Continuous Emissions Monitoring Software for Smarter Operations

A continuous emissions monitoring system, or CEMS, is a technology solution that measures, detects, or tracks emissions on an ongoing basis rather than through occasional manual inspections alone. For remote oil and gas operations, it can combine gas imaging and other sensors with software to identify events, retain records, notify personnel, and support emissions-management or reporting workflows.

CEMS collect readings from sensors or monitoring devices, process the information, and present results through software dashboards, alerts, and reports. Well Checked’s approach uses video, long-wave infrared optical gas imaging, and acoustic sensing with AI-based analysis. Zentinal Core™ filters sensor signals to validate likely fugitive events, while Zentinal IQ™ quantifies validated emissions for defensible follow-up and reporting.

Continuous monitoring software can support detection and tracking of methane, volatile organic compounds, and other vapor emissions when paired with appropriate sensing equipment. Well Checked’s platform is designed for methane and VOC detection at upstream oil and gas sites using long-wave infrared optical gas imaging alongside visual and acoustic monitoring. The precise detection capability depends on site conditions, sensor placement, and configured workflows.

Well Checked uses multiple sensor streams and AI-assisted validation rather than relying on a single signal. Zensory.ai™ undergoes an approximately two-day site-learning cycle to establish normal operating patterns. Zentinal Core™ evaluates potential events against those patterns and filters known non-fugitive process activity. Alert tuning and escalation-rule refinement can further help operators avoid alert fatigue as site baselines change.

Yes. Well Checked offers SCADA integration services that connect monitoring alerts, emissions information, and operational insights with existing control-room workflows. Integration can allow designated personnel to receive validated event notifications through the Well Checked Dashboard, email, text, and SCADA channels. The implementation approach should account for the operator’s current architecture, communications setup, security requirements, and dispatch procedures.

The platform is designed to issue near-real-time alerts after Zentinal Core™ validates a fugitive gas event. Designated dispatch teams can use predefined response workflows, including acknowledgement, dispatch, and mitigation steps, to act within 24 hours. Well Checked provides response-workflow templates and runbooks, while the operator retains responsibility for site access, repair decisions, and field execution.

Continuous monitoring can provide documentation and event data that supports an operator’s compliance processes. Well Checked states that its data output supports alternative-monitoring compliance submissions under EPA methane rule 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb. Requirements can vary by asset type and regulatory pathway, so operators should confirm applicable obligations and submission standards with their compliance and legal teams.

Deployment typically requires a site assessment, appropriate sensor placement, power and communications planning, and configuration of users, alerts, and escalation rules. Well Checked’s edge-computing architecture is designed to operate independently of communications, which is useful for remote environments. Operators should also define who receives alerts, how events are dispatched, and what records are required for operations and reporting.