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Based on the McGill University study regarding methane emissions from Canada's oil and gas wells, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
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- 1The study revealed that the top 12% of emitting wells account for 98% of the total emissions from this source.
- 2Thermogenic methane remains a key indicator of high-emission wells, with average emission magnitudes 5,000 times higher than microbial sources.✓
- 3Canada has nearly 500,000 non-producing oil and gas wells, with over 90% of them located in Western Canada.
- 4Microbial methane leaking from non-producing oil and gas wells is being emitted at rates nearly 1,000 times higher than previously estimated.
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Thermogenic methane remains a key indicator of high-emission wells, with average emission magnitudes 5,000 times higher than microbial sources.
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