1 This user guide will give you a brief overview of the functionality and features of the Methane Tracker Dashboard, managed by the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Oil Conservation Division (OCD). The Methane Tracker Dashboard is intended to provide the general public with information related to the venting and flaring of methane in oil and gas operations around the State of New Mexico. Reporting by the industry is done using the C-115 Operator’s Monthly Report and due before the 15 th day of the second month. The dashboard will display the most recent available reporting but may reflect a two-month delay behind the current date. The dashboard will run in most web browsers including Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge, and is compatible with most mobile devices. No additional software or plugins are necessary to run the application. This dashboard is optimized for display resolutions of 1920 x 1080 or greater. The map projection is Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere 1984. The dashboard features interactive panels which include: • An embedded map of relevant geospatial data • List of industry reported venting and flaring • Filtering by C115 Period and Operator • Time series analysis highlighting venting and flaring totals OCD Methane Tracker Dashboard Figure 1: Methane Tracker Dashboard
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This user guide will give you a brief overview of the functionality and features of the Methane Tracker Dashboard, managed by the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Department, Oil Conservation Division (OCD).
The Methane Tracker Dashboard is intended to provide the general public with
information related to the venting and flaring of methane in oil and gas operations
around the State of New Mexico. Reporting by the industry is done using the C-115
Operator’s Monthly Report and due before the 15th day of the second month. The
dashboard will display the most recent available reporting but may reflect a two-month
delay behind the current date.
The dashboard will run in most web browsers including Safari, Chrome, Internet
Explorer, and Microsoft Edge, and is compatible with most mobile devices. No additional
software or plugins are necessary to run the application. This dashboard is optimized for
display resolutions of 1920 x 1080 or greater.
The map projection is Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere 1984.
The dashboard features interactive panels which include:
• An embedded map of relevant geospatial data
• List of industry reported venting and flaring
• Filtering by C115 Period and Operator
• Time series analysis highlighting venting and flaring totals
OCD Methane Tracker Dashboard
Figure 1: Methane Tracker Dashboard
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At the center of the OCD Methane Tracker Dashboard sits an interactive geospatial map of all relevant oil and gas operator data found within the dashboard. The features
rendered in the map will change as the user interacts with the selectable industry reported data and/or filter’s by C115 Period or Operator. Additionally, located at the top right
of the map are a selection of tools and capabilities enabled in the map
1. Find Locations: Users can enter in a specific Well API or address. Ex. 30-025-04504. Upon
entering the well API, the map will zoom to the associated well and display available attributes.
Geospatial Data and Interactive Mapping
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Figure 2: Selection Tools
Figure 3: Search by Well API
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2. Default Extent: Users zoom in and out navigating spatially through the map. To return to the default extent of New Mexico, click on the “Home” button in the tools box.
3. Legend: The legend will show what layers are actively drawing in the map and the associated symbology for each layer. The legend will automatically update based on
the layers checked to display in the map.
4. Layers: By default, a selection of layers are checked at the start of each session. A user may customize the map by turning on/off each layer to change what is displayed
in the map. Layers that are “greyed” are scale dependent and the user must zoom in or out to the appropriate scale for each to display.
Figure 4: Layer Selection 5. Basemap: A user may change the reference base map. A selection of basemaps include street, imagery, topographic, or a combination of map overlays.
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Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States and New Mexico from human
activities. Nationally, approximately one-third of methane emissions come from natural gas and petroleum
production. In New Mexico, approximately 60 percent of methane emissions come from natural gas and petroleum
production. Methane is the largest component of natural gas. (source: EPA).
Gas venting is the discharge of unburned gases into the atmosphere, often carried out in order to maintain safe
conditions during oil and gas operations. Gas flaring indicates the combustion of gas without energy recovery in an
open flame that burns at the top of flare stacks in oil production sites. Both venting and flaring are reported in units
of MCF. MCF is an abbreviation derived from the Latin numeral M for one thousand, put together with CF for cubic
feet to measure a quantity of natural gas. For example, 400 MCF of natural gas is equal to 400,000 cubic feet of
natural gas.
In New Mexico, well related production, injection and disposition volumes are reported monthly by each operator in
electronic format using the Oil Conservation Division (OCD) C-115 Operator’s Monthly Report Form. The volumes
included on these monthly C-115 reports include any venting and flaring amounts related to oil and gas wells. Note
that flaring and venting volumes on the C-115 report are NOT reported at the individual well level, instead they are summed and reported at the level of the parent well
property. A well property includes a collection of 1 or more wells operated by a single operator having a related ownership structure.
Industry Reported Venting and Flaring
Figure 5: EPA greenhouse gas inventory distribution of methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector
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To allow spatial visualization and to assist in mapping statewide methane release concentrations within the Methane Tracker Dashboard, a mean center or centroid for each
property location was calculated based on the constituent wells in that property. Please note that this is a limitation of the source data and the centroid based venting and
flaring locations may not precisely reflect the actual locations of flaring and venting (such as properties containing wells dispersed over large areas).
