ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,010, issued on July 28.
"Apparatus and method for combustion of natural gas from pneumatic controllers" was invented by Derek L. Moore (Greeley, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and method for capturing and combusting all vented natural gas and controlling natural gases from pneumatic controllers for oil field equipment are described. After an oil or gas well is drilled and completed, separators or treaters, as an example of oil field equipment, are installed on the surface to separate the liquids (oil/condensate and water) and gases (natural gas/methane). Pressure control valves, liquid control valves, temperature cont...