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Oil & gas · 10 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in United States

On 10 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,225 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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4,225 kg/h
± 1,223 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 101 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Jun 2023 · 16:21 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 2.5 m/s
Coordinates
35.55509, -109.72725
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UNEP plume ID
e26b7a94-05ee-41d5-ad11-4dd49acc10f3

Likely operator

Kinder Morgan Strong evidence

EPNG Station 6755 Navajo, AZ (processing plant) operated by KINDER MORGAN INC, 0.04 km from plume

Emitting site

USA_S_115 · Transmission Compressor Station
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e26b7a94-05ee-41d5-ad11-4dd49acc10f3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e26b7a94-05ee-41d5-ad11-4dd49acc10f3), accessed 4 Oct 2026.