Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Undetermined

Methane emitter IND_S_018

Well head in India. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 19 Sep 2024, most recently on 19 Feb 2026.

3
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
4,321 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,144 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it

ONGC Plausible

Evidence

  • State company ONGC operates most onshore fields (Gujarat, Assam via Oil India).

What do confidence levels mean?

Write to the operator

Response so far

Source type
Well head
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
No
First seen
19 Sep 2024
Last seen
19 Feb 2026
Coordinates
27.33192, 95.4882 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

19 Feb 2026: 4,321 kg/h28 May 2025: 2,144 kg/h19 Sep 2024: 319 kg/h 19 Sep 2024 19 Feb 2026 4,321 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
19 Feb 2026Oil & gas 4,321 kg/h ONGC Plausible View
28 May 2025Oil & gas 2,144 kg/h ONGC Plausible View
19 Sep 2024Oil & gas 319 kg/h ONGC Plausible View

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