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EPAes(matesover50,0004-cylindercompressors(200,000cylinders)released65BcfofnaturalgasannuallytotheatmosphereaDributedtopackingleaks1

Packingleaksaresignificantcontributorsto

greenhousegases(GHG).

1U.S. EPA. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2011 [April 13] 2$3.00 per mcf

EPAsurveyed178pipelinecompressors.Operatorsrunning100compressors(approximately400cylinders),onaverage,lose$259,200permonth.

LeakRate

(scfm)

LeakRate

(mcf/day)

LeakRate

(mcf/mo)

LeakRate

(mcf/yr)

Profit2/yr

percylinder

5 7.20 216 2,592 ($7,776)

12 17.28 518 6,216 ($18,648)

RealWorldData

ActualFieldMeasurementsofLeakingPacking9360403224484464993

MeasurementsweretakenwithaFoxThermalMeterModel10ALoca(on 1stQTR Packing Packing Loss$ 1stQTR Packing Packing Loss$ 2nd.QTR Packing Packing Loss$

Tes(ng LeakRate LeakRate Per/Day Tes(ng LeakRate LeakRate Per/Day Tes(ng LeakRate LeakRate Per/DayDate CFM CF/Day Date CFM CF/Day Date CFM CF/Day

2/23/2010 2.4 3456$13.82 2/6/2011 3.1 4464$17.86 4/6/2011 0.88 1267$5.072/23/2010 6.5 9360$37.44 2/6/2011 4.26 6134$24.54 4/6/2011 1.4 2016$8.062/23/2010 3.5 5040$20.16 2/6/2011 2.34 3369$13.48 4/6/2011 0.55 792$3.172/23/2010 2 2880$11.52 2/6/2011 1.76 2534$10.14 4/6/2011 0.31 446$1.792/23/2010 2.8 4032$16.13 4/4/2011 0.69 993$3.97 4/11/2011 0.685 986$3.952/23/2010 1.1 1584$6.34 4/4/2011 20.23 29131$116.52 4/11/2011 0.88 1267$5.072/23/2010 5 7200$28.80 4/4/2011 2.3 3312$13.25 4/11/2011 0.447 643$2.572/23/2010 2.9 4176$16.70 4/4/2011 0.35 504$2.02 4/11/2011 17.1 24624$98.502/23/2010 8.1 11664$46.66 5/17/2011 2.65 3816$15.262/23/2010 4.6 6624$26.50 5/17/2011 1 1440$5.762/23/2010 5.5 7920$31.68 5/17/2011 5.7 8208$32.832/23/2010 0 0$- 5/17/2011 2.9 4176$16.703/2/2010 0 0$- 5/21/2011 0 0$-3/2/2010 1.7 2448$9.79 5/21/2011 1.4 2016$8.063/2/2010 0 0$- 5/21/2011 0 0$-3/2/2010 1.6 2304$9.22 5/21/2011 1.15 1656$6.623/2/2010 1.3 1872$7.49 5/21/2011 2.5 3600$14.403/2/2010 4.8 6912$27.65 5/21/2011 2.6 3744$14.98

5/21/2011 2.3 3312$13.255/21/2011 2.8 4032$16.13

Leak-APributedLostRevenue

443cylinders,4.3mcf/day(avg)@$3/mcf

Day Month Year$575 $17,242 $207,0003Included in this study

TotalinvestmenttoinstallPLDs,ataverageprices,on200,000cylindersislessthanonequarterpercent(0.22%)ofannuallostmethanereleasedtotheatmosphere.

4U.S. EPA "Reducing Methane Emissions from Compressor Rod Packing Systems" (Oct 2006)

CO2equivalentpolluWon4

Howmuchcouldyousave?

methaneenergyloss

Determiningpackingleaks(pre-PLD):

•  Handlingventlines,checkingoverheaWng•  ShooWnglineswithinfraredorthermalimagecameras(staWcdatapoint)

•  Runninglinestoskidcorners;observingoilblowingfromventline(s)

•  Removinglinesandfeelinggasinpalmofhand

PackingLeakDetecWon

Currently,itisneithereasynorinexpensivetodeterminepackingcaseleak

rates.CompressorsoperateweeksormonthswithsubstanWalleaks.

