ChEMatt, You do not tell us the size of this flare header.

You also do not refer to your self as a piper. Maybe you need to find one and spend some time in conversation about this. My thoughts are this. You need to consider the total Flare system route. If yo u select 1/8" per foot slope then you will drop 1" (inch) for every 8 feet of ru n. So let's say the header will run 2400 feet from the first inlet (the one farthes t from the flare Knock-Out Drum) to the KO Drum. 2400 divided by 8 equals 300, that is 300 inches. 300 inches divided by 12 equals 25 feet. You might be entering the KO Drum at or near the top with a tangential nozzle. If the (horizontal) Flare KO Drum is 15'-0" in diameter and setting on a 7'-0" high foundation you are starting about 20' - 0" above grade. I am using 24" as a guess at a header size. So starting at a BOP at the KO Drum of 20'-0" above grade then 25'-0" of slope y ou end up with the far end of the Flare Header at or near 45'-0" above grade. Now consider the structural support design and the cost involved in those suppor ts. You must also consider what this might be doing to the piping systems back at th e starting end of the Flare Header. Every PSV must be located higher than the Flare header so the discharge line wil l drain to the Flare Header. This might mean extra cost to add raised platforms to provide support and mainte nance access to the