Voices
of customer for Konica Minolta’s GMP02
Jonah Energy is a natural gas producer in the Upper Green River basin in Southwest Wyoming. Jonah Energy was the first U.S. based company to sign on to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) and has achieved the OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard rating by UNEP in each of the last two years. The goal of OGMP 2.0 is methane reductions informed by reporting measured emissions rather than simply using emission factors.
We field tested the new Konica Minolta camera and it is excellent. The camera performs well as an OGI camera with the significant benefit of quantification of leaks in real time.
We conducted field trials using controlled releases prior to purchasing the camera. Both trials showed great correlation between the camera readings and our hi-flow sampler readings on the controlled releases. So we are pretty excited about its potential to help us quantify emissions that are difficult to reach with traditional methods.
The other important part of our decision is customer service. They have been fantastic to work with. They are very responsive to my field team’s questions and to my needs.
Konica Minolta’s OGI camera offers outstanding features
- 1Simple & precise gas quantification
- 2Enhanced image stabilization for hand-held shooting
- 3Improved gas visibility with a higher framerate (From 10FPS to 30FPS)
Use Case
Konica Minolta’s OGI camera has recently assisted an Oil & Gas operator in streamlining and improving their workflow by switching from an OGI camera and high-flow sampler to our OGI camera. The GMP02 allows them to quickly detect emissions and capture measurements which are relayed back for their company’s voluntary methane reporting program.
Quantification Method
- 1.Record – Video length of 7 seconds or more
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2.Data Input
a. Delineate an area of interest through which the main gas plume is traversing, using the four green points.
b. Enter a measured distance; from 4ft to 328ft.
c. Specify a gas type; methane, ethylene or propane.
d. Enter a measured temperature by the thermometer. -
3.Result
a. The gas amount in the green area of interest is calculated.
b. The transitory time of flow velocity is calculated.
c. Overall flow rate is estimated.
