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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
AER suspends environmental monitoring
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...ovid-1.5578994
"Companies no longer have to monitor fumes released by burning or conduct programs to detect and repair leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas"
That concerns me somewhat. Isn't flaring more or less the worst thing you can do when drilling?
I'm not a fan of methane (neither is my wife, but that's a different story). |
There is very little flaring or venting happening when drilling. Unless you are drilling underbalanced or maybe circulating out a kick or something. And the amount of drilling going on even at the busiest of times in years past is minuscule in the overall scheme of things, maybe a few hundred rigs at any given time. There's more vehicles on the road in Strathmore on any given day than there are rigs drilling in Alberta.