Variation in Methane Emission Rates from Well Pads in Four Oil and Gas Basins with Contrasting Production Volumes and Compositions.

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Environmental Science and Technology

• Publication date

  2017-07-12

• Fields of study

  Geology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1021/acs.est.7b00571PMID 28628305
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