MEOTA — Residents of the Prince area are advised of a controlled natural gas flare planned for Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 4:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
SaskEnergy will be conducting the procedure at the TransGas Meter Station, which is located within the RM of Meota and east of Highway No. 4, approximately six kilometres east of Prince.
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 SaskEnergy, 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.
