Sentences with phrase «called fugitive methane»

The researchers considered both high and low estimates for this so - called fugitive methane.

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But a study published Monday adds to the growing evidence those escaping gases, called «fugitive» emissions, are numerous, especially methane emissions while a well is being drilled, a phase of well development previously thought to emit little if any methane.

Let's call the greenhouse potential for fugitive methane (GWPfm) 9.

Bringing that methane to market along with the natural gas being produced leads to a «strikingly lower» estimate of so - called fugitive emissions.

The EPA tracks fugitive and vented methane emissions through a program called Natural Gas STAR and then works to get drilling companies to save money by stanching their leaks and selling the gas they capture for profit.