Graduate Studies
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Development in Western Canada: A Gap Analysis
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of conventional and unconventional natural gas are primarily methane and carbon dioxide that are released in natural gas development activities. Addressing these emissions have gained attention because of recent climate commitments. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help to compare different pathways of gas development considering all life cycle stages. The objective of this thesis is to conduct a LCA of GHG emissions of natural gas in western Canada, with a focus on BC`s Montney and Horn River. This thesis presents a gap analysis demonstrating that current public data in Canada is insufficient to characterize the life cycle emissions and highlighted where the data is needed. Preliminary estimates suggest that the average US unconventional gas life cycle emissions are higher than those in Canada but significant variability exists between and within regions of Canada. Future investigation and data collection is required to confirm these preliminary results.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Graduate Studies
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2016
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Senobari Vayghan, Elnaz
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Bergerson, Joule
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Ponnurangam, Sathish
- Nassar, Nashaat
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:11023/3140