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Oil and Gas Projections Task Force

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Oil and Gas Projections Task Force

Co-leads: Jeff Vukovich, Tom Richardson

Resources

Meetings

NOGEC Meeting 12/19/2023

Meeting Agenda
Meeting Recording

Summary of Topics Discussed

NOGEC Meeting 1/11/2024

Summary of Topics for DiscussionDiscussed

  • Obtaining 2022 oil and gas activity data – Regi Oommen
  • Update on Modeling Platform work – Jeff Vukovich (EPA)
  • Information & Action Items – Michael Ege (TCEQ)

NOGEC Meeting 2/8/2024

Summary of Topics for DiscussionDiscussed

NOGEC Meeting 3/14/2024

Summary of Topics for DiscussionDiscussed

  • EDF’s study on Low-Producing Oil and Gas Wells – Jon Goldstein and Mark Omara (EDF)
    • Low-producing wells (less than 15 barrels of oil equivalent per day) account for 6% of the nation’s oil and gas production.
    • However, they are responsible for about half of the methane emitted from all wells sites.
    • These wells emit methane at a rate 6-12 times the national average.
    • Approximately 10% of the gas leaks directly to the atmosphere.
    • Study published in Nature Communications, and is available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29709-3

  • Reviewing the 2022 point source oil and gas emissions – Jeff Vukovich (EPA)
    • Summary of the draft 2022 inventory for oil and gas point sources.
    • Comparison of the 2022 point inventory with oil and gas point sources in the 2020 NEI.
    • Discussion of plans for future year (analytic year) projections and possible approaches for oil and gas point sources.
    • Discussion of the April 2024 review period.
    • Update on oil and gas sector work for the 2022 EMP.

  • Information & Action Items – Michael Ege (TCEQ)