Mary Kang
@MaryKangS
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Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Abandoned Wells, Methane, Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas @McGillU @McGill_CIVE @McGill_Eng
Joined January 2021
Why plug abandoned and orphaned #oilandgas wells? 1-reduces #methane emissions 2- reduces #pollution into air, land, water 3-allows land to be put to beneficial uses @MaryKangS @VisualizeEnergy
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visualizingenergy.org
Of the millions of wells drilled, approximately 3.5 million are now abandoned, with some being properly plugged and others left unplugged. Unplugged wells can emit greenhouse gases, contaminate...
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many essential technical details about this well set, like depth and condition, and environmental impacts, including methane emission rates and whether they have caused groundwater contamination, are largely unknown https://t.co/6xXphpNNlt
blogs.edf.org
By Adam Peltz & Kate Roberts This week, the Department of the Interior announced nearly $660 million in grant funding to plug orphan wells across the U.S., adding to $560 million in initial funding...
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In a recent @insideclimate article @PhySciEng Executive Director Seth Shonkoff discusses how incoming funding for plugging abandoned wells in Pennsylvania will impact public health and environment and if it can truly address the state's needs. https://t.co/feLDVKDZcs
insideclimatenews.org
Nearly a year ago, residents of New Freeport, Pennsylvania, a little town about 70 miles south of Pittsburgh, learned about one of the many dangers of abandoned oil and gas wells the hard way. Tom...
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Orphaned oil and gas wells - risks to air, water, and climate but also potential opportunities such as geothermal. https://t.co/eseSrvGrbv
@mcgillu @McGill_CIVE @McGill_Eng
bnnbloomberg.ca
Mary Kang, Assistant Professor with the Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University, discusses her latest research on the environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells...
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There are hundreds of thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells in the US, at least 400,000 in Canada, and tens of millions around the world. /2
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These inactive wells represent environmental risks since they have the potential to contaminate water supplies, degrade ecosystems, and emit methane and other air pollutants that are harmful to human health. /3
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A new study from @mcgillu and @PhySciEng captures environmental opportunities and risks from plugging orphaned oil and gas wells, creating a framework to manage millions of the inactive documented and undocumented wells. https://t.co/GlkxhyWJRf
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Puits de pétrole et de gaz abandonnés : risques pour l’environnement et vocations possibles Vers une gestion encadrée de millions de puits inactifs https://t.co/e8waN0tHZ7
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Over 4.5 million Americans live close to unplugged gas or oil wells https://t.co/30Ub9mQgqC
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Our paper is out! Environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells https://t.co/q6MF95IkZr via @McGillU @EnvDefenseFund @EDFEnergyEX @McGill_CIVE @McGill_Eng @jaywt @DanielRaimi @sethshonkoff @PhySciEng @HEIresearch @HEIenergy @sjasechko @NETL_DOE #methane
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Oil and natural gas activities are potentially contributing to Arctic-boreal ecosystem changes.📝 Authors Include: Louise A Klotz, Oliver Sonnentag, Jonathan A Wang , @zimingwang1207 & @MaryKangS Read the article here: 👇 https://t.co/mP3Vqwecjm
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Graduate student and postdoctoral research positions available! @McGill_CIVE @MethaneData @McGill_Eng @mcgillu #methane
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Graduate student and postdoctoral research positions available!
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Des émissions de méthane passent inaperçues à Montréal @mcgillu @McGill_Eng @McGill_CIVE @McGillMSSI
ledevoir.com
Les sites d’enfouissement et les bouches d’égout de la ville émettent de grandes quantités de méthane.
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🌎13 % of anthropogenic #methane emissions in the Canadian part of #NASA ABoVE domain come from active and abandoned oil and gas wells. Want to know more ? Check out this new publication. Congrats Louise! 👏 https://t.co/LgtmbIYz7a
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Reducing oil and gas well leakage: a review of leakage drivers, methane detection and repair options https://t.co/15w6sH6gG2 via @ioppublishing
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Étude de l’Université McGill | Les bouches d’égout, puissants émetteurs de GES https://t.co/8b25KgCSl3 via @lp_lapresse
lapresse.ca
D’importantes sources d’émission de gaz à effet de serre (GES), dont les bouches d’égout et les vieux sites d’enfouissement, « passent sous le radar » de la Ville de Montréal, s’inquiète une étude de...
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Methane from manholes and historic landfills: significant sources of gas go unrecognized https://t.co/zej1ZPLogK via @mcgillu @FreelancingBird #Montreal #Methane @McGill_CIVE @McGill_Eng
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Fully-funded graduate student positions available immediately! @DrElyseCaronB @McGill_CIVE @McGill_Eng @mcgillu @GovCanHealth @environmentca #Methane #oilandgas #NetZero #energy #EnvironmentalSustainability #Health
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