Research Projects
Site-Air-Basin Emissions Reconciliation
SABER
In partnership with Colorado State University and Penn State University, the SABER Project aims to advance innovative methane measurement, monitoring and mitigation technologies, and demonstrate that high-frequency sampling can be used to create inventory emissions estimates that accurately represent emissions in a basin. While the project will focus on the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado, an important component will be to demonstrate that the methods developed in one basin can be replicated in other basins with equal success. UW’s CAQ project team leads a secondary study under the scope of the project in Wyoming’s Upper Green River Basin to demonstrate the relevance and applicability of the approach. The CAQ has long-standing relationships with Wyoming natural gas producers in the Upper Green.
Collaborative Approach to Reducing Emissions
CARE
Led by Colorado State University, the CARE project intends to create a funding program in which small operators of marginal conventional wells can enroll their sites for methane emissions mitigation funding. The project team will prioritize mitigation targets and identify solutions for operators to deploy at their sites. Other partners in the project include the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, the Ohio River Valley Institute, Innosphere Ventures and Los Alamos National Laboratories.
North Central Methane Center
Led by Colorado State University, the project will aim to develop a sustainable platform that will improve methane emission estimates from oil and gas facilities in the north-central United States. The repository will include a focused effort on gathering and transmission pipelines, distribution damage, and industrial meters. Other partners on this project include the University of Texas at Austin, Penn State University, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of North Dakota, Colorado School of Mines, Southern Methodist University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and AIMS Community College.
