Evaluation of methane emissions from natural gas production operations using tracer methodologies. Final report, January 1990-October 1992

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6266509

Uthe, E E; Viezee, W; Salas, L J

Methane is second only to carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas contributor to global warming and, accordingly, methane sources must be fully understood to develop effective energy policies to stabilize global warming and climatic change. The study was concerned with development and demonstration of a measurement methodology to evaluate methane emissions from natural gas production facilities for use in global warming investigations. The method consists of release of a nontoxic inert tracer gas with a known emission rate from the source of unknown methane emissions and the sampling of downwind tracer and methane concentrations.

• Research Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Geoscience and Engineering Center
• OSTI ID: 6266509
• Report Number(s): PB-93-205235/XAB; CNN: GRI-5090-252-1924
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
METHANE
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
CLIMATIC CHANGE
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
GASEOUS WASTES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
NATURAL GAS WELLS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAMPLING
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
TRACER TECHNIQUES
ALKANES
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
MONITORING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
WASTES
WELLS
030800* - Natural Gas- Environmental Aspects
540120 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)