Emission Factor

Deep well closure (market for deep well closure)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This is delivering the service of closure of a disused deep onshore wells. The infrastructure represent a borehole of 6 000 m depth for geothermal power generation in an unspecific rock formation. A usage duration of 20 years is estimated after which the well is filled with cement and gravel and sealed with a concrete slab. The process includes the materials needed for the closure but excludes the recuperation of the land use. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameDeep well closure (market for deep well closure)
SectorBuildings and Infrastructure
CategoryInfrastructure
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/m
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
infrastructure-type_deep_well_closure_market_for_deep_well_closure
UUID
6dffcb53-a573-4fc0-9e69-5200669b8ff8
Code Snippet
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