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Mercury Electric operates as an Independent Power Producer for oil and gas production facilities located throughout Alberta Canada. Production depends on the ability to flare large quantities of casing gases. Environmental concerns resulted in closing wells prematurely; making them “stranded exploration assets”. The requirement to properly consume of these gases caused Mercury to consider Honeywell Power Systems’ 75 kW Parallon micro turbine (as its prime mover) modified for low Btu fuels and the harsh environments of northern Canada.Low Btu associated gases are treated to remove H2S and combusted in these micro turbines. The thermal energy assists in separation of the oil / water solution collected from the remote well. The electricity is sold over the Albert grid and the number of operating flares was dramatically reduced. Installed at ten sites, the fleet produced 10,950,000 kWh in its first three years of operations. This is the largest concentration of this type of equipment in North America. The project included:
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