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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. Th

by xyst 3y ago

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.

jofer 3y ago
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.
toomuchtodo 3y ago
https://data.permianmap.org/pages/operators https://data.permianmap.org/pages/operators ("Permian Methane Analysis Project") https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/RRC-unveils-map-of-well-plugging-sites-17696811.php 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/oil-gas-data-visualization/federally-funded-well-plugging-data-visualization/ https://www.rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/data-visualization... ("Federally Funded (IIJA) Well Plugging") https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/orphan-wells-searchable-map/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/orphan-wells-... ("Are there orphan wells near your home? Map shows locations around Houston") (Texas Railroad Commission has lat long of all wells, should be straightforward to overlay methane emission data with these points; a human or cheap satellite imagery like planet.com can always be used if there is some ground truth delta with GIS data) US dataset: https://www.usgs.gov/data/united-states-documented-unplugged-orphaned-oil-and-gas-well-dataset https://www.usgs.gov/data/united-states-documented-unplugged... ("United States Documented Unplugged Orphaned Oil and Gas Well Dataset")

by xyst 3y ago

jofer 3y ago

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.

toomuchtodo 3y ago

https://data.permianmap.org/pages/operators https://data.permianmap.org/pages/operators ("Permian Methane Analysis Project") https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/RRC-unveils-map-of-well-plugging-sites-17696811.php 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/oil-gas-data-visualization/federally-funded-well-plugging-data-visualization/ https://www.rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/data-visualization... ("Federally Funded (IIJA) Well Plugging") https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/orphan-wells-searchable-map/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/orphan-wells-... ("Are there orphan wells near your home? Map shows locations around Houston") (Texas Railroad Commission has lat long of all wells, should be straightforward to overlay methane emission data with these points; a human or cheap satellite imagery like planet.com can always be used if there is some ground truth delta with GIS data) US dataset: https://www.usgs.gov/data/united-states-documented-unplugged-orphaned-oil-and-gas-well-dataset https://www.usgs.gov/data/united-states-documented-unplugged... ("United States Documented Unplugged Orphaned Oil and Gas Well Dataset")