Methane Detection for Midstream
Cover more ground, improve efficiency, accelerate emissions reduction.
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Trusted by Industry Leaders
Natural gas pipelines can span thousands of miles—often through remote, rugged, or otherwise hard-to-access areas.
Traditional leak detection methods struggle to keep up. Bridger Photonics doesn't. Our Gas Mapping LiDAR® (GML) sensors scan vast stretches of pipeline and other midstream infrastructure from the air in just hours, detecting methane leaks with pinpoint accuracy and delivering the data you need to prioritize repairs, protect communities, and stay compliant.
What to Expect When You Work with Bridger
When you partner with us, we take the complexity off your plate.
We map it.
Simply share the GIS data for the asset locations and target segments of pipeline you’d like us to scan, and we then create tailored flight plans, ensuring we efficiently cover all required areas using our advanced sensors.
We fly it.
Mounted on small aircraft, our Gas Mapping LiDAR sensors detect and quantify methane leaks, capture methane plume imagery, GPS coordinates of leak locations, and aerial imagery.
We deliver it.
You get same-day alerts for high-threshold emissions, and full detailed reports including leak rates, source locations, aerial imagery, and gas plume maps typically within five business days.
Your field crews arrive on site armed with exact leak locations. No wandering, no guesswork. Just focused action. Fast.
Why Midstream Operators Trust Bridger
Accelerate emissions reduction
Detailed and comprehensive data on emissions from your assets means your team can develop a thorough understanding of emission sources, sizes, and frequencies. This information enables informed decisions to optimize system processes, implement timely upgrades, or retrofit equipment, to achieve the greatest emissions reduction as fast as possible.
Super-emitter shield
Our technology quickly and efficiently scans entire asset bases for emissions in just a few days, identifying processes and sites that are frequent sources of emissions. From this, your team can address leaks and prevent super-emitters by eliminating the feedstock of small and mid-sized leaks that can eventually become super-emitters.
Streamlined operations
Our technology scans up to hundreds of miles of pipeline in a single day, accurately imaging emissions and localizing sources to within approximately 2 meters (~6 feet). Our continuous spatial coverage ensures comprehensive monitoring of both above and below-ground infrastructure—achieving far greater efficiency than vehicle-mounted or other types of monitoring systems.
Compliance
Operators have trusted our aerial LiDAR solution for years to comply with gas pipeline leak detection requirements, and we’re ready to help you seamlessly achieve compliance as new PHMSA rules come into effect.
Real-World Results:
An Actual Example
Bridger is working with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to revolutionize pipeline methane detection across California. PG&E operates 42,000 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,400+ miles of transmission pipelines—systems that serve approximately 16 million people across northern and central California. Bridger’s technology is helping PG&E detect and repair leaks more efficiently, reducing methane emissions across its pipeline system. This partnership helps PG&E improve safety, speed up leak mitigation, and make progress toward its net-zero emissions goals—all while keeping its massive service area secure and efficient.
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Real-World Results: An Actual Example
Bridger is working with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to revolutionize pipeline methane detection across California. PG&E operates 42,000 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,400+ miles of transmission pipelines—systems that serve approximately 16 million people across northern and central California. Bridger’s technology is helping PG&E detect and repair leaks more efficiently, reducing methane emissions across its pipeline system. This partnership helps PG&E improve safety, speed up leak mitigation, and make progress toward its net-zero emissions goals—all while keeping its massive service area secure and efficient.
Ready to Improve Safety, Speed, and Reduce Emissions?
If you want to stay ahead of maintenance, safety, and emissions challenges, Bridger’s Gas Mapping LiDAR delivers the clarity and confidence you need across your full midstream footprint.
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