SASKATCHEWAN — SaskEnergy conducted a controlled natural gas flare at the block valve site in the RM of Preeceville, approximately three kilometres south of the town of Sturgis. Flaring took place from Aug. 17 to 18, according to a release from SaskEnergy.
Residents and drivers in the area noticed a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure at the site.
The flaring was necessary to perform maintenance work on the natural gas line system in the area and supported the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to SaskEnergy’s customers. During this process, a portion of the gas line was isolated from the system and natural gas was removed from the line in a controlled burn called a flare. Flaring is an industry-standard practice when natural gas needs to be removed from a line and reduces the carbon footprint of the vented natural gas by 85 per cent.
The area around the flare was supervised to ensure public safety. Residential natural gas service in the area was not affected.
