Name
Panel: Plugging for carbon credits – Calculating, validating, and certifying the greenhouse gas emissions removal for orphan and idle wells to gain carbon credits
Date & Time
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Curtis Shuck Deidre Almstead Kohlrus Staci Taruscio Barbara Miglietti Matthew Brooks
Description

Incentives are now available for measuring and validating the removal of GHG emissions through well plugging to gain carbon credits and to help operators and jurisdictions identify and prioritize leaking methane as an environmental risk. This session will review this new approach and the impact it is having on operators and contractors.
•    Exploring how the carbon credit market is evolving in the oil and gas sector
•    Evaluating the methodologies, reporting, and verification of carbon credits
•    Addressing trust issues related to the carbon credit market
•    Examining the methodologies for taking methane measurements