Why Oil Rigs Spewing Fire From Top? 😨

[@tommo5884]

This isn't an 'always' thing. Most rigs have gas capture systems these days. The gas is sold for profit and not burnt off.

[@Wolfcamp555]

Not around Texas. Its flared until the sales line is laid.

[@Gerrylane112]

@@LoveLaughlardlivelaundhence why he said in Texas, third world country enjoyers couldn’t cope harder if they tried

[@kingwesleyXIV]

As it should be... Not because of the money it generates.. But simply because of extra energy.. Otherwise you burn it with no gain.

[@Wolfcamp555]

The need to lay the pipeline before its drilled. It takes months of waiting on a crew.

[@BravoZeroSeven07]

He talk about why the fire comes out not “how to control and make profit”

[@NightwolfRainbow6Siege]

That flare shot was insane

[@OmniversalInsect]

Pyro gaming

[@100iqgaming]

​@@OmniversalInsect was looking for this comment

[@Kerttis]

flare gun.... flaring...

[@NightwolfRainbow6Siege]

@@Kerttis ?

[@panicattackfrogs1680]

@@Kerttiswhere the hell did u see a flare gun? All I saw was a stick the dude threw like hell

[@audible_]

Couldn't not think of rust when I saw that first oil rig

[@vermazz7354]

Same. When the oil rig is in the snow, I sit up near the fire while the crate unlocks. Rust is the single best game that will ever be made.

[@LizB2lit]

@@vermazz7354even tho I haven’t played it for a while i still agree!!! So many good memories

[@G-manFan1]

i swear the rust players are growing

[@brettbush7491]

We are

[@Snossy]

Im doing heavies rn

[@someasiandude4797]

“Yo shouldn’t we be selling this?” “Nah burn it, saves on the light bill”

[@Sigmaskibid]

some of them do

[@sdgamer9427]

​@@Sigmaskibid most of them do

[@Daoibhéar]

Nah, global warming. Direct method

[@b-17theflyingfortress]

​@@sdgamer9427 Much of them do

[@mrbee2717]

@@b-17theflyingfortressmany of them do

[@nmsy1253]

Cars 2 ahh oil rig

[@TMill5.3]

Literally exactly what I was thinking of 💀💀💀

[@shutup4748]

on GOD exactly what I said

[@NIHILWR]

Literally

[@wright_fh]

YES I was literally thinking of it now😂😂

[@fynkozari9271]

I love playing with fire and water. This job sounds fun.

[@hierophantgreen2065]

"Boss we finished building the research platform"

[@FluffyFox559]

Construction complete

[@endyourway8751]

​@@FluffyFox559unit promoted

[@logenninefingers6906]

Development complete

[@Rechalon]

"Construction built to spec"

[@chrisholladay]

You took out their Anti-Air radar??

[@robg3545]

1970s platforms were planned when gas was not used for much so was worthless.Its since become valuable and modern platforms capture it for use. You need dedicated pipelines to land for gas and oil so platforms need access to these. Flaring is being hugely reduced in Europe now except to burn off poisonous gas that comes up with oil.

[@tpkdm71]

This entire video a like. The burn of is from Mexican night in the mess hall.

[@1wasavi]

I would like to add though natural gas production in europe is only about a tenth (1/9) to be exact of that which is produced in america. the usa makes so much they cant sell it all so they burn whats left

[@matthewdufur5489]

I remember the giant constant fires at the refineries near Seattle but I am old 1960's Seattle.

[@Jinroh0207]

​@@1wasaviyay Fracking gas that makes tap water Undrinkable. You can definitely be proud of that (ps I am a born US citizen, but I grew up in Europe and neither of them are perfect but I would not be proud of fracking As a US American)

[@musicfriendly12]

​@@1wasaviLol, shut up, yes they can sell, even if they couldn't they could save money because that one would come "for free"

[@g11operator]

“Caz, I need you to light the stack!”

