Drones in Production and Refinery Management

Facility and Utility Equipment Management	Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR)
Rapidly and remotely inspect, map, and monitor facilities such as flare stacks and cooling towers from the ground without stopping operations.	Identify leakages quickly and accurately using drones equipped with specialized sensors, keeping personnel safe and enabling timely decision making.
Safety and Security	Asset Digitization
Conduct regular facility patrols and routine safety inspections with automated drone flights, documenting key findings and critical issues seamlessly.	Build high-definition 2D maps and 3D models of facilities and vertical structures using survey-grade drones, illustrating inspection results digitally.

Traditional Challenges in Facility and Utility Equipment Management	How Drones Elevate Facility Management
Operations often need to be halted to address issues in the facility or conduct inspections, which would result in value loss. Flare stacks, oil tanks, and cooling towers are hazardous sites for inspection personnel. Long manhours are required to cover larger sites. Limitations in handheld tools, data collection could be incomplete.	Deploy to inspect complex structures while keeping operations running, addressing issues with minimal value loss. Gain comprehensive overviews of the whole site, including all parts of high-rising structures, without risking the lives of personnel. Digitize inspection results for coordinated response, recordkeeping, and streamlined project management.

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