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Apr 2024

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Reducing methane emissions from documented abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells in Canada and in the United States

Jade Boutot and Mary Kang

Millions of oil and gas wells are abandoned and orphaned around the world. Due to funding shortfalls, many abandoned and orphaned wells remain unplugged and ...

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Articles

Jan 2025

Residential proximity to conventional and unconventional wells and exposure to indoor air volatile organic compounds in the Exposures in the Peace River Valley (EXPERIVA) study

Coreen Daley, Miranda Doris, Marc-André Verner, Jad Zalzal, Romain Chesnaux, Laura Minet, Mary Kang, Heather L. Maclean, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Naomi Owens-Beek, Elyse Caron-Beaudoin, and West Moberly First Nations Chief and Council

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 263, Paper no: 114462, 2025 BibTeX reference

Jan 2025

Characterizing multifaceted environmental risks of oil and gas well leakage through soil and well methane and hydrogen sulfide emissions

Khalil El Hachem, Christian von Sperber, Charlotte Allard, Dru Heagle, Darian Vyriotes, Ralf M. Staebler, Elyse Caron-Beaudoin, and Mary Kang

Environmental Research, 264(Part 1), Paper no: 120254, 2025 BibTeX reference

Dec 2024

Assessment of geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada

Mohammad Zolfagharroshan, Minghan Xu, Jade Boutot, Ahmad F. Zueter, Muhammad S.K. Tareen, Mary Kang, and Agus Sasmito

Applied Energy, 375, Paper no: 124103, 2024 BibTeX reference

Sep 2024

Unlocking Solutions: Innovative Approaches to Identifying and Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Undocumented Orphan Wells in the United States Article link copied!

Jade Boutot, Mary Kang, and et al.

Environmental Science & Technology, 58(44), 19584–19594, 2024 BibTeX reference

Jun 2024

Highly Uncertain Methane Leakage from Oil and Gas Wells in Canada Despite Measurement and Reporting

Scott Seymour and Mary Kang

Energy & Fuels, 38(14), 13078–13088, 2024 BibTeX reference

May 2024

Modelling spatial & temporal variability of air pollution in an area of unconventional natural gas operations

Miranda Doris, Coreen Daley, Jad Zalzal, Romain Chesnaux, Laura Minet, Mary Kang, Elyse Caron-Beaudoin, Heather L. Maclean, and Marianne Hatzopoulou

Environmental Pollution, 348, Paper no: 123773, 2024 BibTeX reference

Feb 2024

Plugging methods for underground gas extraction boreholes in coal seams: A review of processes, challenges and strategies

Zhen Lou, Kai Wang, Mary Kang, Wei Zhang, Guoying Wei, Jiwei Yue, and Haowei Yao

Gas Science and Engineering, 122, Paper no: 205225, 2024 BibTeX reference

Dec 2023

Methane Emissions from Non-producing Oil and Gas Wells and the Potential Role of Seismic Activity: A Case Study in Northeast British Columbia, Canada

Cassandra Pozzobon, Yajing Liu, James Kirkpatrick, Romain Chesnaux, and Mary Kang

Environmental Science & Technology, 57(51), 21673–21680, 2023 BibTeX reference

Nov 2023

Methane Emissions from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada: The Role of Surface Casing Vent Flows

Lauren Bowman, Khalil El Hachem, and Mary Kang

Environmental Science & Technology, 57(48), 19594–19601, 2023 BibTeX reference

Sep 2023

A Modified Gaussian Plume Model for Mobile in situ Greenhouse Gas Measurements

Lawson David Gillespie, Sebastien Ars, James P Williams, Louise Anne Klotz, Tianjie Feng, Stephanie Gu, Mishaal Kandapath, Amy Mann, Michael Raczkowski, Mary Kang, Felix Vogel, and Debra Wunch

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2023, 1–26, 2023 BibTeX reference

Aug 2023

Saskatchewan's oil and gas methane: how have underestimated emissions in Canada impacted progress toward 2025 climate goals?

Scott Seymour, Hugh Z Li, Katlyn MacKay, Mary Kang, and Donglai Xie

Environmental Research Letters, 18(8), Paper no: 084004, 2023 BibTeX reference

Jul 2023

Controlled-release testing of the static chamber methodology for direct measurements of methane emissions

James P Williams, Khalil El Hachem, and Mary Kang

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 16(13), 3421–3435, 2023 BibTeX reference

Jul 2023

Environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells in the United States

Mary Kang, Jade Boutot, Renee McVay, Katherine A Roberts, Scott Jasechko, Debra Perrone, Tao Wen, Greg Lackey, Daniel Raimi, and Dominic C Digiulio

Environmental Research Letters, 18(7), Paper no: 074012, 2023 BibTeX reference

Mar 2023

Oil and natural gas wells across the NASA ABoVE domain: fugitive methane emissions and broader environmental impacts

Louise Anne Klotz, Oliver Sonnentag, Ziming Wang, Jonathan A Wang, and Mary Kang

Environmental Research Letters, 18(3), Paper no: 035008, 2023 BibTeX reference

Mar 2023

Reducing oil and gas well leakage: a review of leakage drivers, methane detection and repair options

Khalil El Hachem and Mary Kang

Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 3(1), Paper no: 012002, 2023 BibTeX reference

Nov 2022

Differentiating and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Fugitive Leaks from Natural Gas Distribution, Historic Landfills, and Manholes in Montréal, Canada

James P Williams, Sebastien Ars, Felix Vogel, Amara Regehr, and Mary Kang

Environmental Science & Technology, 56(23), 16686–16694, 2022 BibTeX reference

Oct 2022

Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses

Adrianna C Foster, Jonathan A Wang, Gerald V Frost, Scott J Davidson, Elizabeth Hoy, Kevin W Turner, Oliver Sonnentag, Howard Epstein, Logan T Berner, Amanda H Armstrong, Mary Kang, Brendan M Rogers, Elizabeth Campbell, Kimberley R Miner, Kathleen M Orndahl, Laura L Bourgeau-Chavez, David A Lutz, Nancy French, Dong Chen, Jinyang Du, Tatiana A Shestakova, Jacquelyn K Shuman, Ken Tape, Anna-Maria Virkkala, Christopher Potter, and Scott Goetz

Environmental Research Letters, 17(11), Paper no: 113001, 2022 BibTeX reference

Sep 2022

Documented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Across the United States

Jade Boutot, Adam S Peltz, Renee McVay, and Mary Kang

Environmental Science & Technology, 56(20), 14228–14236, 2022 BibTeX reference

Jun 2022

Methane and hydrogen sulfide emissions from abandoned, active, and marginally producing oil and gas wells in Ontario, Canada

Khalil El Hachem and Mary Kang

Science of The Total Environment, 823, Paper no: 153491, 2022 BibTeX reference

Dec 2021

Groundwater phosphorus concentrations: global trends and links with agricultural and oil and gas activities

Jessica Warrack, Mary Kang, and Christian von Sperber