Methane is an invisible greenhouse gas predicted to account for over 30% of global warming over the next decade. A substantial portion of the methane emissions from oil and gas (O&G) facilities arise from events that are intermittent. Continuous monitoring using methane emissions detectors installed permanently at a site offers a cost-effective way to identify, quantify, and repair intermittent emissions.

Due to the wide variety of O&G sites, we have developed two different continuous monitoring solutions for quantitative mapping of methane leaks, i.e., methane point sensors and methane light detection and ranging (LiDAR) cameras. The methane point sensors use proprietary inversion algorithms minimizing false positives and the methane LiDAR cameras offer a unique capability of continuously scanning an entire O&G facility for direct measurement of leak rates. Continuous monitoring of the facilities is possible with both systems using a digital platform to track emissions which aids operators to manage their emissions abatement.