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Constructing a measurement-based spatially explicit inventory of US oil and gas methane emissions (2021)
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY 10010, USA
MethaneSAT, LLC, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Anthony Himmelberger
MethaneSAT, LLC, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Katlyn MacKay
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY 10010, USA
James P. Williams
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY 10010, USA
Joshua Benmergui
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY 10010, USA
MethaneSAT, LLC, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Maryann Sargent
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Steven C. Wofsy
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Ritesh Gautam
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY 10010, USA
MethaneSAT, LLC, Austin, TX 78701, USA
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- Extrapolation Approaches for Creating Comprehensive Measurement-Based Methane Emissions Inventories B. Fosdick et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00455
- Assessing Methane Emissions from Shale Gas Production in China: A Two-Tiered Mobile Measurement Approach P. Hong et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c01953
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- China’s Coal Mine Methane Emission Inventory Methodology: Historical Evolution, International Comparison and Improvement Pathways Y. CHEN & J. GAO https://doi.org/10.3724/j.issn.2097-4981.JECC-2025-0023
- Assessment of methane emissions from US onshore oil and gas production using MethaneAIR measurements K. MacKay et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1179-2026
- Sectoral contributions of high-emitting methane point sources from major US onshore oil and gas producing basins using airborne measurements from MethaneAIR J. Warren et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10661-2025
- Relating Multi-Scale Plume Detection and Area Estimates of Methane Emissions: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis S. Pandey et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c07415
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We review, analyze, and synthesize previous peer-reviewed measurement-based data on facility-level oil and gas methane emissions and use these data to develop a high-resolution spatially explicit inventory of US basin-level and national methane emissions. This work provides an improved assessment of national methane emissions relative to government inventories in support of accurate and comprehensive methane emissions assessment, attribution, and mitigation.
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