Watch This Amazing Waste Gas Burner Explosion

#shorts Natural gas leaks can contain deadly gasses like hydrogen sulfide. Blowing it up is actually a pretty reliable option to solve this problem.

[gabedarrett]

Can't we just, you know, actually _use_ that natural gas??

[chadderbox]

Rig worker here, that's called-"Lighting the Candlestick..."

[SeanSchwifty]

What you’re looking at is called a *flare* 😮 🔥

A flare in the context of the oil and gas industry refers to a controlled burning of excess gases, often at the top of tall, specialized structures known as flare stacks. Here’s more about flares:

Purpose: Flares are used to burn off gases that cannot be processed or stored safely. These gases, often referred to as “flare gases, ” can include methane, ethane, propane, and other hydrocarbons. Flaring prevents dangerous pressure buildup in the equipment and helps avoid potentially hazardous situations.

Safety and Environmental Reasons: Flaring serves critical safety and environmental purposes. It helps prevent equipment damage, leaks, or explosions that could result from excessive gas pressure. Additionally, burning the gases in a flare can reduce harmful emissions, which is essential for environmental compliance and air quality.

Emergency Venting: In emergency situations, when the pressure in the system becomes dangerously high, flares can provide a controlled outlet for gas release. This controlled venting prevents uncontrolled releases that could lead to accidents.

Maintenance: Flares are sometimes used for routine maintenance purposes. By burning off excess gas, maintenance crews can safely work on equipment without the risk of gas buildup.

Flare System Components: A typical flare system consists of a flare stack (a tall tower), a burner at the top, and a system of pipes that transport the gas to the stack. The burner ignites the gas, and the resulting flame burns continuously until the excess gas is safely reduced.

Minimizing Flaring: While flaring is a common industry practice, there are efforts to minimize it. Gas recovery systems and technologies, such as gas capture and reuse, are employed to reduce the amount of gas that needs to be flared, both for environmental and economic reasons.

In summary, flares are essential safety and environmental devices in the oil and gas industry, serving to burn off excess gases in a controlled manner, preventing potential hazards, and minimizing the impact on the environment.

[felocitybudmanlim]

this might seem like a waste of methane gas which is usually the composition of natural gas waste. but methane is usually more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

[lionfire]

these are non renewable resources and must not be wasted, not a cm3. when it's gone it is gone forever.

[tomrepurpose]

Tank that gas. Germany could stay from freezing this winter

[mr.winner]

What a stupid idea
There is something called gun!!!

[otakubaka]

Maybe that gas or that fire can use to burning brick

[Awakeninghumanzombies]

To show how foolish humans look to the universe.

[thumrabeldeiti]

I guess flare guns/arrows dont exist anymore