[@LaCriminal]

Underrated

[@Based-d4u]

​@@LaCriminalhorrific

[@Too_Peasy]

I love that game

[@shiv_blinkings]

Haha

[@Terrance69]

Still wakes the deep, peak story game

[@U.S_Drifter]

Anytime I see an oil rig at night. I immediately think of Cars 2.

[@Ptoki1]

you are so right

[@shaikhsoaif2506]

What is car 2?

[@Broken_Chronicles]

​@@shaikhsoaif2506 It's the second part to the movie cars, the cars franchise belongs to Pixar, the movie franchise spreads three movies all box office hits, you should watch it 😊

[@dawnscript1]

​@@shaikhsoaif2506bro was either born 100 years ago or yesterday

[@Fazbear-qy8mo]

How does bro not know what cars 2 is@@shaikhsoaif2506

[@Mr_Striker_One]

Hear me out, Oilrig in the morning:rust Oilrig in the night:cars 2

[@THEREALINSTITUTE]

Oilrig in the fog: still wakes The deep

[@Rich-fr2yv]

Oil rig in the day: Control Station Enclave

[@jiddeyjiddey]

Its actually my turn to say that im studying in this field and more precisely its for controlling the pressure in the seperation and refinement of (mostly gas, oil and water). When separating gas from the oil and water its supposed to have a certain ammount of pressure. If it goes above the certain pressure limit a valve opens and sends the gas to that flame tower to keep the pressure on the intended level.

[@benbooker5837]

Actually wrong again. Well it depends. At a plant a flare is used to burn off waste product after refinement. It’s cheaper to burn it and pay the massive fines than it is to recycle and reprocess the waste product disposing of it in a “green” manner. My best friend is a chem engineer and environmental supervisor at exon

[@jiddeyjiddey]

@@benbooker5837 hmm could be as im in first year. Havent learned all of it yet, but the teacher told us that atleast for the separatiom and refinement process that its for keeping pressure at intended level. Only waste we’ve learned about is water and sand. Water gets purified and thrown back into the ocean and sand is just… well sand.

[@zBPS]

@@benbooker5837What are your credentials?

[@zuhairi7]

​@@benbooker5837actually to control pressure in the vessel, distillation and etc and to dispose byproduct gases.

[@dimitrikoraski164]

@@jiddeyjiddey For oil rigs in the video the burning of gas I cannot say, most likely a mix of both depending on the oil rig. But for refineries flares serve the purpose you mentioned of flaring flammable gases that are released into a header during an over pressure scenario via a relief valve. Although during normal operation they are permanently lit by fuel gas or natural gas acting like a pilot (Consistently lifting PSVs are not good). I assume either a ChemE or PetroE?

[@r3x_delta30]

That 2nd guy has insane accuracy 😂

[@nadanalia3000]

I don’t know why oil rigs look so menacing and demonic 😂😂

[@johndododoe1411]

Because they are!

[@machina5]

Because they are. Fossil fuel is one of the most degenerate and harmful businesses on the planet.

[@kyizelma]

@@johndododoe1411 ah yes very scary, sucking dinosour fossils out the ground

[@mohammadrafhaan4092]

It's simply not made for everyone, so yea.

[@billolsen4360]

Refineries too

[@MadPutz]

It’s also better for the environment to burn the escaping methane gas, which is an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Burning turns it into water vapor and CO2 which are relatively mild.

[@TheLois982]

Exactly!!!! This is the main reason nowdays, I was looking for this comment

[@gilles111]

@@TheLois982 Not the main reason, the main reason still is because you don't want to turn your rig into a second Piper Alpha. The H2O and CO2 are nice to get instead as the CH4 but definitely not the main reason. Also, most modern rigs do have an installation to filter the methane out and pump it out for selling.

[@newbleppmore7855]

C02 mild? thats not what politicians say

[@srccde]

@@newbleppmore7855 Compared to methane, it is rather mild.

[@alexis1156]

​@@newbleppmore7855what politicians say is mostly irrelevant. Carbon dioxide is not a bad green house gas. There are far, far worse.

