New Mexico approves Flogistix’s DJI drone methane detection tech

Oil and gas services company Flogistix says its drone methane detection technology has been approved by the State of New Mexico as part of its Advanced Leak and Repair Monitoring (ALARM) program. Flogistix’s aerial solution utilizes a DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone to carry a payload that can sniff out methane, sewer gas, volatile organic compounds, and hydrocarbons.

The Oklahoma-based company explains that its sniffer 4Dv2 technology was approved as part of rules applied by the Oil Conservation Division of New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD).

First introduced in May 2021, these rules were created to reduce methane emissions in New Mexico and include the ALARM technology program which allows operators the opportunity to earn credits to offset a portion of their annual total volume of lost gas. Operators are required to reduce fugitive emissions with the goal of reaching a gas capture rate of 98% by 2026.

Flogistix says its DJI…