Why Stop Methane?
Methane traps 80x as much heat as CO2
Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) and traps about 80 times as much heat as CO2 in its first 20 years in the atmosphere and is responsible for a significant portion of the warming that has occurred over the past century. One of the main sources of methane emissions include natural gas and oil production.
Reducing methane emissions is an important part of efforts to mitigate climate change, as it can help to slow the rate of warming and limit its impacts. At Methane Stop, we are reducing Methane emissions by targeting inactive and orphaned wells that need to be plugged and abandoned.
What is an Orphaned or Abandond well?
There are currently more than 2 million orphaned wells in the US. An orphaned oil and gas wells has been abandoned by their owners, often without proper plugging and abandonment. These wells may pose a risk to the environment and public safety, as they can leak oil, gas, or other fluids into the surrounding environment and potentially contaminate groundwater or cause other environmental damage such as emitting methane.
Orphaned wells are typically the responsibility of the government or regulatory agency in the jurisdiction where they are located. At Methane Stop, we are working with the Texas Railroad Commission and certified P&A companies to target and cap these wells.
This continues to be an area of growing concern, particularly in areas with a long history of oil and gas production. Efforts are underway to address this issue, including through funding programs to support well remediation and improved regulations to ensure that well owners are held accountable for the costs of plugging and abandoning their wells.
Impact of Methane Stop
An uneconomic limit for a gas well is around 40 mcfpd. If we plug only 10 wells that is equivalent to 8,042 MTCO2e or:
Follow along with the EPA's link below. Uneconomic limit of 40 mcfpd is 14,600 mcf of natural gas. The impact of 50 or 100 or 1000 wells plugged!
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | US EPA
Who We Are
Bill Liao
Co Founder / Director
Bill serves as a special diplomatic envoy for St Kitt’s andNevis, with an emphasis on sustainable development and the environment, and
founded WeForest, an NGO that has planted overfive million trees globally. The author of three books, Bill has been a speaker
at global events such as The World Economic Forum, The Globe Forum in Sweden, TED, and TEDx, and at institutions such as The London School of Economics and The House of Commons. Liao has founded, invested in, and helped grownumerous companies, including XING, Finaxis AG, and WeForest. He is also a co-founder of CoderDojo, a global network of free computer programming clubs for young people.Liao is known for his work as an advocate for social and environmental causes. He is a founding member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders, and he has served as the Chairman of the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe.
Jennifer Hill
Director
Jennifer K. Hill is a seasoned professional speaker with over 15years of experience. She made a successful exit from her first company in 2018. She has established herself as a recognized expert in her field, having
appeared on major news outlets such as KNX Radio, BBC News, ABC, NBC, FOX, and E! News, and been quoted in reputable publications like The Ladders and Glassdoor. Hill was recently accepted as a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, a group of thought leaders created by Deepak Chopra and Barbara Marx Hubbard. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and is a member of the Dean's Leadership Society at UCI. Giving back to her community is a passion for Hill, and she built her first school in Nepal in 2017 in collaboration with BuildOn and her second school in Senegal in 2019 with her father. Most recently, Hill co-founded Optimal Match, a wellness company that created a proprietary matching algorithm to match the
right practitioners with the right clients.
David Pawelek
Co Founder / Director
David graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a Petroleum Engineering degree and a minor in Geology. David has served as an engineer for public companies and most recently as CEO of a private Texas based Oil and Gas Operating company operating over 100+ wells. Pawelek has worked with the Texas regulatory agenecy (Texas RRC) to plug oil wells and is passionate about the responsibility that oil and gas operaters have to be good stewards to the environment.
