Posts Tagged ‘natural gas’

New Study Measures Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production and Offers Insights into Two Large Sources

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New Study Measures Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production and Offers Insights into Two Large Sources

David Allen‘s research team and environmental testing firm URS report that a small subset of natural gas wells are responsible for the majority of methane emissions from two major sources — liquid unloadings and pneumatic controller equipment — at natural gas production sites.

With natural gas production in the United States expected to continue … Read the rest »

Improving Water Recycling at Hydraulic Fracturing Sites

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Improving Water Recycling at Hydraulic Fracturing Sites Professor Benny Freeman and team have developed high-efficiency, durable filters to significantly reduce the amount of water and energy hydraulic fracturing requires

Allen Leads Study to Measure Methane Emissions

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Allen Leads Study to Measure Methane Emissions

Professor David Allen, the Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering, continues to lead a research team conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production. Little empirical data exists and findings from the study could help guide how companies, states and the federal government measure, monitor and manage … Read the rest »