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c) The licensee, operator, or approval holder must submit an annual Dehydrator

Benzene Inventory List as outlined in the Canadian Association of Petroleum


Producers (CAPP) document Best Management Practices (BMP) for Control of
Benzene Emission from Glycol Dehydrators, June 2006.

3) As stated in Directive 039, if more than one dehydrator is located at a facility or lease
site, the cumulative benzene emissions for all dehydrators must not exceed the limit of
the oldest dehydrator on site. Modifications may be required to existing unit(s) to meet
the site limit.

As well, any new or relocated dehydrators added to an existing site with dehydrator(s)
must operate at a maximum benzene emission limit of 1 tonne/yr or less.

8.4 Venting in Heavy Oil/Oil Sands Operations

1) In addition to the requirements defined in ID 91-03:


a) The release rate criterion is based on cumulative vent gas emissions from continuous
sources on the operating site or lease. The release rate limitation includes emissions
from hydrocarbon/produced water storage tanks and other heavy oil/oil sands
production facilities.
b) Vent gas consisting primarily of water vapour emitted from secondary water
treatment facilities or storage devices (e.g., hot lime softeners and boiler feed water
tanks) may be excluded from these requirements.
c) The licensee, operator, or approval holder must design stacks so venting does not
result in H 2 S odour outside the lease boundary.
d) Venting, including emergencies, must not result in exceedances of the AAAQO.
e) The licensee, operator, or approval holder must ensure that infrequent venting from
leaks or periodic venting for maintenance depressurizing and emergency shutdowns
can be done safely. Venting of this type is not to be considered in determining the
potential H 2 S release rate.

8.5 Venting of Noncombustible Gas Mixtures

Release of inert gases such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from upstream petroleum
industry equipment or produced from wells may not have sufficient heating value to support
combustion. These gases can be vented to atmosphere subject to the following requirement:
1) Noncombustible gas mixtures containing odorous compounds including H 2 S must not be
vented to the atmosphere if off-lease odours may result. Alternatives to venting such gas
include flaring or incinerating with sufficient fuel gas to ensure destruction of odourous
compounds.

8.6 Coalbed Methane Venting

A licensee, operator, or approval holder may vent gas as part of the evaluation of coalbed
methane development and technologies if the requirements for venting are met (i.e., gas
conservation has been determined to be economically infeasible and flows will not support
stable combustion). Once conservation or combustion of the gas is possible, these options
must be used.

Gas conservation in long-term coalbed methane projects must be evaluated, and test durations
are limited by requirements found in Section 3.2.

64 • ERCB Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (November 2011)

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