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Natural Gas STAR Program

Identification and Evaluation of Opportunities to Reduce Methane Losses at Four Gas Processing Plants

The document describes a comprehensive directed inspection and maintenance (DI&M) measurement program that was conducted at four gas-processing plants in the western United States to identify potential sources of cost-effective opportunities for reducing natural gas losses and methane emissions due to fugitive equipment leaks and avoidable process inefficiencies or wastage.

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Identification and Evaluation of Opportunities to Reduce Methane Losses at Four Gas Processing Plants (PDF)(160 pp, 1 MB)