Continuous Emissions Monitoring for Regulatory Compliance

Continuous emissions monitoring is the ongoing measurement and assessment of emissions from operating equipment or facilities, rather than relying only on periodic inspections. For upstream oil and gas sites, it can combine optical gas imaging, video, acoustic sensing, AI event validation, alerts, and emissions quantification. The resulting time-stamped records help operators identify events sooner, document duration and volume, guide repairs, and support regulatory or ESG reporting.

An example is continuously monitoring a remote wellsite for methane emissions, validating a potential fugitive event with multiple sensor inputs, alerting the designated response team, and documenting acknowledgement, dispatch, mitigation, and quantified emissions data. This workflow can support an operator’s LDAR program and provide structured evidence for applicable EPA methane-rule alternative-monitoring submissions, state emissions inventories, or measurement-based ESG reporting.

Well Checked uses the Zensory.ai™ platform’s multi-sensor approach. Long-wave infrared optical gas imaging identifies potential gas events, while video and acoustic intelligence provide additional operating context. Zentinal Core™ filters known normal process conditions and other non-fugitive activity before issuing alerts on validated anomalies. Zentinal IQ™ then quantifies validated events, helping create a more accurate record for response decisions and regulatory-focused reporting.

Well Checked data output supports alternative-monitoring compliance submissions under EPA methane rule 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb. Continuous monitoring can provide event records that are more complete than periodic snapshots, including detection timing, validation, response activity, duration, and quantification where applicable. Operators remain responsible for determining their specific regulatory obligations and submission requirements, but structured monitoring data can strengthen their compliance documentation.

Once Zentinal Core™ validates a fugitive gas event, the operator’s designated team can receive near-real-time notifications through the Well Checked Dashboard, email, text, and SCADA integration. Well Checked also provides response-workflow templates, dispatch runbooks, and rapid-response protocols. These tools help teams acknowledge, dispatch, and mitigate events within 24 hours, a critical operational window for addressing validated methane survey events.

Yes. Zensory.ai™ is designed for remote upstream oil and gas operations. Its onsite edge computing architecture operates independently of communications for local monitoring reliability, while connected workflows provide alerts and data when communications are available. The platform supports continuous awareness using high-resolution video, long-wave infrared gas imaging, and acoustic sensing, reducing dependence on routine pumper-route visits and periodic field-only observations.

Yes. Well Checked offers SCADA integration services that bring alerts, emissions data, and operational insights into existing control-room workflows. Integrating validated event information with SCADA helps operations teams view relevant conditions in familiar systems instead of managing separate point-solution dashboards. Integration scope and configuration are tailored to the operator’s environment, escalation process, and the data required by operations, HSE, and reporting teams.

Well Checked structures emissions data to support measurement-based methane reporting aligned with OGMP 2.0 Level 4/5 frameworks and disclosure needs associated with SASB Oil & Gas E&P and TCFD. For validated events, the platform can provide time-based records and regulatory-defensible quantification. This helps sustainability and operations teams connect field observations with more consistent emissions tracking, repair prioritization, and disclosure preparation.