‘Super emitter’: borehole readings spark audit call
The discovery of a drilling drilling that released the same amount of greenhouse gas as 10,000 cars called for a control of control for fear that it was “the tip of the methane iceberg”.
The researchers announced the worrying methane emissions of one of the 130,000 coal discovery drilling in Queensland.
The research team of the University of Queensland received reading while watching the abandoned drilling hole called a “Methane Super Bow” for a week in South Queensland’s face basin.
“Every year we measured 235 tons of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere every year.” He said.
“In terms of climate effect, 10,000 new cars, which last 12,000 kilometers each year, are equal to the emissions of the new cars.
“This drilling is one of 130,000 people in Queensland, where the sealing quality of coal explorers is unknown.”
His colleague Sebastian Hoigning said there were thousands of abandoned drilling holes throughout the state.
From another drilling, they followed the leaked metan that caused a driver in a small pond before leaking.
“Although the majority of these drills will not be spreaders, our measurements show that it may be a large greenhouse gas emissions.” He said.
Researchers said that the sea’s sealing of the worst disturbing soundings would be a cost -effective way to rapidly reduce Queensland’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The UQ research was published in Total Environmental Science.
Companies that discover coal should transmit the location and type of every drilling in Queensland.
A series of measures should be taken when abandoning a drilling hole, including the state legislation.
The Queensland government said the old coal discovery drillings were “more complex”.
Natural resources and a spokesman for mineral spokespersons, “these will be drilled and abandoned before bringing the government’s tighter and detailed drilling hole and the need to be abandoned,” he said.
“In most cases, these old drillings may not be properly match, and the welding company that pierces and abandons them is no longer available.
“The department is evaluated to determine whether the improvement is necessary when it becomes aware of an important community health and safety risk associated with an old coal drilling hole.”
The Queensland Protection Council called the state government to complete a drilling audit paid by coal copyright.
Only five percent of the state’s 130,000 drilling holes were afraid that 65 million cars would be equivalent if the same amount was leaked as in the UQ research.
“This research is the visible part of the methane iceberg for Queensland.” He said.
