Flare & Emissions Monitoring
Emissions and flaring are under more scrutiny than ever - from regulators, from operators' own ESG commitments, and from the economics of not wasting gas. A flare with a pilot out is uncombusted methane venting; unmonitored, it can go on for hours. Remote monitoring turns flare and emissions status into live data and immediate alerts.
Flare and emissions monitoring software tracks flare pilot and flame status, flare-gas volume, and venting events from a cloud dashboard, alarming immediately if a pilot goes out or flaring exceeds expectations - supporting LDAR programs and emissions reporting while cutting wasted gas.
Watching the Flare
The critical states are pilot and flame status and flare-gas flow. A pilot-out condition means gas is venting uncombusted - an environmental and compliance problem - so detecting it in seconds and alarming matters. Flare-gas volume trends show how much is being flared and when, which feeds both emissions reporting and operational decisions to reduce it. Flame and flow signals come from field instruments into a PLC or RTU that Merobix reads.
Supporting Reporting and ESG
Regulators (and increasingly investors) expect defensible emissions and flaring records. Continuous monitoring with a historian provides the flare-gas volume and event history that reporting requires, and immediate pilot-out alarms reduce the duration of uncombusted venting - directly cutting both emissions and the associated compliance exposure. Merobix historizes the data and delivers the alarms on every plan.
What You Get With Merobix
- Alarms that reach a person. SMS and email typically within a minute of a value crossing a threshold, with on-call escalation - included on every plan.
- Cellular edge, no server room. A gateway reads your devices and connects outbound to the cloud - no fixed IP, no VPN, no on-premise SCADA server.
- A built-in historian. Every reading is retained for trends, production reporting, and compliance records, queryable from any browser.
- One team for the whole stack. The same Texas team runs your SCADA and, if needed, programs your PLCs and builds your control panels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does flare monitoring track?
Flare pilot and flame status and flare-gas volume, plus venting events. It alarms immediately on a pilot-out condition (uncombusted venting) and trends flared volume for reporting and reduction efforts.
Can I get alerted if a flare pilot goes out?
Yes. A pilot-out state triggers an alarm with escalation, so uncombusted methane venting is caught and addressed in minutes rather than hours - reducing emissions and compliance exposure.
Does monitoring help with emissions reporting?
Yes. Continuous flare-gas volume and event data retained in the historian provides the defensible record emissions and flaring reporting requires, supporting LDAR and ESG programs.
How is flare data collected?
Flame status and flow instruments feed a PLC or RTU, which a cellular gateway reads into the cloud. Merobix reads Modbus and DNP3 field devices this way, with no on-premise server.
Sources and verification
This page references the protocol specifications published by the organizations below. Editions, product capabilities, and documentation change over time - confirm current requirements and specifications directly with the source.
- Modbus Application Protocol Specification - Modbus Organization
- Overview of DNP3 (IEEE Std 1815) - DNP Users Group
Merobix is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these organizations; their names are used only to identify the standards and products discussed.
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