Carbon project development

We turn idle wells into permanently retired climate assets.

Methane Mitigation Partners plugs end-of-life and marginal oil & gas wells, then converts the eliminated emissions into independently verified, insured carbon credits.

80×
Methane's warming power versus CO₂ over a 20-year horizon. Stopping a leak today is among the fastest climate levers available.
Measured to ISO 14064 & 14065 Digital MRV · OGMP 2.0 Level 5 Independently verified & validated
The problem

Millions of forgotten wells are still leaking.

Across the United States, end-of-life and abandoned wells vent methane into the atmosphere long after they stop producing. Public funding to seal them falls far short of the need — which is exactly why the carbon market has a role to play.

How it works

From liability to verified asset.

Every step is measured, documented, and audit-ready — so the credits we generate hold up to the scrutiny serious buyers demand.

Baseline

We measure each well's methane emissions before any work begins, establishing a verified baseline.

Plug

Qualified crews permanently seal the wellbore to accepted plug-and-abandonment standards.

Verify

Post-plugging monitoring confirms emissions have stopped, reviewed by an independent body.

Issue

Verified reductions become insured carbon credits, tracked transparently end to end.

Credit quality

Built on the three things buyers actually check.

Voluntary carbon markets have grown wary of low-quality offsets. Methane abatement through well plugging meets the bar on every count.

Transparency

Measured, not modeled

Emissions are quantified with digital monitoring and documented under recognized methodologies — you can see how every credit was derived.

Permanence

Sealed for good

A properly plugged well doesn't leak again. We go above and beyond traditional plugging and data collection — rigorous enough that our work can be insured — and post-plugging verification confirms the methane stays in the ground permanently.

Additionality

Wouldn't happen otherwise

These wells sit outside committed public funding. Without the carbon market, they stay open and keep emitting.

About

Built by someone who grew up around these wells.

Brennan Hensley, Founder & CEO of Methane Mitigation Partners
Brennan HensleyFOUNDER & CEO

Brennan was born and raised in Midland, in the heart of the Texas oil patch. The wells we plug aren't an abstraction to him — they're the landscape he grew up in.

After more than two decades building revenue, partnerships, and teams across energy, environmental services, finance, and technology — with leadership roles at CoStar Group, Newtek Business Services, and Transect — he founded Methane Mitigation Partners to take on a problem he understands from both sides: the operator who carries the liability, and the buyer who needs credits that actually hold up.

That combination — oil-patch roots and a career spent closing deals between parties who don't naturally speak the same language — is the whole point. Plugging a well only happens when the operator, the measurement, the verifier, and the buyer all line up. Brennan's job is making that line up.

He brings a practical, relationship-driven approach to every project, and works directly with operators and credit buyers to build outcomes that work for both.

Midland, TX — oil patch roots 20+ yrs business development Univ. of Mississippi, Business Based in Austin, TX

Advisors & partners

Brennan works alongside a bench of advisors and partners spanning oil & gas operations, carbon measurement and verification, insurance and project finance — the disciplines it takes to move a well from baseline to issued credit. We bring the right expertise to each project rather than forcing every project through the same box.

Work with us

Two ways to be part of it.

For well operators

Hold idle or marginal wells you're obligated to retire? We can turn that liability into a project that helps fund its own closure.

  • We handle measurement, MRV, and credit development
  • You stay the operator of record through plugging
  • Transparent, documented process from baseline to issuance
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For credit buyers

Looking for high-integrity methane abatement credits with real measurement behind them? That's exactly what we build.

  • Independently verified and validated reductions
  • Insured, traceable credits with audit-ready documentation
  • A growing pipeline of high-integrity projects
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Let's seal the next well together.

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