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Solutions Spotlight: Leak Detection using Drones

GROEBNER has invested in developing a network of suppliers that bring you the best products and services in the natural gas industry. One of our most recent partners for leak detection is Aerial Production Services, Inc.

Aerial Production Services’ (APS) mission is to lead the market in providing the safest, most innovative, and precise solutions for aerial inspections of cell and utility structures. They leverage pilots with specialized expertise (and proven experience) flying specific, sensitive assets. Their brand is heavily trusted in the drone service industry as having the most capable pilots who can quickly deploy anywhere in the nation.

For the oil and gas industry, APS offers gas leak detection services utilizing a system directly mounted on their drones and flown into areas with suspected gas leaks, such as along natural gas pipelines. The use of this technology promotes safety for personnel and increases the speed at which gas leaks are resolved.


How can APS help with your leak detection needs?

Aerial Production Services, Inc. helps you accurately detect, localize, visualize, and quantify emissions utilizing state-of-the-art sensors, innovative drone technology, and a highly specialized fleet of experienced drone pilots.

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Detect Emissions

APS utilizes the best technology available to detect emissions for your above- and below-ground assets, which is sensitive enough to find 100% of emissions, 100% of the time.

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Localize Emissions

APS provides precise GPS coordinates of the emissions detected for all assets inspected (right-of-way, wellpad, facility, etc.). APS delivers leak reporting at the site level, equipment/group level, or (in most cases) at the precise source of the leak location, using our OGI cameras.

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Visualize Emissions

APS utilizes state-of-the-art Optical Gas Imaging cameras (OGI) to record video of each emission. APS pairs OGI cameras with TDLAS technology to go above and beyond the OOOOa requirements.

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Quantify Emissions

In partnership with SeekOps, APS can provide accurate quantification of above-ground emission rates. Emissions rates reported in (SCFH).

Aerial Production Services, Inc. uses its drone equipment to provide everything from gas leak detection to right-of-way monitoring to corrosion inspection to asset digitization.

Learn more in the video below.

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Contact us today to learn more about Aerial Production Services, Inc. and how their drones detect leaks more safely, faster, and better.