Authors
Manoj Nair (CIRES), Nir Boneh (CIRES), Holly McCrory (CU Student), Jesse Varner (CIRES), Rakesh Kumar (CU), Rick Saltus (CIRES)

Abstract

The MagMapper app enables citizen scientists to detect and verify the locations of undocumented orphan wells using only a smartphone. Of the estimated 3.5 million abandoned oil and gas wells across the United States, only 2 to 3 percent are adequately documented and verified. MagMapper provides a low-cost detection solution by measuring magnetic anomalies created by buried metal well casings. This project is supported by the US Department of Energy.