Imprecisemethodstodetermine&measure

leakinggasvolume.

•  Iflinestubedtoventsorflares,impossibletodeterminelostgasvolume

PackingLeakDetectorsdetermine:•  Over-lubrica(on•  Improperpackingmaterial•  Incorrectpackinginstalla(on•  Pistonrodhardness/smoothness

PLDsmateriallyimproveoperators’abilitytoeffec(velymanagepacking•  Enhancepredic(vemaintenance•  Enhancebudge(ng•  ReduceLeaseOperatorExpenditure(LOE)

•  Firstreal-Wmeassessmenttool•  EstablishesZER0-leakbaselines•  Assesseshealth&effecWvenessofcompressorpacking,packingglandhealth

PackingLeakDetectors®

Piston Piston Rod

PackingCasePackingRings

Ventcup

VentLine

CompressorCylinder

PLD

toventcontrolandVaporRecovery

System

Leakindicator

Aspackingringswear,gasmigratesalongpistonrodstopackingcaseventcups.GasflowsthroughventlinestoconnectedPackingLeakDetectors(PLDs).Asleakingpressureachievesspecifiedthresholds,PLDsprovidemechanicalvisualleakindica(onsandsendelectronicsignalsviatransmiDerstoPLDMonitorPanels(whenproperlyconfigured)SystemsemployingPLDMonitorPaneloffercapabilitytoremotelyaccesstemperatureandpressuredataviaModbusRTURS232orRS485SerialCOMM.Datacanbetailoredtomeetrequirements.

PackingLeakDetecWon:Future

M-SquaredPackingLeakDetectorsaresimpleandinexpensivedevicestubedtopackingvents.Pre-determined,industry-appropriateorgeneralleakratethresholds,suchas1-2.5scfm,canbecalibrated.

TransmiPer-equippedPLDs

Configura(onsequippedforPLDMonitorPanelsofferremotelyaccessibletemperatureandpressuredata.•  ViaModbusRTURS232orRS485•  Datacanbetailoredtomeetrequirements

MechanicalPinPLDs

Asleakratesexceedthresholds,visualindicatorpinsextend.Pinsarecalibratedtoindicategasleakrate/volume.

•  PLDMonitoringPanel•  ModbusRTUviaRS485/RS232•  Analoginputs•  Adaptstoexis(ngpanelorstand-aloneNEMAenclosure

•  12or24VDC•  Class1Division2-rated•  SDcardslot•  PLDPanelProgram

SamplePLDMonitorScreenShots

ConfiguraWons

PLDwithzero-emissionsblock

PLD316stainlesssteel3 PLDanodizedaluminumwithpressureport3

3PLDsanodizedaluminumor316stainlesswithpressureportavailable.

4PLDsanodizedaluminumor316stainlesswithpressureandtemperatureportsavailable.

PLDanodizedaluminumwithpressure&temperatureports4

PLDBenefits

•  Real-Wme,ZERO-leakbaselinesforneworre-builtpacking•  Engineeredfordifferentgasesandvaryingrates•  CanbeusedonmulWpleservicecompressors•  PLDoutletscanbere-directedforlow-pressuregasapplicaWonspendingpackingservicingorreplacement

•  24X7localpackingmonitoring•  ConfiguraWonsequippedforPLDMonitorPanelsofferremotelyaccessibletemperatureand/orpressuredata

•  CommunicaWonviaModbusRTURS485/RS232•  Datacanbetailoredtomeetrequirements

Summary

First,dynamicpackingglandhealthtool.

Determines•  ZERO-leakbaselines•  Packingleaks&rates•  Packingfailure•  Appropriatenessofpackingmaterial•  Installa(onirregulariWes•  Excessivepistonrodsmoothness/hardness•  Over-lubricaWon•  Local&remotemonitoringconfigurable

BeyondPLDs

M-SquaredPLDsarepartofamodularapproachtoloweringmethaneemissions.

Oncedetected,gasleakscanberedirectedandcaptured.

•  Redirectedemissionscanbedirectedtoflares,vents,or,atpre-determinedvolumethresholds,senttoholdingvessels

•  Recapturedgasescanbere-compressedbyM-Squaredvaporrecoveryunits(VRUs)forsales

M-SquaredProducts&Services,Inc.

Packing Leak Detector Questions?

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