Development of a forced advection sampling technique (FAST) for quantification of methane emissions from orphaned wells

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Argitaratua izan da:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques vol. 18, no. 13 (2025), p. 2987
Egile nagusia: Dubey, Mohit L
Beste egile batzuk: Santos, Andre, Moyes, Andrew B, Reichl, Ken, Lee, James E, Dubey, Manvendra K, LeYhuelic, Corentin, Variano, Evan, Follansbee, Emily, Chow, Fotini K, Biraud, Sébastien C
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100 1 |a Dubey, Mohit L  |u Department of Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
245 1 |a Development of a forced advection sampling technique (FAST) for quantification of methane emissions from orphaned wells 
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520 3 |a Orphaned wells, meaning unplugged and non-producing wells lacking responsible owners, pose a significant and undersampled environmental challenge due to their vast number and unknown associated emissions. We propose, develop and test an alternative method for estimating emissions from orphaned wells using a forced advection sampling technique (FAST) that can overcome many of the limitations in current methods (cost, accuracy, safety). In contrast to existing ambient Gaussian plume methods, our approach uses a fan-generated flow to force advection between the emission source and a point methane (CH4) sensor. The fan flow field is characterized using a colocated sonic anemometer to measure the 3D wind profile generated by the fan. Using time-series measurements of CH4 concentration and wind, a simple estimate of the CH4 emission rate of the source can be inferred. The method was calibrated using outdoor controlled-release experiments and then tested on four orphaned wells in Lufkin, TX, and Osage County, OK. Our results suggest that the FAST method can provide a low-cost, portable, fast and safe alternative to existing methods with reasonable estimates of orphaned well emissions over a range of leak rates below 40 g h−1 and within certain geometric and atmospheric constraints. 
651 4 |a Canada 
651 4 |a United States--US 
653 |a Advection 
653 |a Wells 
653 |a Sampling techniques 
653 |a Emissions 
653 |a Controlled release 
653 |a Methane 
653 |a Sampling 
653 |a Methane emissions 
653 |a Climate change 
653 |a Wind measurement 
653 |a Costs 
653 |a Sampling methods 
653 |a Sensors 
653 |a Global warming 
653 |a Methods 
653 |a Wind profiles 
653 |a Environmental 
700 1 |a Santos, Andre  |u Climate Sciences Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
700 1 |a Moyes, Andrew B  |u Climate Sciences Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
700 1 |a Reichl, Ken  |u Climate Sciences Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
700 1 |a Lee, James E  |u Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA 
700 1 |a Dubey, Manvendra K  |u Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA 
700 1 |a LeYhuelic, Corentin  |u Department of Physics, École Normale Supérieure Paris Saclay, Paris, France 
700 1 |a Variano, Evan  |u Department of Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
700 1 |a Follansbee, Emily  |u Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA 
700 1 |a Chow, Fotini K  |u Department of Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
700 1 |a Biraud, Sébastien C  |u Climate Sciences Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 
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