Reducing RVP with the VRT-MAX
A major concern among oil producers today is maintaining their crude oil Reid vapor pressure (RVP) at transportable safe levels. 10 psia RVP or less is a common threshold that …
Vapor Recovery
Pre-Site Inspection – Flash Gas Emission Testing
Have you had your production tank batteries tested to make sure you are in compliance and up to date with the EPA’s Quad O regulations? If not, let OTA Compression …
Solutions to VRU Downtime
Congratulations, you have already invested in the best vapor recovery unit on the market which will keep you in compliance with the rules and regulations of TCEQ. Now, I am …
Operational and Compliance Benefits of a Backup Combustor or VRU
With the regulations and requirements constantly changing, it is important to stay up to date with the latest rules to be in compliance. Have you considered adding a backup Vapor …
VRU: Pressure Sensor Placement
Vapor Recover Units must have sensing equipment which enables the applicant to know that the VRU is capturing vapors at peak intervals. An example of this would be a pressure …
The “How To” Properly Plumb Vapor Recovery Units
If you had a nickel for every time a vapor recovery unit did not work because it was incorrectly plumbed in, you would have…well, a pile of nickels I bet. …
The OTA VRT-Max Advantage
Vapor recovery towers (VRT) were originally implemented into oil and gas production facilities to prevent oxygen from entering into the sales line. This was achieved by installing a VRT in …
The Ergonomic KS40 Compressor
The KS40 compressor was designed to fully combat all the negative aspects of its reciprocating heritage, and to outperform competing compressor types currently on the market. The horizontally opposed four-cylinder …
Introducing OTA New Line of Vapor Combustors (Enclosed Flares)
OTA is proud to present its new line of combustors designed to meet EPA, State, and Local performance and design requirements (60.5413, 63.771, 60.18, 63.11). Its unique carbon steel enclosure …
Don’t Go Up in Smoke!
When recovering your flash gas with a vapor recovery unit is not a viable option or there is no existing pipeline to sell the gas, you can choose to destroy …