A Producer's Journey to Empirical Gas | Empirical Energy Podcast
A Producer's Journey to Empirical Gas | Empirical Energy Podcast
Explore how PureWest Energy's transformation from traditional commodity gas to empirical natural gas represents a seismic shift in how the energy industry approaches carbon verification and trading.
Explore how PureWest Energy's transformation from traditional commodity gas to empirical natural gas represents a seismic shift in how the energy industry approaches carbon verification and trading.
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Kelly reveals how PureWest leveraged monitoring, measurement, reporting, and verification MMRV technologies to transform their operations.
Using advanced leak detection systems like CleanConnect’s visualization cameras and comprehensive mass balance calculations through ProMax modeling, they achieved remarkable emission reductions while creating new revenue streams through Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs).
Discover how:
- Empirical natural gas represents the future of energy trading, where verification and real-time data replace industry assumptions
- Environmental attribute certificates function like birth certificates for energy, tracking carbon intensity throughout the supply chain
- Mass balance methodology enables source-by-source emissions analysis, driving targeted operational improvements
- Book-and-claim systems allow global trading of environmental attributes without physical gas delivery constraints
- Premium pricing for verified low-carbon gas incentivizes continued emission reductions across the industry
- AI data centers require reliable energy solutions with verified environmental performance for their net-zero commitments
Kelly Bott
SVP ESG, Land & Regulatory, PureWest Energy
Kelly launched her environmental career with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
After later moving into consulting, she helped operators coordinate ROD compliance across the field before joining Ultra Petroleum as Environmental & Regulatory Manager.
Kelly continued in that role through the company’s transition to PureWest, expanding her expertise across environmental and regulatory compliance.
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