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Operators say voluntary "Latch the Hatch" program cut leakage even as production rises
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Industry and researchers told a Uinta Basin forum that voluntary measures under the "Latch the Hatch" initiative — gasket replacements, alarms, tank isolation valves and aerial monitoring — have helped decouple production growth from emissions and driven a decline in estimated failure rates in recent inventories.
At a collaborative Uinta Basin meeting, industry representatives and researchers described how the voluntary Latch the Hatch program and related operator practices have reduced tank and compressor emissions even as oil and gas production has increased.
"Latch the Hatch was born" to address open thief hatches and other tank controls, Utah Petroleum Association president Ricky Ranco Browning said, describing a menu of voluntary actions that operators can adopt. She said members representing roughly 95% of basin production have installed signs, alarms and equipment changes and are tracking outcomes.
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