[ckilmer]

I think that the idea of using the flared gas to run all the equipment plus anything else in the neighborhood is a winner.

[Smokin' Joe]

It is a great idea except for one thing. The BTU yield of the gas varies with composition from well to well. Some are more methane rich, others more butane rich. For the same reason propane and natural gas burners are differently jetted, depending on which is in use, that would leave equipment underpowered or overheated. The gas needs to be processed first, and separated into component gases with a controlled range of BTU output, which gets right back to getting it to processing facilities first.

Note, it isn't the same wells flaring endlessly, just the ones which have gone on line and not been hooked into gas processing facilities yet.

As more wells are connected into feeder lines, other wells are coming on line and going on the waiting list (and flaring gas).