BC Operations in West Texas had limited access to electrical infrastructure, which meant that 16 of its wells were under-performing or shutting down altogether due to a lack of power. A utility upgrade was still six months away but they needed quick, cost-effective power in the interim.

The temporary power source could not include diesel, LPG, LNG or CNG, as these were too expensive and the only other choice was field gas. Unfortunately, the field gas contained dangerous amounts of hydrogen sulphide and a permanent solution for cleaning the gas was also too expensive. So the question was: What could we come up with in the face of all these challenges?