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  • Presentation | B51E: Characterizing the Environmental Impacts of Active, Abandoned, and Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells, Locating Undocumented Orphan Wells, Prioritizing Plugging, and Advancing Well Reuse for Renewable Energy Applications Poster
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  • B51E-0684: Methane Emissions from Orphan Wells: Insights from Subsurface and Well Characteristics in Louisiana
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Author(s):
Ipsita Gupta, Louisiana State University (First Author, Presenting Author)
Otto Santos, Louisiana State University
Francis Driscoll, Louisiana State University
Mohamed Abdelaal, Louisiana State University
Kevin McCarter, Louisiana State University
Jordi Garzona, Louisiana State University


In this study, we analyzed 600 well measurements to assess the impact of well and reservoir attributes or contributing factors on methane emissions. All measurements are from well-heads at surface and the factors analyzed represent well or reservoir characteristics for each measured well. While trend analyses did not establish any clear correlation, our study identified well age and well density as influential. Notably, newer wells were associated with higher emissions. Expanding the analysis to a larger emissions dataset across different fields and reservoirs would improve the robustness and reliability of the findings, and bear more definitive conclusions.



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