[ METHANE ABATEMENT · VERIFIED CREDITS · REGISTRY-GRADE MRV ]
A leaking well is a liability. A properly plugged well is a carbon asset. We stop the methane, verify the reduction with a registry-grade partner, and turn each abandonment into a stream of methane-abatement carbon credits that can run for decades.
[ THE OPPORTUNITY ]
Orphaned and end-of-life wells leak methane — a greenhouse gas 80x more potent than CO2 over 20 years. A small fraction of wells, the “super-emitters,” account for the majority of the damage.
Most P&A contractors only sell the plug. Most carbon shops can't plug a well. We do both — the physical decommissioning and the verified carbon outcome — so a single abandonment produces a decommissioning fee today and methane-abatement credits for years afterward.
For the highest-emitting wells, the lifetime carbon value can exceed the cost to plug. The well pays for its own retirement — and keeps generating.
[GWP]
0x
METHANE vs CO2 (20-YR GWP)
[WEL]
0M+
ABANDONED U.S. WELLS
[CRD]
0 YRS
CREDITING WINDOW PER WELL
[STD]
0
PUBLISHED PROTOCOLS
[ HOW IT WORKS ]
Every well follows the same disciplined path. Carbon revenue is structured with a registry-grade verification partner — nothing is claimed until an independent third party verifies it.
BASELINE
Measure pre-plug methane emissions
PLUG
Execute P&A operations
VERIFY
Confirm emission elimination
AUDIT
Independent verification (ACR/CAR)
REGISTER
List on the carbon registry
MONETIZE
Sell or retire for ESG buyers
[ ILLUSTRATIVE ABATEMENT ]
Modeled per-project methane-abatement ranges based on published ACR/CAR methodologies. These are illustrative emission-reduction scenarios — not measured results from specific wells.
Lower-emission field
$3.5M-11M
EST. ONE-TIME CREDIT VALUE
Typical field
$7M-22M
EST. ONE-TIME CREDIT VALUE
High-emission field
$14M-44M
EST. ONE-TIME CREDIT VALUE
[ WHAT 2,000,000 t CO₂e EQUALS ]
[CAR]
~450,000
GASOLINE CARS OFF THE ROAD FOR A YEAR
[HOM]
~262,000
HOMES' ANNUAL ENERGY USE
[FLT]
~1,000,000
ROUND-TRIP NEW YORK–EUROPE FLIGHTS
[FOR]
~3,900 mi²
OF FOREST ABSORBING CO₂ FOR A YEAR (2.5M ACRES)
At $7-22 per tonne CO₂e, a ~2,000,000-tonne project returns roughly $14-44M in verified methane-abatement credits. Equivalences from EPA greenhouse-gas equivalency outputs — illustrative, not measured results.
[ MARKETS & STANDARDS ]
Published market reference ranges — the markets a Metamorphic project would target.
$7-22
PER TONNE CO₂e — METHANE ABATEMENT
ACR, CAR, Verra registries. Corporate and ESG buyers. The working range for verified well-plugging methane-abatement credits.
$25-40+
PER TON CO2e (REFERENCE)
CARB cap-and-trade pricing. Well-plugging is not yet an adopted compliance protocol — an upside, not a basis.
$900-1,500
PER TON METHANE
IRA Waste Emissions Charge on reported facilities. Drives operators to plug — expands the serviceable market.
[ METHODOLOGIES WE BUILD AGAINST ]
ACR — American Carbon Registry
Plugging Orphaned & Abandoned Wells methodology
CAR — Climate Action Reserve
U.S. Orphaned Oil & Gas Well Protocol
Verra (VCS) — VM0048
Improved fugitive / methane emissions methodology family
Carbon is one of three revenue lines in the Metamorphic decommissioning model — alongside our P&A service and software fees. Operators, landowners, and investors: let's talk about a pilot.