Ben Gilbert

Supplementary analysis indicates these impacts are coming from oil-directed wells (which produce the majority of Permian gas) that treat natural gas as a waste product, rather than from gas-directed wells. Only oil-directed wells increase flaring following maintenance events.

To measure the impact of congestion, the authors look at the responses of daily flaring and methane satellite measurements to unplanned pipeline maintenance events that reduce pipeline capacity. On days with unplanned maintenance events, there is a spike in both emission types.

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For example, homes in our sample are much more likely to get an energy audit in the several months after home sale. The gradual decline over months, rather than immediate drop in month 1, suggests learning may be going on. We present other evidence consistent with this.

For example, this figure shows that oil-producing wells or leases in the Bakken and Permian which flare most or all of their gas contribute less than half of all flaring in most quarters.

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