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FLIR GF320 KEEPS A KEEN EYE ON FRACKING EMISSIONS

IR Camera Used For Monitoring Gas Emissions

FLIR Systems, a world leader in thermal imaging is successfully transferring this expertise to optical gas imaging (OGI), in fact the company claims its OGI cameras, such as the FLIR Systems GF320, have become “a defacto standard adopted by manufacturing plants across the world for the visualization and documentation of gas leaks.” OGI has a wide field of applications and is notably being employed to monitor methane and other greenhouse gases that can arise from hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing (also called hydrofracking, or fracking) is a well-stimulation technique that uses hydraulically pressurized liquid (water, sand and chemicals) to fracture rock underground thereby releasing natural gas or petroleum. The hydraulic fracturing industry has lived through some controversies in recent years and regular emissions monitoring has become a top priority for both installation operators and environmental agencies alike.

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The FLIR GF320 is an IR camera for optical gas imaging that seeks out and “pinpoints leaks of hydrocarbons and other volatile organic compounds,” without requiring the fracking operation to shut down. The camera is highly tuned and can detect temperature differences as small as 0.015 degrees Celsius. The FLIR GF320 offers users a reliable and safe way to monitor potentially dangerous concentrations of emissions at a safe distance and can help operator owners save money by staying on the right side of environmental emission regulations.

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  • Wilsonville, OR, USA
  • FLIR Systems