An aerial image of an oil refinery taken with a drone conducting a flare stack inspection

Flare Stack Inspection Revolutionise your flare stack inspections by using drones, and examine them while they remain operational. Fast, safe and cost-effective.

Reduce downtime with live inspections

Traditional flare stack inspections are dangerous, time-consuming and costly. Flare stacks have to be shut down during manned inspections. Engineers With Drones carry out flare stack drone inspections for the Oil & Gas industry. This drone inspection can go ahead while the flare stack is live, dramatically reducing the cost. Stabilised drones capture accurate and actionable data offshore and onshore, covering angles impossible to attain with conventional methods.

Why use a drone for your flare stack inspection?

Safety

The safety of your personnel and our own is paramount, and we place it at the forefront of our company culture. Ask us about our HSSE systems and practices.

Hard-to-reach spaces

Drones aren't just for flying up in the sky. Our specialist drones can fly into confined spaces like chimneys and boilers to look for issues that would otherwise be inaccessible.

No traffic disruption

Downtime is expensive, unpopular and inconvenient. Using a drone, our engineers can conduct a thorough survey with little to no downtime.

No scaffolding or ropes

Drone technology is cheaper, safer and more reliable than traditional methods such as scaffolding, cherry-pickers and ropes. It's also quicker and less labour-intensive. We will bring everything we need and be out of your way that same day.

Cost-efficient

Drone inspections take up less of your manhours and resources than traditional inspections, giving you a faster and more budget-friendly return on your investment.

Quick turnaround

We understand that you need answers fast. We can deliver a plain-English report with clear-cut conclusions in days. Then, you can take the steps you need to and get back to doing what you do best.

Rapid response

Need us there in a hurry? No problem. Let us know what you need, and we can be there on the same day. After all, sometimes the problem just won't wait.

Real-time consulting

Sometimes the brief can change even in real-time. If need be, you can be stood there right next to the drone operator, directing them as the situation develops.

Faster and safer than manual inspection

Aerial drone inspections and surveys give you fast, safe and easy access to onshore and offshore installations. The flare stack can remain live during the drone inspection carried out by our fully trained and certified pilots. We will produce a visual inspection report using drones equipped with advanced 4K UHD cameras and thermal imaging technology, giving our clients valuable insights into the flare stack's condition. These insights enable you to make calculated decisions regarding maintenance, daily operations and repairs. This in turn will limit downtime in production.

A drone inspection of a flare
Get a closer look with zero risk

Comprehensive data collection

Improve the quality and detail of your inspection by using our services. Engineers With Drones can provide flare stack inspections at heights and provide vantage points impossible to capture any other way. Hundreds of pictures allow you to analyse the status of your assets more accurately than traditional inspections, without putting employees or the inspection team at risk.

Flare stack inspection services for specific areas:

Flare tip condition

Pilot ignition systems

Radiation shield

Supporting Structures

Pipework

Gantries

Handrails

Coating and corrosion

Loose/missing parts

Our Services Not just photos from the sky

Our drones (and our people) can offer a lot more than just HD images. Our team all come from specialist engineering backgrounds, and they use all the very latest drone technologies and capabilities to deliver expert analysis on all types of commercial, civil and industrial assets. If you need an engineer's expertise, next-generation drone technology and industry-leading deliverables, then you've come to the right place.

Drone Photography

Capture high-quality imagery of your assets from never before seen vantage points.

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Thermal Imaging

Detect abnormalities within your assets that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye.

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Photogrammetry

Capture a high-resolution, photorealistic 3D model of your terrain, accurate to the finest details.

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