Purpose

• To provide a software tool to evaluate opportunities when associated products and services (like Virtual Pipeline) can be marketed and sold
• Develop methodology that could be used to help solve problems within different subsets of Gas Flaring Management

Objective

• Evaluate existing software
  • Public domain
  • Commercial
  • Custom
• Develop cost functions
  • Capital Cost
  • Operating Cost
• Evaluate cost functions on sample network

Accomplishments

• Identified crossover point between cost of Truck vs. Pipeline distribution
• Highlight prospective situations where GE could sell the Virtual Pipeline concept and equipment to customers