*>EPA

United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

Oil and Natural Gas Sources Covered by EPA's
Proposed New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emissions Guidelines, by Site



Reauired to or Would Be

Rules that Apply

Location and Equipment

Required to Reduce Emissions

2012 NSPS

2016 NSPS

2021 & 2022 Proposed

2021 & 2022 Proposed Emissions

or Process Covered

under EPA Rules

for VOCs

for Methane & VOCs

NSPS for Methane & VOCs

Guidelines for Methane



(if finalized as proposed)

(OOOO)

(0000a)

(0000b)

(0000c)

Oil and Natural Gas Well Sites

Completions of hydraulically fractured wells

V

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Compressors at centralized tank batteries

V





•

•

Fugitive emissions

V



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•

•

Liquids unloading

V





•

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Pneumatic controllers

V

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•

•

•

Pneumatic pumps

V



•

•

•

Storage vessels

V

•

•3

•

•

Sweetening units

V

•2

•2

•2

•2

Associated gas from oil wells

V





•

•

Natural Gas Gathering and Boosting Compressor Stations

Compressors



•

•

•

•

Fugitive emissions





•

•

•

Pneumatic controllers

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