Registration Open: Simplified VISR User Group Meeting

Announcing the first Simplified VISR User’s Group Meeting! Simplified VISR has been a cost-effective tool to monitor elevated flares. This user group meeting is an opportunity to gather SVISR users together to discuss all aspects of the technology, including roadmap, logistics, regulatory context and user experiences. The first half of the event will provide a technical overview of the SVISR method. The afternoon will be focused on user experiences and open discussion about regulatory drivers. This meeting is free to attend, but space is limited.

Event Details:

When: Sept. 25th, 2025

Presented by: Providence Photonics

Where: Hess Tower, 1501 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010

Who should attend:

• Anyone who is an SVISR user

• Anyone interested in the technical or regulatory roadmap for SVISR

• Anyone subject to OOOOb, HON, RSR, or EMACT and interested in using SVISR as an alternative to the prescribed method

• Process control engineers involved in flare process control and optimization

• Anyone who has heard of VISR and SVISR for flare monitoring but would like more information

Tentative Schedule:

Subject to change.

• 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Arrival and Introductions

• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Technology overview and roadmap

  • Technical overview of the SVISR method

  • Compare and contrast SVISR and VISR

  • Present applications for SVISR

  • Provide technology roadmap for SVISR

• 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Q&A

• 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch break

• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: User experiences (Hosted by Mr. Brain Epperson at Hess)

  • Short presentation by Mr. Epperson about his field experience with SVISR

  • Open discussion inviting feedback from other SVISR users or questions from potential SVISR users

  • Presentation of additional case studies (SVISR user)

  • Practical Topics to cover:

    • Applications: What can SVISR be used for?

    • Logistics: practical information about using or installing SVISR

    • Data: retrieval, combining with process data, cloud based

    • Cyber: considerations or concerns for cyber security

    • Installations: site selection, distance, sun, viewing angle, power, electrical classification, closed loop control

    • Maintenance and calibration: typical SVISR maintenance schedule

    • Demonstration

• 2:30 PM to 2:45 PM: Break

• 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM: Regulatory drivers

  • Review of regulatory framework for SVISR (Providence)

  • Open discussion about regulatory pathways and priorities for SVISR users

  • Q/A

• 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Wrap up

  • Summarize feedback and priorities for SVISR Users

Register Now!

Registration is free, but space is limited.

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