Vented methane to CO₂ equivalent
A vented or fugitive gas volume converted to tonnes of methane and tonnes of CO₂ equivalent on both the 20- and 100-year horizons, with an OGMP 2.0 reporting level attached.
HSE & emissions
Flaring intensity & combustion emissions
Flare volume per barrel, the CO₂ from combustion and the methane that slips through unburned — with the combustion efficiency as the dial that matters.
Loading the calculation…
This calculation ran in your browser. No value you entered was sent anywhere, and nothing was stored.
How it is calculated
- Flaring intensity = flare volume / oil production, reported in both Sm³/bbl and scf/bbl.
- Burned hydrocarbon produces one mole of CO₂ per mole of carbon, so CO₂ volume = burned volume × average carbon number.
- Unburned gas slips as methane at the stream's methane fraction and is counted at its GWP.
- CO₂ already in the stream passes through and is added at a GWP of 1.
Standards it speaks
Where this stops being true
Combustion efficiency is the whole answer and nobody measures it routinely. Design documents say 98 %, field measurement campaigns find averages nearer 91 to 95 %, and a wind-blown or over-assisted flare can fall much lower — the difference between 98 % and 92 % triples the CO₂-equivalent of the same flare. Flare meters are also frequently absent or badly calibrated, so the volume itself is often an estimate dressed as a measurement. This tool converts what you give it; it does not audit it.
The capability that automates this
- HS-04Intelligent Flare MonitoringWatches the flare on camera to confirm it is lit, estimate how much is being burned, and detect smoking or incomplete combustion.
- HS-03Methane Monitoring & OGMP 2.0 ReportingBuilds a methane inventory from measurements rather than from emission factors, at the level of detail OGMP 2.0 actually asks for.
Related tools
Mixture LEL — Le Chatelier
The lower and upper explosive limits of a multi-component gas, and where a measured atmosphere sits against them.