You know, on the orphan well program, we were given $113 million in Alberta to clean up the first nations land. We have changed over 1,600 wells, pipelines and facilities. Our start date was eight months after everyone else. We are the shining star of this program. We've asked for an extension on it to do more work.
With regard to the methane emissions into the atmosphere, based on the Alberta energy regulation data, out of those 1,600 wells, 933 of them leaked methane. That equates to 2.6 million tonnes of methane per year. So 220 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent equates to about 250,000 cars off the road. We are doing our part. We are cleaning up what mess is there.
Our reserves aren't getting any bigger. Our land mass isn't getting bigger. Our population and our demographics are growing, so we have to clean the land. This is one program that we're very proud that we've been able to work in partnership with not only the Government of Alberta but industry itself. It's employed over 250 young first nations who have taken pride in cleaning the land.