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Oil & gas · 16 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in United States

On 16 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,230 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,230 kg/h
± 733 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 77.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
16 Jun 2023 · 21:14 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.5 m/s
Coordinates
31.3465, -101.79894
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UNEP plume ID
14d53f7b-e92a-49bc-9010-6edad516fa27

Likely operator

Targa Resources Plausible

JEB Gas Plant (processing plant) operated by TARGA RESOURCES CORP, 1.23 km from plume

Emitting site

USA_S_192 · O&G facility (generic)
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 14d53f7b-e92a-49bc-9010-6edad516fa27, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/14d53f7b-e92a-49bc-9010-6edad516fa27), accessed 6 Oct 2026.