Prevent summertime production cutbacks for small-scale LNG

Small-scale natural gas processing facilities are gaining operator interest for their ability to monetize associated gas, although maintaining steady throughput year-round requires planning. Operators without the facilities to handle the associated gas in the production stream may be forced to flare gas, which is wasteful and environmentally undesirable. In areas that ban flaring, operating licenses require the ability to process the associated gas. An alternative to flaring is to reinject the gas. Reinjection can help maintain reservoir pressure and drive enhanced oil recovery rates, but it can be costly. It is often more profitable to process gas in a way that generates steady revenues an