Required to Replace Rod Packings – Not with OTA’s KS40
OTA Compression’s proprietary KS40 Compressor does not use rod packings, therefore is exempt from EPA’s Quad O rule 60.5385 (a), which requires the replacement of rod packings every 36 months …
Service That Sells!
No matter what type of emissions control device or vapor recovery unit is chosen, it must be operational when vapors are present. With any continuous duty equipment, it must be …
Representative Sampling: Determining VOC Emissions
Is there an easier, less time consuming, and money saving way to determine a production or midstream site’s emissions for air quality permitting purposes? Why yes there is! The Texas …
Unit Options: Function vs. Price Have it Your Way!
Instead of stressing and worrying about the increasing strength or restraint of air environmental regulations, position oneself on the side of caution; Invest in technology that environmental regulatory agencies (i.e. …
Variable Frequency Drives and VRU’s/Wellhead Compressors Go Hand in Hand
What is a VFD? What does it stand for? What does it mean? VFD stands for Variable Frequency Drive and it can be thought of as a transmission for an …
Countdown to the First Wave of NSPS Quad O Compliance Deadlines
All affected facilities (i.e. petroleum storage vessels) that fall into Group II of the September 23, 2013 NSPS Quad O standards set forth by EPA are subject to rule 60.5395(d)(1) …
How to “Right Size” a Vapor Recovery Unit
“Don’t Supersize it – Right Size It” In order to know how to properly size a vapor recovery unit, you must understand the compressor operational parameters. For starters, you need …
KS40 Vapor Recovery and Wellhead Compressor Units Stand Alone
We all know you have many decisions to make when it comes to choosing and buying a compressor that best fits your facilities, but look no further. OTA is proud …
Compressor Tech2: Vapor Recovery
Over the past three years or so, the EPA has progressed from asking producers and midstream companies to monitor VOC emissions to requiring them to recover 95% of VOC emissions …
Class I Division I vs. Class I Division 2: Explosion Proof
Put simply, it is the difference in a unit being explosion proof and one that is not. What does explosion proof mean To understand what is meant by explosion proof, …