Gas operator installing 8 in GPT eVolution gasket UTILIZes ZEVAC TO MAKE THE OPERATION EMISSION free
Isolation gaskets are installed to protect lines from corrosion and unintentional leaks. Inmost cases, installing these gaskets requires sections of pipelines to be evacuated and purged, often by gas venting. The practice of venting creates intentional natural gas emissions, releasing methane into the atmosphere. It is a paradox to vent while protecting against leaks.
A gas pipeline operator in Pennsylvania needed to install an 8in GPT Evolution Isolation gasket at a well pad north of Pittsburgh. Instead of venting before installing and releasing emissions into the environment, they utilized ZEVAC services to capture and recover the vented gas. To draw down 200ft of 8in line from approximately 200 psi down to zero with ZEVAC took approximately one hour from set up to the point when the gas in the section had been re-compressed into an adjacent line.
Company personnel were then able to install the GPT EVOLUTION gasket. This gasket is fully encapsulated and just 1/8in thick for easy installation. The GPT EVOLUTION is extremely abrasion and impact resistant due to the proprietary coating. It is also fire safe and does not have lamination.
This project protected their pipeline and protected the environment.
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