Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 21 - Control of Emission of Organic Compounds › Subchapter A - General › Section III-2104 - Crude Oil and Condensate

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Applicability. This Section applies to any oil and gas production facility (SIC
				  Code 1311), natural gas processing plant (SIC Code 1321), or natural gas
				  transmission facility (SIC Code 4922) that has a potential to emit 25 Tons per
				  Year (TPY) or more of flash gas to the atmosphere in the parishes of Ascension,
				  East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge; 50 TPY or more
				  of flash gas to the atmosphere in the parish of Calcasieu; or 100 TPY or more
				  of flash gas to the atmosphere in any other parish.
B. Definitions
Flash Gas
- VOC emissions from
					 depressurization of crude oil or condensate when it is transferred from a
					 higher pressure to a lower pressure tank, reservoir, or other container. Flash
					 gas emitted to the atmosphere from tanks, reservoirs, process vessels,
					 separators, or other process equipment is subject to this Section. Emissions
					 from sampling and maintenance activities are not included.
C. Control Requirements. Any facility to
				  which this Section is applicable under Subsection A of this Section shall
				  install a vapor recovery system. The vapor recovery system shall direct vapors
				  to a fuel gas system, a sales gas system, an underground gas injection system,
				  or a control device.
1. For facilities in any
				  parish with a potential to emit 250 tons or more per year of flash gas,
				  aggregated facility flash gas emissions shall be reduced by a minimum of 95
				  percent.
2. For facilities in the
				  parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton
				  Rouge with a potential to emit less than 250 tons per year of flash gas,
				  aggregated facility flash gas emissions shall be reduced by a minimum of 95
				  percent or reduced to a potential to emit of less than 25 TPY by means of a
				  federally enforceable permit revision that permanently restricts production,
				  hours of operation, and/or capacity utilization or other equivalent control and
				  requires the maintenance of records to demonstrate compliance with the permit
				  restrictions.
3. For facilities in
				  the parish of Calcasieu with a potential to emit less than 250 tons per year of
				  flash gas, aggregated facility flash gas emissions shall be reduced by a
				  minimum of 95 percent or reduced to a potential to emit of less than 50 TPY by
				  means of a federally enforceable permit revision that permanently restricts
				  production, hours of operation, and/or capacity utilization or other equivalent
				  control and requires the maintenance of records to demonstrate compliance with
				  the permit restrictions.
4. For
				  facilities in parishes other than Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge,
				  Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge with a potential to emit less than
				  250 tons per year of flash gas, aggregated facility flash gas emissions shall
				  be reduced by a minimum of 95 percent or reduced to a potential to emit of less
				  than 100 TPY by means of a federally enforceable permit revision that
				  permanently restricts production, hours of operation, and/or capacity
				  utilization or other equivalent control and requires the maintenance of records
				  to demonstrate compliance with the permit restrictions.