Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say
Huge quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are being emitting by oil and gas operators in the 75,000-square-mile ...
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UK government gives the go-ahead to store 100 MILLION tonnes of CO2 under the North Sea - but experts raise fears the greenhouse gas could leak and taint water supplies
A 2021 paper, published in Earth-Science Reviews, noted that a 'poor cement job ... preventing the gas from escaping. Although there is some risk of a leak through an unsecured oil well, the ...
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AI helps researchers dig through old maps to find lost oil and gas wells
gas, brine, or chemicals to later escape. Once identified, wells can be properly "plugged and abandoned" by filling the borehole with cement, keeping oil out of water and methane out of the ...
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Aurora Home Crashes Causing Gas Leak Evacuations, Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver
Emergency crews, in response, had to cut through concrete and excavate near the home's curb to reach and subsequently seal the damaged gas line. Safety hazards associated with gas leaks include ...
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What are ‘zombie’ wells? 5 things to know about Texas oil wells that pose a new environmental threat
Regulations require oil and gas operators to plug wells with cement when they are finished ... CHRONICLE SERIES: Texas oil wells are leaking toxic waste, and no one wants to pay to clean it ...
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Legacy wells and the fight against methane emissions
An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it ... It also has tiny apertures that are enough to leak gas.” In addition, cement is not ductile, so after the initial ...
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In the Race Against Time for Fusion, a New Reactor May Break the Final Barrier
Is OpenStar’s idea really going to break through the noise ... before they can predictably turn a cloud of (usually hydrogen) gas into a hydrogen plasma. This involves electrical current ...
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Michigan lawmakers propose state-run carbon capture, sequestration permitting program
Then, they transport carbon dioxide through pipelines to the site of a ... carbon dioxide to make products such as chemicals, concrete, fuel and some consumer goods. Carbon capture and utilization ...
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A week after deadly explosion, another gas leak forces evacuations in Avondale neighborhood
Evacuations are underway in the same Avondale neighborhood where a natural gas explosion claimed the life of an 87-year-old woman last week, after another leak was detected on Monday afternoon ...
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Atmos crews were on the scene of another gas leak in Avondale
OFFICIALS TELL ME THAT THEY COMBED THROUGH THIS ENTIRE AREA AFTER RECEIVING REPORTS ABOUT THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS EARLIER TODAY. NOW, NO GAS LEAK HAS BEEN REPORTED. SO AS A RESULT, OFFICIALS OR ...
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WATCH: Massive concrete beams travel through Hwy 1 overnight, prompting closures
Crews worked overnight to install nine massive concrete beams near the Regent's Slide area. Update: Specialized trailers help bring girders into position at Rocky Creek. Build up of the first of ...