Methane emissions from process equipment at natural gas production sites in the United States: Pneumatic controllers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 633-640

  Allen, David T ^a   Pacsi, Adam P ^a   Sullivan, David W ^a   Zavala Araiza, Daniel ^a,g   Harrison, Matthew ^b   Keen, Kindal ^b   Fraser, Matthew P ^c   Hill, A Daniel ^d   Sawyer, Robert F ^e   Seinfeld, John H ^f  

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

^b URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^g ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLERS; GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PNEUMATICS;

COMPRESSOR APPLICATIONS; CONTROL APPLICATIONS; GAS EMISSION RATES; NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORIES; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; PNEUMATIC CONTROLLERS; PROCESS EQUIPMENTS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

METHANE; NATURAL GAS; AIR POLLUTANT;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION MONITORING; REGIONAL PATTERN;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; EXHAUST GAS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS FIELD; GREENHOUSE GAS; STANDARD; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DEVICES; OIL AND GAS FIELD;

GULF COAST [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924974756     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5040156     Document Type: Article

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