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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6285-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6285-2022
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Research article
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02 Nov 2022
Research article |
| 02 Nov 2022
| 02 Nov 2022
A quantitative comparison of methods used to measure smaller methane emissions typically observed from superannuated oil and gas infrastructure
Stuart N. Riddick
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Riley Ancona
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Mercy Mbua
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Clay S. Bell
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Aidan Duggan
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Timothy L. Vaughn
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Kristine Bennett
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
Daniel J. Zimmerle
The Energy Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80524, USA
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- Uncertainty Quantification of Methods Used to Measure Methane Emissions of 1 g CH4 h−1 S. Riddick et al. 10.3390/s23229246
- Measurements of organic compound emissions from a produced water disposal vault C. Jones et al. 10.1080/10962247.2025.2462000
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- Small emission sources in aggregate disproportionately account for a large majority of total methane emissions from the US oil and gas sector J. Williams et al. 10.5194/acp-25-1513-2025
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- A cautionary report of calculating methane emissions using low-cost fence-line sensors S. Riddick et al. 10.1525/elementa.2022.00021
- Estimating Regional Methane Emission Factors from Energy and Agricultural Sector Sources Using a Portable Measurement System: Case Study of the Denver–Julesburg Basin S. Riddick et al. 10.3390/s22197410
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Short summary
This describes controlled release experiments at the METEC facility in Fort Collins, USA, that investigates the accuracy and precision of five methods commonly used to measure methane emissions. Methods include static/dynamic chambers, hi flow sampling, a backward Lagrangian stochastic method, and a Gaussian plume method. This is the first time that methods for measuring CH4 emissions from point sources less than 200 g CH4 h−1 have been quantitively assessed against references and each other.
This describes controlled release experiments at the METEC facility in Fort Collins, USA, that...
