Ep. 91 - Power Generation and System Design with Alex Flournoy
In this episode hosted by Nick Bryan, Alex Flournoy (Corporate Development Manager from Baseline Energy Services) overviews generators in the oil and gas industry. Alex addresses the different types of generators, permitting and emission considerations, fuel options, types of power systems, bitcoin mining, and much more! (See the full topic list in the show notes.)
Oilfield Basics Discover Podcast · Nick Bryan, Alex Flourney
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Show Notes
- Overview of generators and when/why they are needed
- Permitting and Emissions considerations
- Service and maintenance considerations
- Reciprocating generators vs turbines
- Diesel vs Natural Gas generators & CNG, LNG, propane and field gas fuel options (pros and cons)
- Permanent vs temporary power generation
- Single well applications vs pad power needs
- Paralleling multiple gens together & Microgrid setup and explanation
- 3 phase vs single phase power needs & transformers for stepping up and stepping down power
- Line (grid) power vs generators for CAPEX and OPEX considerations
- Bitcoin mining with generators and selling power back to the grid
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