FLARE GAS RECOVERY AND UTILIZATION AT RAZZAK FIELD, EGYPT

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to recover the valuable gas of the Razzak oil field that would have been normally flared because it can’t be processed for sale or use because of technical and economic barriers. Flare Gas Recovery aims to reduce, recover and reuse the gas either by using it as fuel gas or by using it to produce LPG and naphtha. The aim of the study is to promote economic growth, enable conservation of natural resources, such as fossil fuel, natural gas and coal, and reduce the negative environmental impacts caused by flaring. Razzak is an oil well located near the Mediterranean Sea, 130 km from Alexandria. The well daily sends 2 MMSCFD of associated gas to be flared while at the same time they have a shortage in electricity, and they tend to buy diesel from an outsider to run their diesel generators.