University of Arizona and NASA Identify Methane Super-Emitters in the Nation's Largest Oil Field
June 03, 2021
June 03, 2021
TUCSON, Arizona, June 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
A new University of Arizona and NASA study has identified more than 1,700 large sources of methane in an oil field that spans Texas and New Mexico, with about half of them likely being malfunctioning equipment.
If even just the most persistent leaks - 123 of these sources - were repaired, emissions of the potent greenhouse gas could drop by 55 tons an hour, the researchers s . . .
A new University of Arizona and NASA study has identified more than 1,700 large sources of methane in an oil field that spans Texas and New Mexico, with about half of them likely being malfunctioning equipment.
If even just the most persistent leaks - 123 of these sources - were repaired, emissions of the potent greenhouse gas could drop by 55 tons an hour, the researchers s . . .