[@anubis01234]

you think they would find a way to collect the gas to sell

[@denistrashani9097]

It's mostly evaporated gas from the oil not natural gas it doesn't serve for much so its not worth it

[@EdgarHernandez-dq4vj]

Usually uneconomical to do so

[@miikahamalainen5343]

Actually quite norman in europe, that they collect it and sell

[@JimmyHickman-u2t]

Most of the gas they burn off is h2s it's not very useful and extremely deadly to be around. Burning it off spreads the gas enough that is not toxic, other than that they are burning off the overpressure so the rig doesn't explode

[@callingyourphone1212]

its just a flammable by product..other gases are more efficient and less toxic

[@chanahasnomana]

also, natural gases like methane are extremely greenhouse sensitive gasses due to their chemical structure that allows higher heat absorption tolerances. Letting it accumulate in the air is far worse, nearly 80 times the effects of CO2 in same volume. So the burn though useful for avoiding gas explosions, also has a secondary very important function especially in recent times.

[@JeremmyJaimes-nq8rh]

That first shot of the oil rig is *another* level of awesomwness, new backgeound taken!

[@L00KINT0.MYEYES]

I have nightmares of oil rigs after playing still wakes the deep

[@LoganSmith-q7d]

“Ok buddy who bought a molly to smoil?”

[@Itsa_memario64]

I love rust players

[@avalonpage5985]

live laugh love rust

[@Ailgi123]

@@Itsa_memario64 Dude there are so many rust players im shocked lol

[@chilledburrito]

That first oil rig looks weirdly beautiful.

[@meanmutton]

Just another good reason we should move away from oil

[@nightwolf7231]

most likely when both Fussion and Fission can be harnessed in a Nuclear Power Plant.

[@unxusr]

@@nightwolf7231why harness dangerous, if you can simply harvest the free and clean thermonuclear energy from the reactor we are spin around - the Sun.

[@sakesaurus]

there's a lot of potentially dangerous elements being burnt and spewed into the atmosphere at that valve. Like Sulphur and heavy metals. Regretfully we're deeply dependent on oil, whether we use it for energy or making renewable energy or nuclear power plants. The entire process takes oil

[@Jonbo117]

Dont kid yourselves. Anthropogenic climate change is a political farce. Pipe down kiddos. Let the real men work and stay tf outta the way.

[@batonrougerp7423]

Bro shooting that flare was so badass

[@chriswright2250]

Go down the NJ TURNPIKE AT NIGHT YOU SEE THIS ALL THE TIME.

[@yashinoki7076]

that’s when yk u almost at newark airport 🫡

[@KingAceNYC03]

95 Gang

[@aurra7756]

Such a specific reference that hits close to home

[@lucasgrubbs5916]

Keeps me warm waiting on locked crate to open

[@mikerivard418]

Ad by oil industry,such a friendly message.

[@sandstorm2019]

What

[@standapanda]

god bless oil industry.

[@stefthorman8548]

yep, without it, the world won't run

[@Mangongaan]

no oil no power

[@sandstorm2019]

@@Mangongaan i mean nuclear powerplants exist and so does hydro power and solar farms

[@bbman_01]

Depends on the type of platform. On a drilling rig, the flare would be used in during a well kick to relieve pressure coming topside and during a well test given there's nowhere to put the gas. On a production platform it's for the event where they need to depressurise the platform in an emergency. The flare stops an explosive gas cloud forming around the platform and is also a lot nicer for the environment than just releasing gas. Most gas is either exported or used to generate power on board. Some really old platforms will burn everything but that's not very common any more, at least around europe. Most newer facilities don't have a flare lit all the time and will capture and export all gas but they will normally have a flare which is automatically started if there's an emergency where the plant needs to depressurise

[@ashtonloll]

bro got the live event early 💀

[@joshuasmyth3115]

Ever since Still Wakes The Deep, oil rigs are a lot more spooky to me

[@GentIeRoast]

The 2nd clip felt like it was really comfortable to live in there, looks like a safe Minecraft base

[@Calvin2362]

It’s like a massive lighter that’s always spitting out gas😂

[@Sumschmuck]

It's how God lights his cigarettes

[@queefyg490]

As oil is extracted up the well pressure decreases and gas comes out of solution. Flaring still happens but most western oil operations try and capture as much natural gas as possible. When the oil is sent to a 3 phase separator there might be some flare off the high pressure separator but it only vents whatever cannot be captured. Flaring is much more common in countries that produce a lot more low API oil like Saudi Arabia.

