EPA Permian Basin Emission Videos

EPA’s 2022 Helicopter Flyover of Oil and Gas Facilities Using Optical Gas Imaging

From July 12 through August 15, 2022, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor flew over oil and gas facilities in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico using a helicopter equipped with an Optical Gas Imaging video camera. The camera is able to capture volatile organic compound emissions from sources such as unlit flares, tanks, other equipment. EPA is using this information to identify and take enforcement actions to address unauthorized emissions.

The map is a visual tool that includes individual data points representing oil and gas facilities with observed emissions during the 2022 flyovers. Click on a dot on the map to see the geographic location, company name, facility name, and a link to the video of the emissions captured by the OGI camera for that facility.

The Agency is providing this geospatial information as a public service for informational purposes. Data does not represent EPA's official position, viewpoint, or opinion, express or implied. EPA reserves the right to change these data at any time without public notice.