Analysis of Methane Emissions from Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells to Identify Contributing Geologic and Drilling Factors

Gianoutsos, Nicholas

Analysis of Methane Emissions from Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells to Identify Contributing Geologic and Drilling Factors

Nicholas J. Gianoutsos¹, Karl Haase², C. Özgen Karacan³, Matthew D Merrill³ and Peter Warwick³, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Denver, United States, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Strategic Laboratory Science Branch, Reston, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals (GEM) Science Center, Reston, VA, United States