Climate Tech Firm Scepter, Inc. to Launch Methane-Detection Balloons in Texas’ Permian Basin
The Permian is a region in west Texas that is among the largest oil- and gas-producing regions in the world.
- The Permian is a region in west Texas that is among the largest oil- and gas-producing regions in the world.
- Intermittent leaks often go undetected because they are not necessarily active when an aircraft or drone flies overhead.
- Balloons also provide a more holistic perspective than Earth-based sensors, which only measure their immediate vicinity.
- AER will be working on the project with Scepter to analyze the vast amounts of data generated over the Permian.