Methane Leaks
Coal · Undetermined

Methane emitter CHN_S_515

Venting shaft in China. Satellites have detected 5 methane plumes here since 30 Mar 2025, most recently on 15 Jun 2026.

5
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
1,897 kg/h
Largest detected rate
767 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Response so far

Source type
Venting shaft
UNEP notified
Not applicable
Operator responded to UNEP
Not applicable
First seen
30 Mar 2025
Last seen
15 Jun 2026
Coordinates
37.89038, 112.08206 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

15 Jun 2026: 353 kg/h11 Jun 2026: 767 kg/h10 Aug 2025: 230 kg/h27 May 2025: 1,897 kg/h30 Mar 2025: 1,057 kg/h 30 Mar 2025 15 Jun 2026 1,897 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
15 Jun 2026Coal 353 kg/h Not yet attributed View
11 Jun 2026Coal 767 kg/h Not yet attributed View
10 Aug 2025Coal 230 kg/h Not yet attributed View
27 May 2025Coal 1,897 kg/h Not yet attributed View
30 Mar 2025Coal 1,057 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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