UT Austin team and partners report on extensive measurements of methane emissions during natural gas production
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
Because of this equipment, methane emissions from well completions are 97% lower than calendar year 2011 national emission estimates, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April 2013. After a well is fractured, it is cleared of sand and liquids that were injected into the well in a process called completion flowback.
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