Optical Gas Imaging for Methane Emissions Monitoring and Reporting

Optical gas imaging uses infrared cameras to visualize otherwise invisible gas plumes, including methane and certain VOCs. Well Checked uses Long-Wave Infrared imaging as part of a multi-sensor monitoring system for remote oil and gas sites. Continuous imaging provides ongoing awareness between field visits and helps operators identify events that warrant validation, dispatch, repair, and documentation.

Yes. Long-Wave Infrared optical gas imaging can support day-and-night monitoring because it detects thermal infrared characteristics rather than relying solely on visible light. Well Checked combines infrared imaging with video and acoustic sensing, allowing its platform to maintain autonomous field awareness in low-light conditions and help evaluate abnormal events at remote wellsites.

Zensory.ai™ combines optical gas imaging with video and acoustic inputs rather than relying on a single sensor. During an approximately two-day AI Site Learning cycle, the system establishes site baselines and recognizes normal process activity. Zentinal Core™ then filters non-fugitive events and sends alerts when a fugitive anomaly is validated, reducing unnecessary dispatches and alert fatigue.

Once Zentinal Core™ validates a fugitive gas event, designated operator teams can receive near-real-time notifications through the Well Checked Dashboard, email, text, and SCADA. Well Checked provides response-workflow templates, dispatch runbooks, and rapid-response protocols designed to help teams acknowledge, dispatch, and mitigate validated events within 24 hours.

Well Checked states that its data output supports EPA methane rule, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, alternative-monitoring compliance submissions. Zentinal IQ™ quantifies emissions after event validation to improve data defensibility. Operators remain responsible for determining the applicable rule requirements, monitoring plan, reporting method, and final submission obligations for their facilities.

Yes. Well Checked’s SCADA Integration Services connect Zensory.ai™ monitoring outputs with existing control-room workflows. Validated emissions alerts, operational information, and event data can be delivered through SCADA alongside dashboard, email, and text notifications. This approach helps operations teams evaluate field conditions within familiar systems instead of managing a separate monitoring process.

The platform is designed for remote upstream oil and gas wellsite portfolios and can support facilities where continuous emissions awareness, reduced travel, and faster response are priorities. Its onsite edge computing is intended to operate independently of communications, which is valuable for remote environments. Deployment planning should account for equipment layout, emissions sources, power, and operational workflows.

Pricing is available on request, and Well Checked offers a pilot program for eligible upstream oil and gas operators. A deployment assessment can define site conditions, monitoring objectives, sensor placement, alert recipients, SCADA requirements, and reporting needs. This helps establish a practical rollout plan for detection-only monitoring or expanded quantification and reporting capabilities.