A Techno-Economic Analysis of Methane Mitigation Potential from Reported Venting at Oil Production Sites in Alberta

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 52; no. 21; pp. 12877 - 12885
• Main Authors: Tyner, David R, Johnson, Matthew R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 06.11.2018
• Subjects: Airborne sensing; Computer simulation; Economic analysis; Emissions; Gas pipelines; Methane; Mitigation; Natural gas; Oil and gas production; Petroleum pipelines; Petroleum production; Pipelines; Reduction; Viability; Alberta Canada; Canada

The technical and economic potential for reducing methane emissions from reported venting and flaring volumes in 2015 at 9422 upstream oil production sites in Alberta, Canada was evaluated in a comprehensive site-by-site analysis. For each site, up to six different technologies for mitigation were c...