Upstream Oil & Gas

Compliance verification from wellhead to gathering line.

Skyello combines drone surveillance, satellite monitoring, and field sensor data to detect issues across remote well sites — automatically routing inspectors and autonomous systems to where they're needed before violations occur.

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The problem

Well sites are remote, dispersed, and impossible to monitor manually at scale.

Traditional inspection programs rely on scheduled truck rolls and manual walkthroughs that cover a fraction of the asset base at any given time. Between visits, issues go undetected — and coverage almost always loses to cost.

01

Geographic dispersion

Hundreds or thousands of well pads spread across vast geography. Each site has environmental obligations — wellhead integrity, tank battery emissions, produced water handling, flare compliance, and spill prevention.

02

Manual inspection economics

Sending inspectors to remote well sites is expensive, weather-dependent, and limited by qualified personnel. Operators are forced to choose between comprehensive coverage and operational cost.

03

Delayed detection

Between scheduled visits, issues go undetected. Leaks develop, equipment degrades, and compliance gaps widen — invisible until an aerial survey, a regulatory inspection, or an environmental incident.

04

Fragmented monitoring

Satellite imagery, sensor feeds, inspection logs, and regulatory requirements live in separate systems. No unified view connecting detection events to compliance obligations and response actions.

How Skyello works

Continuous monitoring across every well site, every day.

01

Satellite monitoring

Skyello integrates satellite imagery and spectral analysis to monitor well pads, tank batteries, and gathering infrastructure continuously. Methane plumes, liquid accumulation, vegetation stress, and equipment changes are detected automatically across your entire acreage.

No truck rolls. No weather delays. No coverage gaps. Satellite passes provide a persistent baseline that manual inspection programs can never match.

Satellite Analysis — Permian Basin LIVE
NORMAL NW-12
PLUME DETECTED NW-47
NORMAL NW-48
NORMAL NE-03
ANOMALY NE-15
SCANNING SE-22
02

Drone dispatch

When satellite monitoring or field sensors flag an anomaly, Skyello automatically generates a mission and routes drones to the affected site. Drones capture high-resolution imagery, thermal data, and gas detection readings at the asset level.

Missions can be triggered automatically by detection events or scheduled as part of routine compliance cycles. Every finding links to the specific regulation governing that asset.

Drone Mission — Verification DISPATCHED
Anomaly Source Satellite Detection
Well Pad NW-47 · Permian Basin
GPS 31.9686° N, 102.0779° W
Mission Type Methane verification
Priority CRITICAL
Mission Status
Dispatch
Transit
Verify
Report
03

Field sensor integration

Skyello ingests data from pressure sensors, flow meters, tank level monitors, and gas detectors deployed at well sites. Sensor readings are correlated with regulatory thresholds in real time.

When a reading crosses a compliance boundary, the platform flags the event, generates an alert, and initiates the appropriate response — whether that's a drone verification, an inspector dispatch, or an automated work order.

Sensor Feeds — Well Pad NW-47 LIVE
CASING PRESSURE 1,847 psi
2,000
SEPARATOR FLOW 342 bbl/d
500
GAS DETECTION (LEL) 18% LEL
20%
Gas level approaching threshold (20% LEL) Auto-generated: Compliance record #CR-4891
04

Automated response routing

Skyello doesn't just detect issues — it decides what happens next. Based on severity, location, regulatory context, and available resources, the platform routes the appropriate response automatically.

Every response is documented, every decision is traceable, and every action links back to the regulation that required it.

Response Routing — Automated
Satellite
Sensor
Classify severity + regulation
Drone verify
Inspector dispatch
Auto-document

Regulatory coverage

Built for the regulations that govern upstream operations.

Every obligation is encoded into the platform with its regulatory source attached, ensuring that every inspection and every detection event traces back to the specific rule requiring it.

EPA NSPS OOOOa

New Source Performance Standards

Methane emissions standards for new and modified oil and gas facilities

EPA NSPS OOOOb

Super-Emitter Response

Third-party notification and response requirements for large methane emission events

LDAR Programs

Leak Detection & Repair

State-level component monitoring for wellhead and gathering equipment

SPCC Plans

Spill Prevention & Countermeasure

Oil spill prevention requirements for above-ground storage at well sites

BLM Onshore Orders

Bureau of Land Management

Waste prevention and resource conservation on federal and tribal lands

State Regulations

State Oil & Gas Commissions

Well integrity, produced water management, and facility-specific permit conditions

Designed for upstream scale

Measurable results across your entire operation.

0%
Acreage coverage across every well pad, every day
regardless of location or weather
0%+
Reduction in unnecessary truck rolls
drone and satellite verification first
24/7
Continuous emissions monitoring
without permanent ground sensors at every site
Zero
Compliance blind spots
every anomaly documented, every response traced

See how Skyello works across your upstream operations.

We work with upstream operators managing methane emissions, well site compliance, and environmental obligations across dispersed acreage.