Sindicatum Projects
Low Carbon Energy, US: CHESAPEAKE, Oklahoma
The Chesapeake project is a retrofit scheme that reduces methane emissions that are normally vented from ‘high-bleed’ pneumatic process controllers. The Chesapeake project reduces the methane emissions by retrofitting process controllers with a low-bleed valve. The project was certified by the American Carbon Registry in December 2010, and is expected to generate 1.0 million ERTs over its life.
This project utilizes the “Mizer” valve, a low-bleed pneumatic controller that can be used to retrofitted existing high-bleed controllers to minimize methane leakage at wellheads. The Mizer valve was retrofitted onto approximately 2,700 high-bleed controllers across the Midwest United States.
Sindicatum has an advisory role on this project. Sindicatum assisted with the design of the project, providing advisory and technical support to Chesapeake Energy. This includes the use of Sindicatum’s ACR Pneumatic Methodology, sampling technique, and project monitoring program. Sindicatum also managed the project’s ACR certification process, ensuring maximum credit generation.
