Cleaning up the past.
Protecting the future.

Cleaning
up the past.
Protecting
the future.

Carbon Shield leverages decades of oil and gas experience and rigorous emissions quantification to deliver high-quality, data-driven carbon reduction projects.

Carbon Shield’s core focus is the permanent elimination of methane emissions from orphaned oil and gas wells — one of the most under-addressed sources of industrial greenhouse gas emissions.

Carbon Shield LLC is advancing high-quality carbon offset markets via innovative solutions to well plug and abandonment. It is led by a Denver-based team of experienced energy professionals advancing the knowledge, tools, and tactics to assist landowners,

Carbon Credits

From methane emissions measurement to retirement, we develop high-quality carbon reduction projects that deliver measurable climate benefits.

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Plug & Abandonment

Safe, cost-effective well plugging programs designed to meet every regulatory standard and stakeholder need.

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The Orphan Well Problem

The number of orphaned wells across the US continues to grow, with over 100,000 documented orphan wells and an estimated 2,000,000+ undocumented wells across 30 US states.

Environmental Impact

Methane is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas over a 20-year period.

The Unseen Climate Threat

According to the EPA, over 3,000,000 orphaned wells emit an estimated 8,500,000 metric tonnes of CO2e each year