[@Mirko_ZM_1011]

Cars Nostalgia kicking in

[@bitter_1308]

Still Wakes The Deep, still lingers in my nightmares.

[@reselutfu7361]

Most modern platforms capture the gas instead, and in Norway its actually even illegal.

[@gailellington846]

That’s True. They also do that in the refineries.

[@maxwell6881]

I remember once I was visiting family in Edmonton, when we saw a gigantic fire on the horizon. When we called the police, they said that they already had a hundred calls about that. Turns out one of these fires on a local oil mine had just gotten slightly too bright.

[@jamesevans225]

Feels like wasting another form of fuel.

[@arifafzal4510]

No no it's always dangerous gases that are burnt there

[@1918s-n3g]

They flare off h2s gas

[@PTzhrzlfzyyn]

I don't really actually get it from this mere seconds of video, i just thought that if they didn't release it and burnt off, the pressurized space inside piping systems would be compromised with unmanageable risks.

[@nightwolf7231]

@@PTzhrzlfzyyn that and have you ever left the gas on the stove on for a few minutes and accidentally used your phone, unlikely but it would be a massive explosion so you most definently got the right idea lol.

[@nightwolf7231]

trying to seal up gas at sea can be more dangerous than anything. from what I have seen some flare stacks have a gas recovery system that allows the rig to use it for power but the stacks are required by law as well as they help during times of overpressure which if left unchecked could explode the entire rig in one go.

[@Melonissas]

Thanks for recognizing my WORK WE HAVE TO MUCH BUT THAT MEANS MOREEEE

[@Dianasviews]

I am so intrigued by what goes on!!! 😅 I’d stay one night.

[@frankierzucekjr]

Watch that movie with Mark Wahlberg. It kinds shows you the just of it

[@bellefeu4933]

I've always wondered why they don't convert it to a secondary energy rig, like a nuclear plant, boil water to spin a turbine and basically run the plant energy free.

[@nightwolf7231]

a good idea, some rigs from what I have seen use some of the gas they release to power the rig.

[@troybaxter]

Some do. But it is worth pointing out that Piper Alpha was using such a system...

[@toobeast5485]

A simple google search was faster then watching this whole video

[@sakesaurus]

I'm sure that google search didn't fail to mention the probelm of associated petroleum gas

[@greensprite4979]

Imagine being proud for having a short attention span

[@ziocrielo6148]

Ngl that clip with the flaring at night where it lights up the whole rig is very aesthetically pleasing

[@nicisupported]

What in the „Still wakes the deep“ is that first oil rig💀 goodbye caz😀

[@thepenguin9]

The person getting to fire the flare is one lucky son of a 🐝

[@NickHaus683]

Yeah such a waste of natural gas

[@JimmyHickman-u2t]

The gas is h2s it's extremely deadly in high concentrations not very useful for anything other than that it's all overpressure regulation so the rig doesn't explode

[@VX-cy4du]

You would know

[@kyizelma]

@@VX-cy4du "hey i think jumping off a building is dangerous" "oh really are you a jumpingoffabuildingologist"

[@JimmyHickman-u2t]

@@VX-cy4du actually yeah I do know I've worked on rigs for a few years and in Louisiana and Texas was on a crew that built set up and tested the flare stacks and other components I was a field service technician

[@VX-cy4du]

@@JimmyHickman-u2t i wasn't replying to you

[@aiden.hobbs77]

Another point - raw methane is much worse in terms of a pollutant for the atmosphere than co2 is, so it’s considered more eco friendly to burn it off.

[@robster7787]

Also in some cases, unburnt natural gas is more harmful entering the atmosphere than gas already burnt. It depends on what’s burning though.

