Wyoming Oil & Gas Producer Mitigates Gas Flaring with Crypto Mining Technology Wesco Operating, Inc. installed the EZ Smartgrid Flaring Mitigation System by EZ Blockchain, reducing flaring from 240,000 scf per day to 0. News provided by Share this article Share this article CASPER, Wyo., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Regulations steps on the foot of the producers. Gas flaring exemption permits are harder to get. The whole O&G industry has been waiting for a solution to the practice of flaring for years, and while some solutions have been introduced, none are widely adopted. Wesco Operating, Inc.'s oil field is located in Utah and has been no stranger to gas flaring. Finally, Wesco saw the opportunity for their organization in the new Smartgrid flaring mitigation systems by EZ Blockchain. This system converts natural gas into electricity which is used to power crypto mining operations. The solutions delivered expected results to the company, and Wesco recognized the long-term sustainability and two-way benefits in the new EZ Blockchain model to monetize natural gas while reducing flaring.