GreenPath 2016 Alberta Fugitive and Vented Emissions Inventory Study

This study was commissioned by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to gain a more refined data set of fugitive and vented emissions at small facilities located throughout Alberta, where a significant gap exists in data related to fugitive emissions and venting. This study also includes an inventory of equipment associated with methane leaks and vents. A total of 395 distinct facilities with 676 oil and gas wells at those surface locations were inspected by qualified emission technologists and AER staff inspectors during August and November/December 2016. To date, the GreenPath Study is the most extensive evaluation of methane emission leaks and equipment inventory at small facilities ever conducted in Alberta