scholarly journals Correction to “Methane Emissions from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in Canada and the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Williams ◽  
Amara Regehr ◽  
Mary Kang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

Methane Emissions from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in Canada and the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 563-570
Author(s):  
James P. Williams ◽  
Amara Regehr ◽  
Mary Kang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

scholarly journals Emissions of coalbed and natural gas methane from abandoned oil and gas wells in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 2283-2290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Townsend‐Small ◽  
Thomas W. Ferrara ◽  
David R. Lyon ◽  
Anastasia E. Fries ◽  
Brian K. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

scholarly journals A geospatially resolved database of hydraulic fracturing wells for chemical transformation assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 945-955
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Sumner ◽  
Desiree L. Plata
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Chemical Transformation ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Chemical Additive ◽  
Industrial Practice ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells ◽  
Transformation Potential

A database to unify physicochemical parameters of oil and gas wells with chemical additive disclosures helps highlight chemical transformation potential across the United States with geospatial specificity, informing improved industrial practice and environmental assessment.

scholarly journals Orphaned oil and gas well stimulus—Maximizing economic and environmental benefits

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Kang ◽  
Adam R. Brandt ◽  
Zhong Zheng ◽  
Jade Boutot ◽  
Chantel Yung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells ◽  
Natural Gas Industry ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
Well Abandonment

Orphaned oil and gas wells are abandoned wells for which the cost of environmental impacts usually falls on governments and the general public. Government agencies responsible for well plugging often face funding shortfalls and many orphaned wells remain unplugged. To address this and support the oil and natural gas industry, federal governments are already spending, or considering spending, billions of dollars to plug orphaned oil and gas wells. Here, we analyze oil and gas data for the United States and Canada and identify policy recommendations that can best address environmental impacts of abandoned and orphaned wells. At least 116,245 wells across 32 states and four Canadian provinces/territories are operated by companies filing for bankruptcy in the first half of 2020, which may be an indication that many wells will be orphaned in the near future. Moreover, there are 4,700,000 historic and active oil and gas wells in the United States and another 790,000 in Canada. Of these, 2,000,000 and 310,000 wells are active in the United States and Canada, respectively. Thus, three of five wells ever drilled in the United States are currently inactive (2,700,000 wells), but only one in three are plugged (1,500,000 wells). Plugging involves isolating zones containing oil, gas, and water and is the main strategy for well abandonment. If the orphaned well stimulus funding comes through, tens of thousands of wells will be plugged within a few years. Well plugging at this scale far exceeds current rates of plugging, and it is important that we work to ensure long-term environmental benefits of well abandonment to water, air, climate, ecosystems, and human health. Minimizing environmental impacts of the millions of abandoned and orphaned wells in the United States, Canada, and abroad will allow for an economically beneficial and environmentally safe transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

Managing Environmental Liability: An Evaluation of Bonding Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 3908-3916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline S. Ho ◽  
Jhih-Shyang Shih ◽  
Lucija A. Muehlenbachs ◽  
Clayton Munnings ◽  
Alan J. Krupnick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Environmental Liability ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

scholarly journals Variability observed over time in methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 103116
Author(s):  
Stuart N. Riddick ◽  
Denise L. Mauzerall ◽  
Michael A. Celia ◽  
Mary Kang ◽  
Karl Bandilla
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells ◽  
Over Time

Measurement of methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells in Hillman State Park, Pennsylvania

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie J. Pekney ◽  
J. Rodney Diehl ◽  
David Ruehl ◽  
James Sams ◽  
Garret Veloski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

Reported Methane Emissions from Active Oil and Gas Wells in Pennsylvania, 2014–2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 5783-5789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. Ingraffea ◽  
Paul A. Wawrzynek ◽  
Renee Santoro ◽  
Martin Wells
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

scholarly journals Direct measurements of methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania

2014 ◽  
Vol 111 (51) ◽  
pp. 18173-18177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Kang ◽  
Cynthia M. Kanno ◽  
Matthew C. Reid ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Denise L. Mauzerall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Direct Measurements ◽  
Oil And Gas Wells

scholarly journals Daily Satellite Observations of Methane from Oil and Gas Production Regions in the United States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieternel Levelt ◽  
Pepijn Veefkind ◽  
Esther Roosenbrand ◽  
John Lin ◽  
Jochen Landgraf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Natural Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas

<p>Production of oil and natural gas in North America is at an all-time high due to the development and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Methane emissions associated with this industrial activity are a concern because of the contribution to climate radiative forcing. We present new measurements from the space-based TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) launched in 2017 that show methane enhancements over production regions in the United States. Using methane and NO<sub>2</sub> column measurements from the new TROPOMI instrument, we show that emissions from oil and gas production in the Uintah and Permian Basins can be observed in the data from individual overpasses. This is a vast improvement over measurements from previous satellite instruments, which typically needed to be averaged over a year or more to quantify trends and regional enhancements in methane emissions. In the Uintah Basin in Utah, TROPOMI methane columns correlated with in-situ measurements, and the highest columns were observed over the deepest parts of the basin, consistent with the accumulation of emissions underneath inversions. In the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, methane columns showed maxima over regions with the highest natural gas production and were correlated with nitrogen-dioxide columns at a ratio that is consistent with results from in-situ airborne measurements. The improved detail provided by TROPOMI will likely enable the timely monitoring from space of methane and NO2 emissions associated with regular oil and natural gas production.</p>

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