Allocating methane emissions to natural gas and oil production from shale formations

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 492-498

  Zavala Araiza, Daniel ^a,e   Allen, David T ^a   Harrison, Matthew ^b   George, Fiji C ^c   Jersey, Gilbert R ^d  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Southwestern Energy Company   (United States)

^d Consultant ^*  (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

allocation of emissions; GHG; methane; Natural gas; oil production; shale gas

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBON REFINING; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SHALE GAS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ALLOCATION METHODS; HYDROCARBON PRODUCT; METHANE EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS SOURCES; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; OIL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION WELLS; REGIONAL VARIABILITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84923917099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500730x     Document Type: Article

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