Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00523, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mayer, Ulrich (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project involves the testing, development and demonstration of equipment for monitoring subsurface gas_x000D_
migration and methane emissions from oil and natural gas wells. During the project a shallow (~10m deep)_x000D_
controlled release of methane will be conducted into the soil typical of the Western Canadian Sedimentary_x000D_
basin to provide a platform for the testing of sensors and field-deployable analytical technologies for methane_x000D_
emissions detection and quantification. As we will be able to control leakage rates and duration, we will be_x000D_
able to demonstrate and assess the sensitivity of Eosense`s battery powered, passive methane sensor which can_x000D_
be deployed in the field to detect and quantify methane efflux at ground surface, in comparison to established_x000D_
UBC-owned instrumentation that does require a power supply. If proven effective such a sensor could be_x000D_
widely employed in the oil and gas industry (in Canada and abroad) to monitor for methane leakage and gas_x000D_
migration., program purpose french : This project involves the testing, development and demonstration of equipment for monitoring subsurface gas_x000D_
migration and methane emissions from oil and natural gas wells. During the project a shallow (~10m deep)_x000D_
controlled release of methane will be conducted into the soil typical of the Western Canadian Sedimentary_x000D_
basin to provide a platform for the testing of sensors and field-deployable analytical technologies for methane_x000D_
emissions detection and quantification. As we will be able to control leakage rates and duration, we will be_x000D_
able to demonstrate and assess the sensitivity of Eosense`s battery powered, passive methane sensor which can_x000D_
be deployed in the field to detect and quantify methane efflux at ground surface, in comparison to established_x000D_
UBC-owned instrumentation that does require a power supply. If proven effective such a sensor could be_x000D_
widely employed in the oil and gas industry (in Canada and abroad) to monitor for methane leakage and gas_x000D_
migration., agreement title english : Development and testing of fugitive methane monitoring equipment in the western Canadian_x000D_
sedimentary basin via a controlled methane release, agreement title french : Development and testing of fugitive methane monitoring equipment in the western Canadian_x000D_
sedimentary basin via a controlled methane release, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 19500.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada