Whitepaper | Oil & Gas, Waste & Mining | Full Spectrum Monitoring
Methane Emissions Monitoring Tools: There's No Single Right Tool, But There's a Right Combination
It isn’t hard to find methane. What’s hard is finding it fast enough, before a slow leak becomes a major cost. Leaks go unnoticed for days. Planned emissions get inaccurately quantified. And operators relying on scheduled inspections are often blind to assets that started leaking on day one and stayed that way for months. The real problem is knowing which tool to deploy, where, and when. This guide walks through the full spectrum of methane monitoring options, from satellites to handheld sensors, and shows how to combine them into a strategy that turns detection into action before the cost compounds.
Satellites, aircraft, drones, ground sensors—each one catches what the others miss, and each one misses what the others catch. This guide breaks down exactly when to use which, and how leading operators in oil & gas, waste, and mining are building monitoring strategies that actually close the gap between detection and action. Download the full guide.
What the Whitepaper Covers
- A side-by-side comparison of satellites, airborne surveys, drones, and ground-based sensors—what each one catches, what each one misses, and where the real cost tradeoffs are
- The difference between wide-swath satellites and high-resolution point-source satellites, and why that distinction changes what you can actually detect
- A practical 6-step framework for building your own monitoring strategy, based on your asset map, response window, and regulatory requirements
- How the “find-verify-fix-confirm” workflow turns raw detection data into completed repairs and confirmed results
- Sector-specific guidance for oil & gas, landfill, and mining operations because the right tool stack looks different depending on what you’re monitoring
- What’s changed in 2025 regulation across the EU, Colorado, and New Mexico and what it means for how you can satisfy compliance requirements going forward
Download the Whitepaper
There's No Silver Bullet in Methane Detection. There's a Better Strategy
Get the full comparison of satellites, aircraft, drones, and ground sensors plus the 6-step framework for building a monitoring stack that actually fits your operations.
