissions from conventional pneumatic instruments and chemical injection pumps operated on fuel gas supply through the installation of the CROSSFIRE instrument air compressor. The project team consisted of seven collaborators including Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), Carbon Connect International (CCI), Spartan Controls, LCO Technologies, Bonavista Energy and Techmation Electric and Controls.
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 7 years, LCO began developing their own product line called the CROSSFIRE which uses an highly efficient variable speed motor with a gear box to drive the instrument air compressor used in this project. Both have 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 instrument air compressor as a direct means of reducing vented methane associated with conventional pneumatic instruments operated on fuel gas supply. The secondary objective was to integrate compressor performance data with a remote data acquisition system to optimize compressor performance while tracking operations parameters and CO2e reductions achieved. Tracking of operations parameters guided site visits by exception and not routine.