Patent ID: 8425666

Claim:
A method for remediating outputs from petroleum production, the method comprising: selecting an energy source; receiving an exhaust from the energy source, the first exhaust containing heat, nitrogen, compounds of sulfur, particulates, and unburned hydrocarbons; reducing formation of oxides of nitrogen by controlling back pressure on the energy source dynamically; reducing the unburned hydrocarbons by exposing the first exhaust to an open flame; capturing, into a liquid, at least a portion of the compounds of sulfur and the heat by conducting the exhaust through a scrubber spraying the liquid into the flow of the exhaust; evaporating to vapor at least a portion of the liquid; releasing the vapor into the environment, the vapor being substantially free of entrained solids and dissolved solids; recycling at least a portion of the heat from the liquid exiting the scrubber into the liquid entering the scrubber; and discharging the liquid into a containment.