PERF Project 2014-10 Results and Analysis of the VISR Method for Remote Flare Monitoring

The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF) is a non-profit organization created to provide a stimulus to and a forum for the collection, exchange, and analysis of research information relating to the development of technology for health, environment and safety; waste reduction; and system security in the petroleum industry. PERF project 2014-10 (Test) was created by participating PERF companies to provide a test platform for various developers/vendors of flare remote sensing technologies (Invitees) to participate in a blind test to evaluate the effectiveness of each technology. A total of 45 test points were evaluated over 10 days of testing. Extractive sampling was performed on each test point to provide a measurement for comparison with the various technologies brought by Invitees. This paper will examine the results of the Video Imaging Spectral Radiometry (VISR) portion of those tests and previous testing of the VISR method.