Condensate Tanks
Some natural gas and oil wells produce a semi-liquid condensate along with the gas. Condensates are hydrocarbons that are in a gaseous state within the reservoir (prior to production), but become liquid during the production process and are composed of hydrocarbons, as well as aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylenes and ethylbenzene (BTEX). Condensates give off a characteristic hydrocarbon or petroleum-‐type odor, and benzene gives off a sweet odor.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set maximum exposure levels for workers’ exposure to benzene at 1 ppm (over an 8-‐ hour period) and 5 ppm (over a 15-‐minute period). At levels at or around 150 ppm, some people may begin to experience serious and irreversible health effects. Most people can smell benzene when it reaches levels of approximately 1.5 -‐ 5 parts of benzene ppm. Condensate tanks can become very hazardous to one's health.
Contact: 713-239-4000
Some natural gas and oil wells produce a semi-liquid condensate along with the gas. Condensates are hydrocarbons that are in a gaseous state within the reservoir (prior to production), but become liquid during the production process and are composed of hydrocarbons, as well as aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylenes and ethylbenzene (BTEX). Condensates give off a characteristic hydrocarbon or petroleum-‐type odor, and benzene gives off a sweet odor.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set maximum exposure levels for workers’ exposure to benzene at 1 ppm (over an 8-‐ hour period) and 5 ppm (over a 15-‐minute period). At levels at or around 150 ppm, some people may begin to experience serious and irreversible health effects. Most people can smell benzene when it reaches levels of approximately 1.5 -‐ 5 parts of benzene ppm. Condensate tanks can become very hazardous to one's health.
Contact: 713-239-4000
