MAIDSTONE — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the Paynton Compressor Station, located within the RM of Paynton, approximately 10 kilometres east of Maidstone, north of Highway 16.
Flaring will take place intermittently from 5 a.m. to midnight on Monday, Sept. 1 to Thursday, Sept. 4.
Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure.
According to SaskPower, the flaring is necessary to perform maintenance work on the natural gas line system in the area and supports the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to SaskEnergy’s customers. During this process, a portion of the gas line will be isolated from the system and natural gas will be removed from the line in a controlled burn called a flare. Flaring is an industry standard practice when natural gas needs to be removed from a line and reduces the carbon footprint of the vented natural gas by 85 per cent, SaskPower says.
The area around the flare will be supervised to ensure public safety. Residential natural gas service in the area will not be affected. SaskEnergy has notified the RM of Paynton and its fire department about this upcoming event.
