Schnitzer #2: Flagship Pilot Well for High-Integrity Methane Credits
This is our first and only project well to date. Schnitzer #2 was an orphaned super-emitter with no budget, no plan, and methane venting unchecked. Today it is sealed, monitored, and preparing to deliver the first batch of CH4mber credits.
Project Snapshot
Finding a super-emitter with no plan for repair
We canvassed thousands of records and field sites across Oklahoma. Schnitzer #2 stood out: an orphaned well in Alfalfa County venting an aggressive methane plume with no operator, no insurance, and no scheduled remediation.
Building the data package buyers can trust
Our licensed team took repeat onsite measurements, averaging ~52 liters per minute of methane. Independent validation and verification body (VVB) staff oversaw the protocols and confirmed the emissions picture that feeds directly into CarbonPath.
Certified plugging and stewardship secured
We mobilized insured crews, executed an API-compliant plug job, and assumed long-term ownership obligations. With the well sealed in August 2025, registry issuance is 95% complete and the remaining post-plug validation is in motion.
What We Executed
Buyers get a turnkey, verifiable climate asset because every regulatory, technical, and financial safeguard was handled by CH4mber.
- Licensed and bonded operator securing Oklahoma approvals
- Site insurance binding liability and environmental coverage
- Ownership assumed post-plug so stewardship stays with CH4mber
- Independent baseline measurements with VVB oversight
- Permits and regulatory clearances coordinated with the OCC
- Landowner engagement and surface access agreements
- Plugging executed to API and state specifications
- Comprehensive audit trail prepared for CarbonPath and OCP
Why Schnitzer #2 Matters
Stopping methane leakage delivers outsized climate benefit. For buyers, Schnitzer #2 offers immediate, auditable impact: the leak is gone, documentation is ready, and CarbonPath issuance is nearly complete.
- ~930 tonnes CH4 neutralizedEquivalent to ~27,700 tCO2e on a 50-year GWP28 basis.
- Immediate climate benefitLeak stopped on site; credits deliver as issuance finalizes (95% complete).
- High-integrity registry pathCarbonPath primary issuance with an OCP-ready package for enterprise buyers.
- Local co-benefitsGroundwater and surface risks mitigated for the landowner and neighbors.
Buyer Benefits
- Credits backed by full engineering logs, measurement data, and independent validation.
- Fast delivery cycle: plugging completed, issuance in closing review, registry handoff measured in weeks not years.
- Risk managed by CH4mber as the bonded operator with ongoing liability and insurance in force.
- Visible, immediate impact that can be communicated to stakeholders with confidence.
Be the First to Claim Schnitzer #2 Credits
We built this pilot to prove we can locate, measure, plug, and steward high-impact wells. The credits coming off Schnitzer #2 are the first chance to put that proof to work in your portfolio.