Methane Detection for Midstream

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.

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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 segments of pipeline you’d like us to scan, and we'll 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 full detailed reports including leak rates, source locations, aerial imagery, and gas plume maps typically within five business days.

Accelerated 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.

Trusted at industry scale

With more than 100,000 facility and pipeline scans completed annually, our solution is relied upon by the largest operators to deliver consistent, defensible results across diverse geographies and operating conditions.

Gas Mapping LiDAR (GML)