@article {641858,
	title = {Quantifying methane emissions from the largest oil-producing basin in the United States from space},
	journal = {Science Advances},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2020},
	abstract = {Using new satellite observations and atmospheric inverse modeling, we report methane emissions from the Permian Basin, which is among the world{\textquoteright}s most prolific oil-producing regions and accounts for \&gt;30\% of total U.S. oil production. Based on satellite measurements from May 2018 to March 2019, Permian methane emissions from oil and natural gas production are estimated to be 2.7 {\textpm} 0.5 Tg a-1, representing the largest methane flux ever reported from a U.S. oil/gas-producing region and are more than two times higher than bottom-up inventory-based estimates. This magnitude of emissions is 3.7\% of the gross gas extracted in the Permian, i.e., ~60\% higher than the national average leakage rate. The high methane leakage rate is likely contributed by extensive venting and flaring, resulting from insufficient infrastructure to process and transport natural gas. This work demonstrates a high-resolution satellite data{\textendash}based atmospheric inversion framework, providing a robust top-down analytical tool for quantifying and evaluating subregional methane emissions.},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5120},
	author = {Zhang, Yuzhong and Ritesh Gautam and Sudhanshu Pandey and Mark Omara and Joannes D. Maasakkers and Pankaj Sadavarte and Lyon, David and Hannah Nesser and Melissa P. Sulprizio and Daniel J. Varon and Zhang, Ruixiong and Sander Houweling and Zavala-Araiza, Daniel and Ramon A. Alvarez and Alba Lorente and Steven P. Hamburg and Aben, Ilse and Daniel J. Jacob}
}
