Adams County quantifies orphan‑well methane leaks, borrows USGS equipment for field program
County inspectors, using a loaned SIMTech methane analyzer and optical gas imaging, have begun quantifying methane emissions from orphan wells; staff reported measuring roughly 2,500 g/hr across sites and that recent federal IIJA funds will support plugging and reclamation work in 2026.
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Adams County’s oil‑and‑gas team described new field work to document methane leaks from orphaned wells and to prioritize reclamation. Working with the U.S. Geological Survey the county borrowed a high‑flow methane analyzer and paired it with the county’s optical gas‑imaging camera to measure emissions at orphan sites.
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