[@rianime9371]

I was gonna say why bit find a way to store the gas and sell it or use it to generate electricity. Some person already stated some rigs collect it and sell it.

[@AndToTheRepublic4WhichItStands]

Why don't they just bottle and sell it. Kinda seems like one of those things in 20-50 years or so people will be saying. "Man I can't believe they used to just burn this stuff off like it was nothing.."

[@Greenst617]

For safety problem.

[@jacksonhodge4638]

Apparently they do collect it now. According to another comment.

[@travelspurs]

I've always wondered... Thanks!!!

[@JimmyHickman-u2t]

On normal inland rigs the gas they are burning off through the flare stack is mostly h2s or rotten egg gas it's highly dangerous before and after it gets ignited the burning spreads it out to a safe ppm so it's safe to work around.

[@arulstalin4834]

That oil rig in night looks so beautiful

[@hiriasbloodweaver8593]

Why would you not simply collect the oil AND the gas for double profit??

[@JimmyHickman-u2t]

The majority of the gas is h2s it's extremely deadly the flare stack burns it and spreads it to a safe level to work with and around. Other than that is for overpressure regulation so the rig doesn't explode

[@chapmicua1858]

I used to work in Petrochemical design for refineries. In my case we were told the flames on towers were to burn off toxic residue after chemical reactions.

[@blendpinexus1416]

saw the layout of an oilrig once and that particular rig used some of the natural gas as fuel for generators. not sure how it worked but the guy that showed me told me it was to make the rig better self sufficient.

[@danielsibley114]

One of the first oil refineries in the US that recently shut down would flare off the unwanted byproducts. The stink could be smelled miles away. For close to 200 years the city of Philadelphia expanded to include that huge piece of now heavily polluted land. It is now a Superfund site and being developed into an office park.

[@forfeas.7059]

Who let Finn Mcmissile in 🗣️🔥🔥

[@srice8959]

It’s crazy how you can feel so much heat from the Flair Stack all the way on the opposite side of the rig too. I worked on one new rig that they had to add 40’ more length to the stack because of the insane amount of heat it was throwing. It melted a few things on the side of the rig

[@UsaUnitedStatesOfAmericaOil]

Smells like freedom

[@CajunYT]

So fun fact. Offshore oil platforms in the GOM can only flare for so many hours a month before needing a waiver from the government. Another fun fact is that a good portion of equipment with engines on production platforms run on natural gas straight out of the ground. There are pieces of equipment that do run on diesel but it’s majority back up equipment and cranes for production platforms. Another fun fact is that Oil and Gas companies are working on ways to reduce the amount of gas released off of platforms in new carbon capture efforts. Something else many people don’t know is that there are multiple different areas of the Oil and Gas industry and not every platform you see is a Rig or Drilling Rig. In actually most of them are production platforms or unmanned facilities and wells. Drilling Rigs drill the wells and production crews come in and produce the wells that were drilled.

[@adriabarajas6202]

The guy throwing the flare, runs really funny 😂

[@sabrinaeslava7428]

Thank you so much for clarifying lol 😂 I’ve always been curious

[@L1K3-ANT3NN4S-TO_HEAV3N]

i cant see a oil rig without thinkih about still wakes the deep

[@Rubbish_Man]

New oil rigs and plants use the flare system only for shutdowns and when pressure exceeds in certain vessels so they are released to prevent over pressurization of vessels or equipments using PSV (pressure safety valve). Or using it during purging of equipment to burn that gas because sometime the amount is so little it’s not financially feasible to make a plant to recycle that gas.

[@NealMarcusPavia]

The guy throwing the flare was literally listening to paranoia 💀💀💀💀💀

[@ginghamt.c.5973]

Imagine being a pyromaniac and spotting the advert ; "Fire re-igniter wanted - must be prepared to conduct flaring on a regular basis!"

[@g1expert102]

Some rigs are required to pump that gas to a separate compression facility so it can be used to generate electricity

[@user-uc9oh8pq6s]

That 2nd oil rig gave me payday flashbacks.

[@HelloBozos]

Its called a Flare stack, it just helps getting rid of the gases and stuff

[@redpiller1099]

Bro got Dude Perfect to hit that beautiful flare shot 😂

[@nonidog9515]

I can't stop thinking of rust when seeing oil rigs

[@Dark_Vekx]

Finally a shorts KZbinr who isn't just talking about stupid conspiracies

[@Astreious]

Oil rigs give off this amazing vibe and idk why

[@ryananggoro493]

Simply put If the gas come out into open area for too long the gas would spread through surrounding area And when that happened and the gas fired they literally could created vacuum bomb

[@Sheetal-i1s]

Sheer strength of first guy👷🏻 throwing the flare that high to the stacks is insane🔥🔥💀💀💀

[@dincgaming730]

Watching this after Astral Spiff played that game.

[@omkr0122]

Man. The guy who ignites the flare has the best Job in the world!

[@AndreaViolet-c8v]

Your makeup skills are out of this world.

[@leandrodentone3912]

The Enclave burns mutants

[@adamsteinhardt6393]

Ive been guy throwing the object to start the flare. They have an igniter but sometimes it goes bad- Take a safety glove, wrap it around a filled water bottle, and soak the glove in acetone. A couple corrections- the gas doesn’t get pumped out, it flows out naturally thanks to gravity and pressure. Flaring is a way to get the gas away from the equipment and burn it in a controlled manner when you can’t safely capture it, but the goal is usually to send it down a pipeline and sell it to make electricity or heat homes. But there are some times where it is safer, cleaner and more practical to burn it off, such as when starting up a well, or blowing down a piece of equipment, or when drilling the well before production infrastructure is in place. Flaring doesn’t prevent a blowout. Controlling the pressures in the well prevents a blowout.

[@mdhasiburrahman8806]

Why don't they store it and use it or sell, it , that sounds like more logical idea and not wasteful.

[@Peanutbutterkitty]

*cutely steals your oil*

[@panzfaust9812]

Flare ups means someone having a bad day but it does rid whatever is in the pipes so whatever needs done gets done

[@bololollek9245]

Its for safety as well. Even if the natural gas is collected and then sold, there are specifik buildt in points of faliure, where if the system fails it fails so gas will leak in a special direction. If no fire, a spark could cause explosion, but like this the fire will just burn controlled, and not explode

[@gargantuanleviathan9642]

Also looks bad ass. Especially when it doubles as a floating fortress

[@diegosigua2106]

that guy went YEET on his run

[@rotanar.9017]

"this is pequod,arriving shortly at LZ"

[@yeetmaster4877]

Dudes taking large oil irl

[@BrunoJaureguiMusic]

My dumb ahh thought it was used as a big light 💀

[@Creative_cobalt]

“Let’s take scrapy to big oil”

[@redfogwhitefrost2583]

So much of the world is completely unknown to me. The dude who developed the skillset that allows him to ignite the gasses escaping an oil rig was one of those things.

[@JF098]

NGL those oil rigs look pretty at night because of the lights

[@christinafoster5331]

We have one near our house in the woods. The first time I brought my wife up here to Northern Michigan she’s saw in the trees and thought the woods were on fire. She says hey honey, the woods are on fire the trees are burning. Then I slow down and let her look real good. The trees were block in yet, so you could see the glow of the fire above the trees.

[@panderst9847]

That's there because ITS looks cool in Cars 2

[@Wiwa7]

There is something similar nearby and sometimes the flames get so bright/ big, that they light up the clouds.

[@wenzler3052]

I've been doing a job at an oil refinery for several weeks. I immediately knew the answer.

[@wuphatlizar2541]

nah the size of those waves scares me more

[@banlander]

my chem teacher would probably burn magnesium strips with this

[@meredithfrench5258]

My dad use to design deep sea anchors for the off shore rigs. I still have his patent drawing aps.

[@Protoaxol]

"Its a drill, youve got a f**kin drill, so drill through it!"