Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated neighbor, study finds

Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by xyst on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:54PM (#38196833)

Without the raw data from “Kayrros” to compare whether or not the methane emissions they found via satellite imagery is from active sites or abandoned wells. This is just pure speculation.

The photos depicted in The Guardian article show some site in Midland County, TX that appear active to me, but the images do not bear any road markings or distinct physical landmarks to logically place an address and cross reference with local and state data to determine if it’s an active site or not.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by jofer on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:16PM (#38201127)

Midland is a great example of tons of old and abandoned wells with active production right beside them, fwiw. The same can be said of Bakersfield, CA, though, and a direct comparison of those could be quite interesting.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:38PM (#38201246)

https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/RRC-unveils-map-of-... ("Railroad Commission unveils map of well plugging sites")

https://www.rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/data-visualization... ("Federally Funded (IIJA) Well Plugging")

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/orphan-wells-... ("Are there orphan wells near your home? Map shows locations around Houston")

https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/Orphan%20Wel... ("Mapping Orphan Wells in Texas")

(Texas Railroad Commission has lat long of all wells, should be straightforward to overlay methane emission data with these points)

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