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Oil & gas · 3 Mar 2023

Methane plume detected in United States

On 3 Mar 2023, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 217,724 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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217,724 kg/h

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 5,225 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Mar 2023 · 00:00 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Coordinates
32.3985, -101.9888
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UNEP plume ID
7b45141b-3aaa-4ff6-8d9a-b6860869fc68

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7b45141b-3aaa-4ff6-8d9a-b6860869fc68, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7b45141b-3aaa-4ff6-8d9a-b6860869fc68), accessed 5 Oct 2026.