Title: Active and inactive oil and gas sites contribute to methane emissions in western Saskatchewan, Canada
Citation: Vogt, J., Laforest, J., Argento, M., Kennedy, S., Bourlon, E., Lavoie, M., & Risk, D. (2022). Active and inactive oil and gas sites contribute to methane emissions in western Saskatchewan, Canada [Data set]. St. Francis Xavier University Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/C9WLYG
Study Site: southwestern Saskatchewan
Purpose: The oil and gas industry is Canada’s largest contributor to national methane (CH4) emissions. To quantify the input of active and inactive (suspended and abandoned) oil and gas infrastructure to regional CH4 budgets, we conducted truck-based measurements (transect-based and OTM 33A) with a greenhouse gas analyzer, complimented with optical gas imaging at oil-producing sites of Saskatchewan, including understudied regions.
Abstract: Datasets were obtained from mobile and stationary (similar to Other Test Method 33A, OTM) measurements in the oil and gas industry in different areas of southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Methane emission rates were estimated for oil and gas infrastructure groups for mobile surveys, and for single emitters for OTM measurements.
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research:
Further Info: Judith Vogt, Justin Laforest, Mark Argento, Sarah Kennedy, Evelise Bourlon, Martin Lavoie, David Risk; Active and inactive oil and gas sites contribute to methane emissions in western Saskatchewan, Canada. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 4 January 2022; 10 (1): 00014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2022.00014
Status: Complete
Keywords:
methane,
Venting,
Flaring,
Methane regulations,
Geographical coordinates: North: 51.475152741086106, South: 50.2644945927194 East: -109.16855210945086 West: -107.76869946809806
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2020-09-01, End
Date: 2020-09-30