A hotspot, or heatmap, was generated to further assist in identifying concentrations of methane release. When the user adjusts the scale of the map, the heatmap will change to
reflect the changes in the map extent. By default, the heatmap displays all reports from 2018 – present. A user can further refine the heatmap results by using the Category
Selector on the top right of the dashboard.
1. Top Industry Reported Venting by Year: On the left side of the
Methane Tracker Dashboard is the summary total of the properties
reporting the highest venting for the year. The list also includes the
Operator Name, Property Name, Number of Wells associated with
each Property, and Flaring Totals. Clicking on a record will zoom the
map to the associated property and display associated wells.
2. Monthly C-115 Reported Venting and Flaring: On the right side is a
list of all monthly C-115 reports (max of 100 records displayed).
Records are sorted to display the highest venting total at the top. This
list can be filtered by using the Category Selector. Clicking on a record
will zoom the map to the associated property and display associated
wells.
Property Centroid and Hotspot Mapping
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Figure 6: Dashboard components
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3. Category Selector: Allows the user to filter by C-115 Period or search for a specific Operator. Users can select from a dropdown list or manually type in the search text.
4. Pie chart: Showing the total reported venting and flaring for a given year.
5. Serial Chart: Comparing the monthly totals for a given year.
6. Dashboard Overview: Brief description of venting and flaring in oil and gas operations for the State of New Mexico. A hyperlink to this document is also accessible within
this section.
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These data sets are provided as a public service for informational purposes only. They are not intended to be used as an authoritative public record for any geographic location
and may not be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. The New Mexico Oil Conservation Division cannot accept any responsibility for any errors, omissions, or
positional accuracy, and therefore, there are no warranties which accompany this product. Organizations and individual users are responsible for verifying the accuracy,
completeness, currency, and/or suitability of these data sets themselves
Layer Name Credits/Data Source
Description Scale Range Min
Scale Range Max
New Mexico Oil and Gas Wells
Wells – Large Scale OCD NM oil and gas wells detailed view with labels. 1:1 1:40,000
Wells – Small Scale OCD NM oil and gas wells overview. 1:40,001 1:750,000
Venting and Flaring Wells OCD NM oil and gas wells associated with a property reporting venting or flaring 1:1 1:160,000
OCD Districts and Offices
OCD Districts OCD OCD management districts. 1:1 ∞
OCD District Offices OCD OCD district offices. 1:1 ∞
NM Oil and Gas Production Areas
NM Oil and Gas Production Areas OCD General areas of oil and gas production in New Mexico. 1:1 ∞
Methane Tracking
Venting Heatmap OCD Heatmap of properties reporting venting weighted by total Mcf 1:160,000 ∞
Flaring Heatmap OCD Heatmap of properties reporting flaring weighted by total Mcf 1:160,000 ∞
Venting and Flaring by Month OCD Individual C-155 property reports from 2018 - present 1:1 1:160,000
Available Data Layers
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Venting and Flaring Summary 2019 OCD Summarized totals for each property for 1:1 ∞
Venting and Flaring Summary 2018 OCD Bureau of Land Management fluid mineral units. 1:1 ∞
Monthly Summary Chart OCD A table used to populate the monthly serial chart showing venting and flaring totals 1:1 ∞
Attribute Descriptions for NM Well Locations.
Attribute Name Description
API American Petroleum Institute Well Number
Well Name A name assigned by the well operator
Well Type Well Type (see below)
Well Status Well Status (see below)
OGRID ID Operator ID
OGRID Name Operator name, usually a business name, for the entity doing business with the well
OCD District Office Regional offices within the Oil Conservation Division responsible for permitting, well data, inspection, and enforcement actions
County
PLSS Location (ULSTR) Unit Letter - Section - Township - Range
X-Coordinate (Latitude) Latitude
Y-Coordinate (Longitude) Longitude
Datum The model of the earth's ellipsoid upon which the x,y geographic coordinates are based
Well Bore Direction A one-letter indicator of whether a well is vertical, horizontal, or directional
Link to Well Details URL link to associated well record in OCD Permitting database
Linked to Scanned Well Files URL link to associated scanned images of paper well files, which enables research of original well records documentation
SPUD Date The date the main drill bit begins drilling into the ground
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Measured Depth The length of the wellbore, as if determined by a measuring stick. This measurement differs from the true vertical depth of the well in all but vertical wells
Vertical Depth The vertical distance from a point in the well (usually the current or final depth) to a point at the surface, usually the elevation of the rotary kelly bushing (RKB)
Associated Pools The pool(s) from which the well will produce
