
Pipeline Blowdowns
What Is a Pipeline Blowdown?
Pipeline blowdown is the process of evacuating natural gas and other fuels from a pipeline so that maintenance and repairs can be performed safely. These evacuated gases are often vented into the atmosphere, though increased environmental and safety regulations are driving operators to either combust or recapture these gases to reduce emissions while maintaining safety for pipeline workers.
How Does Zeeco Limit Emissions From Pipeline Blowdowns?
Zeeco offers open and enclosed rental flares as well as mobile recompression units to safely destroy or recapture waste gases during a pipeline blowdown. Zeeco's full line of rental flares are capable of handling both high and low flow rates to ensure safe and efficient combustion of waste gases. Zeeco's recompression units are designed to capture waste gases of various pressures and reduce them to as low as 5 psig for safe recovery. Zeeco also offers noise/radiation level surveys and analysis to reduce disturbances for neighboring communities.

- Low-Profile Temporary (Rental) Flare
- Mobile (Trailer-Mounted) Flare Stack
- Open or Enclosed Flare/Combustor
- Highly-Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOC) Monitoring Trailer
- Pipeline Recompression Units
- Enclosed Mercaptan Flaring/Combustion
- Pipeline Odorization
- Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound (HRVOC) Control
- Pipeline Pigging Support
ZEECO Rentals Dispatch Process
Inquiry
Zeeco receives your inquiry
Process Design Review
We request your process data, such as gas composition, flow rates, and pressures to determine the best rental equipment option.
Equipment Preparation
Upon receipt of the order, we prepare the equipment for shipping and perform any modifications required for special applications.
Equipment Shipment
Equipment is then shipped to site.
Site Installation & Commissioning
Once the equipment is delivered, our engineers remain on-site for installation and commissioning
Pipeline Services
Zeeco is the global leader in combustion and environmental solutions and the only combustion specialist in the pipeline industry.
Case Study: Pipeline Blowdown
In June 2018, a midstream company in Denver, CO needed to replace 17.82 miles of a 36” natural gas pipeline that could only be offline for a maximum of 48 hours.
Services we offer
MARKETS WE SERVE
Zeeco can provide combustion and emissions control solutions wherever hydrocarbon processing takes place. Customers can find our equipment and services in upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and energy processes.
We also offer products and support for other industries and applications such as tank/terminal loading and storage, pharmaceutical, carbon black, pulp & paper, steel, food processing, and more.