Methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with federal estimates
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 19:30
in Earth & Climate
Tens of thousands of pounds of methane leak per hour from equipment in three major natural gas basins that span Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Pennsylvania, according to airborne measurements published today. But the overall leak rate from those basins is only about one percent of gas production there—lower than leak rates measured in other gas fields, and in line with federal estimates.