New Technologies and Platforms to Measure Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations – Methods, Data, and Insights

Session ID#: 119749

Session Description:
Governments increasingly recognize the importance of reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of a comprehensive climate strategy.

Recent advances in emissions detection technology have led scientists to gather spatially and temporally dense data on methane emissions from oil and gas operations using various sensors and platforms.

This session focuses on methane emissions data collected by innovative methane detection and quantification approaches. Specifically, we are interested in stationary (continuous monitoring systems) and mobile (truck, UAV, plane, and satellite) systems that detect emissions at all stages of the supply chain (production, processing, transmission, and distribution).

These studies can focus on improving emissions inventories, demonstrate field performance, analyze the effectiveness of leak detection and repair programs at all levels of the supply chain, develop insights on temporal characteristics, or bridge bottom-up top-down gaps in the literature. We are also interested in studies that compare technology performance across platforms.

Index Terms:

1610 Atmosphere [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1631 Land/atmosphere interactions [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1694 Instruments and techniques [GLOBAL CHANGE]


Primary Convener:  Stuart N Riddick, Colorado State University, Energy Institute, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Conveners:  Jiayang Wang, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, PA, United States, Younki Cho, The University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Civil Engineering, Arlington, United States and Daniel Zimmerle, Colorado State University, Energy Institute, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Jiayang Wang, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, PA, United States