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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Geoscience and Engineering Center
OSTI Identifier:
6266509
Report Number(s):
PB-93-205235/XAB
CNN: GRI-5090-252-1924
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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-)

Citation Formats

Uthe, E E, Viezee, W, and Salas, L J. Evaluation of methane emissions from natural gas production operations using tracer methodologies. Final report, January 1990-October 1992. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Uthe, E E, Viezee, W, & Salas, L J. Evaluation of methane emissions from natural gas production operations using tracer methodologies. Final report, January 1990-October 1992. United States.
Uthe, E E, Viezee, W, and Salas, L J. 1992. "Evaluation of methane emissions from natural gas production operations using tracer methodologies. Final report, January 1990-October 1992". United States.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
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