11/29/1994
"Equipment" means each pump, compressor, pressure relief device, sampling connection system, open-ended valve or line, valve, and flange or other connector in VOC service or in wet gas service and any devices or systems required by 32.0 of this regulation.
"Field gas" means feedstock gas entering the natural gas processing plant.
"[In] gas/vapor service" means that the piece of equipment in VOC service contains process fluid that is in the gaseous state at operating conditions.
"[In] heavy liquid service" means that the piece of equipment in VOC service is not in gas/vapor service or not in light liquid service.
" [In] light liquid service" means that the piece of equipment in VOC service either (1) contains a liquid that meets all of the conditions in definition A or (2) meets the condition specified in definition B:
Definition A--(1) the vapor pressure of one or more of the components is greater than 0.3 kiloPascal (kPa) (0.044 inch of mercury [in. Hg]) at 20°C (68°F). Standard reference tests or ASTM D-2879 shall be used to determine the vapor pressures; (2) the total concentration of the pure components having a vapor pressure greater than 0.3 kPa (0.044 in. Hg) at 20°C (68°F) is equal to or greater than 20% by weight; and (3) the fluid is a liquid at operating conditions.
Definition B--Equipment is "in light liquid service" if the weight percent evaporated is greater than 10% at 150°C as determined by ASTM D86.
"Liquids dripping" means any visible leakage from a seal including spraying, misting, clouding, and ice formation.
"Natural gas liquids" means the hydrocarbons, such as ethane, propane, butane, and pentane, that are extracted from field gas.
"Natural gas processing plant" (gas plant) means any processing site engaged in the extraction of natural gas liquids from field gas, fractionation of mixed natural gas liquids to natural gas products, or both.
"Nonfractionating plant" means any gas plant that does not fractionate mixed natural gas liquids into natural gas products.
"Onshore" means all facilities except those that are located in the territorial seas or on the outer continental shelf.
"Process unit" means equipment assembled for the extraction of natural gas liquids from field gas, the fractionation of the liquids into natural gas products, or other operations associated with processing natural gas products. A process unit can operate independently if supplied with sufficient feed or raw materials and sufficient storage facilities for the products.
"Reciprocating compressor" means a piece of equipment that increases the pressure of a process gas by positive displacement, employing linear movement of the driveshaft.
"[In] vacuum service" means that the equipment in VOC service is operating at an internal pressure that is at least five kPa (0.73 in. Hg) below ambient pressure.
"[In] VOC service" means that the piece of equipment contains or contacts a process fluid that is at least 1% VOC by weight. The provisions of 32.9.2 of this regulation specify how to determine that a piece of equipment is not in VOC service.
"[In] wet gas service" means that a piece of equipment contains or contacts the field gas before the extraction step in the process.
7 Del. Admin. Code § 1124-32.0