Flare Monitoring
In an era of heightened environmental consciousness, industries are taking significant steps towards responsible practices and compliance. VisionAery introduces the Flare Monitoring Solution—an advanced AI-driven tool that transforms how companies monitor and mitigate flaring activities. With the EPA Flare regulations as a driving force, our solution is at the forefront of promoting environmental responsibility and operational efficiency.
How It Works
VisionAery's Flare Monitoring Solution is designed to empower industries with cutting-edge technology to ensure responsible and compliant flaring operations. By harnessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence and computer vision, our solution offers accurate detection, intelligent automation, and streamlined reporting, all aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of flaring activities.
Use Cases
Automated Black Smoke Mitigation
Use the opacity score and the grayscale score data of the smoke coming from the flare to automate flare smoke mitigation features.
Example:
You can convert the MQTT data of the opacity of the smoke into a 4-20ma signal. You can then send that signal to the flare stack and correlate the value of the signal to the percentage of blower speeds, steam injection, etc. This is a completely automated way to reduce black smoke emissions from your flares.
Automated Compliance
Use the AI monitoring features and data history to help with compliance requirements regarding flares.
Example:
Use the VisionAery Flare Monitoring solution to run automated Method 22 tests by scheduling or requesting a smoke frequency report of your flare. The system will record all of the necessary data needed to fill out a Method 22 report and then send you that data in a PDF document.
Custom and Intelligent Alerts
Use the custom alerting features to create intelligent notifications, ensuring you are alerted about the specific data you want to monitor.
Example:
Some regulators require that you monitor your flares within 2-hour windows and report when smoke frequency is above the threshold within that window. Use our smart timers and smoke frequency tool to automate alerts when you have reached a black smoke percentage within the set sliding timeframe.
Drilling and Completions
Use the VisionAery Flare Monitoring solution to automate flare monitoring requirements for fracking and freshly drilled sites.
Example:
Drilling and completions teams must maintain a 98% destruction efficiency rate. They also must watch for the pilot light and record when it is off. With VisionAery Flare Monitoring, you can automate flare efficiency tracking, maintain records, reduce black smoke output, and generate reports.
Autonomous Monitoring
As with all VisionAery solutions, they were made to monitor your sites with out any human interface. The flare monitoring solution is no different and it was designed to monitor your flares for smoke 24 hours a day every single day. Because it can run on the edge, you don't even need a network connection to keep the solution running and collecting data. It will run continuously and autonomously 365 days a year.
Key Features
Black Smoke Detection
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Detecting black smoke presence during flaring is a critical capability. Our solution measures smoke size, flare size, opacity, and average color to trigger alerts when black smoke is detected.
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Customizability
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Customers have the freedom to set customizable thresholds and settings, tailoring the solution to their specific operational requirements.
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Intelligent Alerts
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Elevate your operational strategy with smart timers and custom alert settings. Set parameters to receive alerts based on the duration and severity of smoke emissions, opacity of the smoke, or flare characteristics to allow you to respond strategically.
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Industry Compliance
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Track regulatory data to make reporting to the EPA quick and easy. Also, work with us as we continue to gain EPA Method 22 and flare monitoring approval as an alternative testing method that would allow you to do continuous and autonomous flare monitoring.
What People Are Saying
West Texas Customer
In Texas we were aloud to start tracking flares using cameras, and this solution fit our ecosystem of technology the best. it works exactly as advertised, if not better.
South Texas Customer
We are working with VisionAery to help create the first EPA approved alternative testing method for Method 22. In the mean time, we get actionable data we can react to, and once VisionAery gets approval, we will be on the forefront of that innovation.
Australia Customer
We needed a solution that could determine Ringelmann scores for opacity data. This solution was the only one that could reliably track that data 24/7 and send alerts when we needed to see them.
ARTPEC-8 On Camera Deployment
Our solution offers flexibility in deployment, working seamlessly with both new and existing camera systems. By performing AI processing directly on the edge server, we eliminate the need for extensive hardware upgrades. Whether customers choose to install new cameras or integrate with their current infrastructure, our solution streamlines the adoption process.
Nvidia Orin Edge Deployments
Our solution offers flexibility in deployment, working seamlessly with both new and existing camera systems. By performing AI processing directly on the edge server, we eliminate the need for extensive hardware upgrades. Whether customers choose to install new cameras or integrate with their current infrastructure, our solution streamlines the adoption process.
Data Integration
With VisionAery, data is easy to integrate with your existing systems. You will have complete control over whether you need to convert the data into a specific format like MQTT, or input the data into your SCADA or Video Management System. Our goal is to be flexible around your systems, not the other way around.
Intelligent Alerts
You will have the ability to set custom alerts and send them to any of your devices. Send alerts to your phone, email, SCADA, VMS, and more with ease. Create custom alerts that help you track key data points that are important to your teams, and completely automate your monitoring with reliable alerting and historical data.
Flare Data Dashboard
Smart Timers and Alerting
We built in the ability for you to set your smart timers so that you never miss when your flares have been smoking for longer then you would like them to. For upstream users, you likely would like to see what percentage your flares are smoking within a 15 minute window. For refineries and manufacturers, you will likely want to see when your flares have smoked longer then 6 minutes within a 2 hour moving window. All set ups are possible with this smart timer and alerting feature.
Industry Compliance
VisionAery works very hard to stay up to date on the industry compliance requirements around flares. We work hand in hand with the EPA to keep our solution up to date and continue meeting the compliance requirements set forth by the regulatory bodies on a national and state level. In fact, we are working with the EPA to create the first alternative testing method for Method 22 that can be done continuously and autonomously using a camera and our analytic.
Visualization and Historization
To go along with every flare monitoring analytic, we also added a visual based dashboard that allows you to see the flare data from the analytic into a visual graph. These graphs are perfect for any control room monitors as they can easily show trends of flares and any anomalies in real time.
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You will also be able to store this data for up to 5 years as per the EPA requirements for flares in downstream environments.