A gas flare, also called a flare stack, flare boom, ground flare or flare pit, is a combustion device used at petroleum refineries, chemical plants, natural gas processing facilities, oil and gas extraction sites and landfills to burn off flammable gases rather than release them unburned to the atmosphere. In industrial settings, flares primarily combust flammable gas released by safety valves during equipment overpressuring events, and they are also used during planned plant startups and shutdowns. At oil and gas extraction sites, flares handle startup, maintenance, testing, safety and emergency needs, and over the operational life of a well they may dispose of large quantities of unwanted associated petroleum gas that would otherwise be vented directly, converting it into carbon dioxide and water rather than releasing unburned methane and other hydrocarbons.
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A gas flare, alternatively known as a flare stack, flare boom, ground flare, or flare pit, is a gas combustion device or chimney type used in places such as petroleum refineries, chemical plants and natural gas processing plants, oil or gas extraction sites having oil wells, gas wells, offshore oil and gas rigs and landfills.
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unwanted associated petroleum gas
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