Enviromech - Composite Thief Hatch
A breakthrough in engineering, Encino’s proprietary Enviromech™ composite thief hatch ensures a complete seal of the tank over the long-term and in varying weather conditions, reducing emissions and improving well site safety.
Reduce Emissions and Improve Safety
Enviromech composite thief hatches for liquids storage tanks are engineered to aerospace-grade tolerances and made from durable composites that resist corrosion providing mechanical integrity performance over time.
Made from a durable composite glass-reinforced polyetherimide material, Enviromech composite hatches deliver a significant step up in environmental performance and safety from existing technology.
Standard thief hatch integrity degrades over time and with exposure to the corrosive environments of liquids storage tanks (hydrocarbons and produced water) and seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation. As a result, legacy thief hatches have been recognized as one of the most significant sources of fugitive emissions of methane and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).
Enviromech is a highly durable, low-cost for high-impact solution to meet near-term and strategic environmental performance objectives.
The Enviromech Difference
Enviromech composite hatches are substantially less prone to warping or morphing due to extreme temperature changes and are significantly more resistant to oxidative and corrosive degradation resulting from long-term exposure to hydrocarbons and acrid water vapor.
This has been validated through accelerated pressure and corrosion testing that resulted in far superior performance against current products on the market.
- Greater integrity over the long-term, mitigating emissions from liquids storage tanks.
- Improved well site safety profile.
- Low-cost, high-impact solution for both new tanks and retrofits.
- Manufactured in an AS 9100/ISO:9001 facility in the USA.
- Made from durable composites that resist corrosion.