Flaring Sweet Gas...NIMBY?
I went up to the inlaws cottage near Gull lake yesterday and see that 500m away they are drilling a well and for the next three days will be flaring sweet gas (120 e3m3 worth in total...which I assume is 120 cubic meters times whatever e-cubed is...maybe it is 120 cubic meters of liquid gas)...anyways after they started flaring I could have sworn my throat started feeling kind of raw (we were downwind)...so since we have a 6 month old we headed back home. Why take the chance right?
So what is the deal with flaring sweet gas, is it harmless? Did we overreact? I am sure these guys were abiding by the evironmental regulations, but I have no idea how strict those regulations are (I'm sure they are strict...but are they strict enough).
Anyways, it was a real pisser to have to leave the cottage for that, just wanted to know what you guys would have done.
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