A shale gas well at the Marcellus Shale Formation in Pennsylvania, United States of America. (Credit: Ruhrfisch, Wikimedia Commons)
Using data from an aircraft survey of southwestern Pennsylvania in June 2012, researchers have shown that shale gas wells in the drilling phase emit between 100 and 1000 times more methane than previously thought. The authors call for an examination of all aspects of natural gas production activity to improve methane inventory estimates and identify possible mitigation solutions.
Original research paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on April 14, 2014.
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