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Researchers Map Large, Intermittent Methane Emission Sources in the Permian Basin
Written by AZoCleantechJun 3 2021
The Permian Basin is situated in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. It is one of the major oil- and gas-producing areas in the United States.
Researchers have mapped large, intermittent sources of methane emissions (shown flaring here) across the Permian Basin. Image Credit: Leslie Von Pless/Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
In this region, methane is discharged by oilfield operations, but measuring this greenhouse gas is a hard process due to the vast area and the fact that several sources are intermittent emitters.
At present, scientists have performed a comprehensive airborne campaign with imaging spectrometers and huge methane sources throughout this area. The results have been reported in the