Faculty profile
Mary Kang
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Research
Latest papers
Multi-technology Detection of Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells: A Large-Scale Drone and Ground-Based Survey in Pennsylvania.
Environmental science & technology · 2026 · senior author
Corrigendum to "Data-driven estimates of undocumented orphan oil and gas wells with implications to the environment"[Sci. Total Environ. Volume 967 (2025) 178746].
The Science of the total environment · 2026
Origins of Subsurface Methane Leaking from Nonproducing Oil and Gas Wells in Canada.
Environmental science & technology · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $295,436
Multi-scale measurements of methane emissions from non-producing oil and gas wells, flares, and surface casing vent flows
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $746,000
Pathways to mitigating methane emissions from inactive oil and gas wells
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $149,905
Backpack-based methane/ethane analyzer and sampler system for civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
20 publications.
Multi-technology Detection of Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells: A Large-Scale Drone and Ground-Based Survey in Pennsylvania.
Boutot J, France JL, Coleman M, Peltz AS, Keown N, Hegburg D, Adams D, Ciulla F, Biraud SC, Kohnke C, Pekney NJ, Thomas WH, Fox-Coughlin V, Ding G, Mailhot Z, Boumenna Y, Jahan I, Mehana M, Viswanathan H, Kang M
Corrigendum to "Data-driven estimates of undocumented orphan oil and gas wells with implications to the environment"[Sci. Total Environ. Volume 967 (2025) 178746].
Jahan I, Mehana M, Kang M, Boutot J, Govert A, O'Malley D, Viswanathan HS
Origins of Subsurface Methane Leaking from Nonproducing Oil and Gas Wells in Canada.
Micucci GVR, Kang M
Gas Flaring Is Likely Underestimated by Satellites due to Undetected Small Flares.
Seymour SP, Aylward B, Galvin KP, Kang M, Xie D
Sevenfold Underestimation of Methane Emissions from Non-producing Oil and Gas Wells in Canada.
Klotz LA, Woolley L, Lamarche B, Boutot J, Kang M
Data-driven estimates of undocumented orphan oil and gas wells with implications to the environment.
Jahan I, Mehana M, Kang M, Boutot J, Govert A, O'Malley D, Viswanathan HS
Characterizing multifaceted environmental risks of oil and gas well leakage through soil and well methane and hydrogen sulfide emissions.
El Hachem K, von Sperber C, Allard C, Heagle D, Vyriotes D, Staebler RM, Caron-Beaudoin E, Kang M
Residential proximity to conventional and unconventional wells and exposure to indoor air volatile organic compounds in the Exposures in the Peace River Valley (EXPERIVA) study.
Daley C, Doris M, Verner MA, Zalzal J, Chesnaux R, Minet L, Kang M, MacLean HL, Hatzopoulou M, Owens-Beek N, West Moberly First Nations Chief and Council, Caron-Beaudoin É
Unlocking Solutions: Innovative Approaches to Identifying and Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Undocumented Orphan Wells in the United States.
O'Malley D, Delorey AA, Guiltinan EJ, Ma Z, Kadeethum T, Lackey G, Lee J, E Santos J, Follansbee E, Nair MC, Pekney NJ, Jahan I, Mehana M, Hora P, Carey JW, Govert A, Varadharajan C, Ciulla F, Biraud SC, Jordan P, Dubey M, Santos A, Wu Y, Kneafsey TJ, Dubey MK, Weiss CJ, Downs C, Boutot J, Kang M, Viswanathan H
Highly Uncertain Methane Leakage from Oil and Gas Wells in Canada Despite Measurement and Reporting.
Seymour SP, Xie D, Kang M
Multi-scale measurements of methane emissions from non-producing oil and gas wells, flares, and surface casing vent flows
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary M
Keywords: flares; leakage; measurements; methane; non-producing wells; oil and gas; surface casing vent flows; well integrity
Pathways to mitigating methane emissions from inactive oil and gas wells
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary M
Keywords: geothermal; inactive oil and gas wells; measurements; methane emissions; mitigation options; plugging costs; techno-economic analysis; well leakage; well plugging
Backpack-based methane/ethane analyzer and sampler system for civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary
Methane and hydrogen emissions from post-meter natural gas systems
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary M
Keywords: appliances; greenhouse gas emissions; hydrogen; measurements; methane; natural gas; post-meter
Methane and air pollutant emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells and surrounding soils and the associated health impacts
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary M
Keywords: abandoned wells; air pollutants; health impacts; Methane; oil and gas; soils
Portable methane/ethane analyzer system for civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary
Deep groundwater resources - quantity, quality, and protection
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary
Keywords: Contamination; Groundwater; Irrigation; Modeling; Oil and gas; Salinity; Water quality; Water quantity
Deep groundwater resources - quantity, quality, and protection
Principal investigators: Kang, Mary
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Marianne Hatzopoulou and Laura Minet: 10 shared papers
- Mary Kang and Marianne Hatzopoulou: 2 shared papers
- Mary Kang and Laura Minet: 2 shared papers
- Elyse Caron-Beaudoin and Mary Kang: 1 shared paper
- Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
- Civil Engineering
- Civil and Mineral Engineering
- Department of Health and Society
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