Lucas Livingstone Presents at SPE-OKC: Detecting Fugitive Emissions at Well Sites Using EM27/SUN Data
Today my student, Lucas Livingstone, presents at the Society for Petroleum Engineers Oklahoma City section (SPE-OKC) his poster entitled "Detecting Fugitive Emissions at Well Sites Using EM27/SUN Data". Previously, Lucas was one of my first undergraduate researchers, and he transitioned to working with on the NASA GeoCarb project with me. Lucas used some data I collected with my colleague Elizabeth Spicer using the EM27/SUN (see here). At an industry field site, we deployed the EM27/SUN and flew a methane detecting drone. We noticed enhanced emissions during the analysis of our data, and reported it to our industry partner. Lucas wrote up the data and translated the information for a Petroleum Engineering audience. I look forward to his future efforts as he progresses in his Petroleum Engineering. You can view a copy of his poster here.
Abstract
Policy goals are trending toward reducing oil and gas emissions, as they are known sources of many environmental and economic challenges. The industry must find new and innovative ways to minimize emissions. To combat emissions, they must be detected first. One way to detect trace gases in the atmosphere is remote sensing technology. An example of this technology is the Bruker EM27/SUN, which detects trace gases in total column concentrations. In this project, the EM27/SUN is deployed at a well site to geographically pinpoint the location of excess emissions. The EM27/SUN was successful in identifying emission location, and the methodology applied at this site can be implemented at many more sites.
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Originally published: 2023-04-19 12:00:00
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