e mail from tom kelly at eme on background gas

Great news on more and bigger flares, but I am getting confused as to just what "background gas" actually means in these Kowalik reports.

So was I, but explained via email by Tom as follows, with permission to pass on.

“The previous reports had given the lower background gas levels prior to entering the target zone to indicate the significance of the increased levels and accurately report the observations.

This week’s report is accurate – in that the gas levels have now risen to 1000-1400 units – whether they are now called background gas levels or gas levels is irrelevant – they have been in that higher range for a few days now. In any case changes had been made to the way the readings are now being taken as opposed to before – and we are now in the target zone ( so we expect increased levels). The other significant thing is the flares.

Our interpretation is that the readings are significantly positive.”