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The disposal of associated gas can be a significant impediment to oilfield developments in remote and deepwater locations where there is no ready market for the gas. Re-injection of the gas is costly and can have an adverse impact on future oil recovery.

Current associated gas options can cost in excess of US$100 million and provide no direct economic benefit. Consequently, much of the gas is traditionally flared, which, with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, is becoming more and more unacceptable from a political and environmental viewpoint. CompactGTL's modular gas solution converts a liability into economic value for oil companies.

Independent studies estimate that global associated gas reserves with no current commercial value exceed 1,000 tcf and are associated with over 700 mmbbls of oil.

In 2004, the World Bank reported that 6 tcf of gas was flared worldwide: an amount equivalent to the annual consumption of France and Germany combined - or 27% of annual US gas consumption.

Additionally, 13 tcf of gas was re-injected globally. CompactGTL estimates that 50% of this represented distressed re-injection: gas that was re-injected because of a lack of a technically feasible or economic alternative.

Associated gas production profile diagram

Associated gas production profile diagram

The number of active reactor modules can be adjusted to match the associated gas production profile over time.

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