Q614. The applicability tool for Onshore Petroleum and Natural Gas has an operating factor for associated gas venting from produced hydrocarbons. How does this operating factor correlate with the barrels of crude oil produced?
A614. EPA has provided guidance on the operating factor in the Notes section, where it states, “This is defined as the fraction of time the process unit is operating in a calendar year. For example, a 90% operating factor would be entered as 0.9 because the unit is in operation for 90% of the year.”
Updated on January 11, 2012
Source: EPA, Frequently Asked Questions, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, July 2011, http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/documents/pdf/2011/documents/Subpart-W-additional-faq.pdf.
Approval / Publishing History: Version 1 Updated and approved by M. Eaddy 2/5/12
Expiration : none
Relevant Subpart: W
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