An LSU professor has been awarded a $3 million grant to research and plug the state’s 450 orphan oil wells leaking methane gas. The project, led by petroleum engineering professor Ipsita Gupta, seeks to “find out which wells are leaking and measure their emissions before and after they are plugged,” a press release reads. Funding
A look at LSU’s $3 million grant to research and plug methane-leaking oil wells
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