Encino Environmental Services
Katy, Texas, United States
Encino Environmental Services
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The leader in environmental testing services providing emissions monitoring, detection, quantification and mitigation.
About Encino Environmental Services
We are the first environmental services provider to assemble such a comprehensive lineup of Emissions Performance Testing, Detection, Quantification and Mitigation.
Truth in Transparency
Whether our data is used for compliance, operations analysis or ESG reporting, it is transparent and can be independently verified.
With more than 150 years of combined engineering, project management, and environmental compliance experience, Encino has the capability to assess, design, and implement an array of strategies for simple to complex environmental projects.
The Encino Difference
We are empirically driven, not sales driven, which means we are your ally for cleaner energy.
- Accessible Data. We don’t hide behind IP or proprietary algorithms. Our data is auditable, and our analytics can be independently replicated and verified.
- Broad Industry Experience. Our leadership and staff have first-hand experience leading and working for environmental agencies, upstream operators, pipeline operators and more.
- Empirically Driven, not Sales Driven. Founded by scientists, engineers, and Energy professionals in 2010 who thrive on getting it right.
- Comprehensive Emissions Ecosystem. We offer a full lineup of emissions solutions from continuous monitoring of individual sites to engine testing and wide area satellite surveillance combined with expert analysis.
- Bringing Multiple Data Sets Together. We collect critical environmental data via multiple methods to provide you with a unified, visual emissions “Mosaic” for analysis and decision making.
- Laboratory Accreditation. Our laboratory has received independent accreditation, ensuring our processes and methodologies follow industry best practices.
Description of Services
Compliance Services:
- Net Heat Value (NHV) Flare Testing:
Achieving Compliance with Cost-Effective, Real-Time Measurement Technology
Encino’s EPA-approved mobile Net Heat Value (NHV) flare testing unit, meets regulatory demands, provides a cost-effective, real-time data output without the need of site power and facilitates testing multiple sites per day.
Revolutionizing NHV Testing: Redefining Precision, Ensuring Compliance.
We are revolutionizing NHV testing with our newly EPA-approved mobile-based measurement technology, designed to meet NSPS OOOOb regulatory compliance. Our compact system requires no site power and minimal interface with site infrastructure allowing for rapid deployments across multiple sites. This innovative solution provides real-time data output and hourly averaging, ensuring immediate and accurate results to meet regulations. Ultimately, the Encino NHV solution outweighs all other methods by reducing costs and enhancing efficiencies for achieving environmental compliance.
Our Solution:
Mobile-Based Measurement Technology:
- Provides real-time data analysis for the NHV of gas streams.
- Ensures accurate and timely results to help you meet regulatory requirements with confidence.
Compact and Efficient Design:
- Our system is housed within a 5’x12’ trailer, ensuring a compact footprint for easy deployment.
- Requires no site power and minimal interface, offering flexibility and ease of use in various field conditions.
Regulation Compliance:
- Our NHV testing services are tailored for compliance with NSPS OOOOb requirements for measurement of NHV waste gas.
- EPA Alt-Method Approved, our solution stands as a reliable and certified method for NHV testing
Key Benefits:
- EPA alt-method approved
- Real-time data analysis for NHV of gas streams
- Automatic hourly averaging
- Compact footprint for easy deployment
- Requires no site power and minimal site interface
- Industrial & Commercial Stack Emissions Testing:
Stack Emissions Testing for Unmatched Compliance & Performance
Encino Environmental Services division is at the forefront of the environmental industry in stack emissions testing. With over twenty years of experience in a wide variety of Title V compliance testing categories, we strive to provide our clients with comprehensive services and options. Supporting services of any scope and size, no stationary source job is too small or intricate for Encino Environmental Services.
Leading-Edge Mobile Stationary Source Emissions Testing Labs & Technical Expertise
Our trained personnel are equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment to ensure efficiency, reliability, and accuracy. In a field that is continuously evolving, it’s critical to update knowledge, equipment, and testing techniques, and we embrace these challenges.
Our staff understands the complexities of dealing with local, state, and federal regulatory entities, and we pride ourselves on bridging the gaps between our clients and those agencies. Encino Environmental Services will assist you from the beginning to the end of the process, from pre-compliance to compliance to performance, to keep your facility operating at peak efficiency while remaining cost-effective.
Key Benefits:
- Proactive Communication and Immediate Results
- Extensive Expertise
- Diverse Title V Testing Services
- State-of-the-Art Equipment and Techniques
- Achieve Low Carbon Economy initiatives
- Engine Emissions Performance Testing:
Emissions Source Testing Across the Energy Value Chain
Encino operates advanced mobile engine emissions performance testing laboratories that are compliant with US EPA testing protocols to measure criteria pollutants and speciated GHG compounds, including methane and C02. Our proprietary systems, managed by highly skilled Encino technicians, deliver near real-time data, expediting diagnosis and enabling the implementation of performance optimization strategies.
Cutting-Edge Mobile Engine Testing Labs & Technical Expertise
Encino Emissions Technicians have a combined 75+ years of experience in field compression and stack testing. Their knowledge of different engine types and manufacturers allows them to consult and guide compressor vendors in troubleshooting, tuning and better operation of their engine fleets. This results in better performance and compliance for our customers.
We pride ourselves on proactive communications and scheduling, so that clients meet their regulatory deadlines, and equipment is tested efficiently with no surprises when personnel arrive onsite.
Features & Benefits:
- Reliable and comprehensive engine testing
- Measure and understand the emissions profile of key assets and infrastructure
- Can be combined with EmVision™ and EmSAT™ to expand measurement coverage
- Near real-time data for quick diagnosis and performance optimization.
- Leak Detection And Repair (LDAR) Solutions:
Meet Today’s Standards and Tomorrow’s Regulations Appendix K & NSPS OOOOb/c
Achieve your Low Carbon Economy (LCE) goals with state-of-the-art leak detection and repair (LDAR) services from Encino Environmental Services. Our skilled LDAR crews use class-leading technology, including quantitative optical gas imaging (QOGI) cameras, and are unmatched in their professionalism. Encino LDAR technicians have decades of experience conducting surveys for both compliance and voluntary emissions reduction initiatives.
Leading-Edge QOGI Technology and Expert LDAR Services for Comprehensive Emissions Compliance
Encino QOGI technology has a detection sensitivity as low as 0.4 grams/hour (following EPA’s guidance on detection assessment), exceeding EPA’s existing requirements under 40 CFR Part 60 OOOOa, and as proposed in OOOOb and OOOOc.
Encino’s LDAR multi-service operators (MSO) crews have expertise covering all compliance and voluntary requirements in support of new regulations.
We can customize our survey protocols to go beyond compliance requirements to include multiple points of quantification to meet your specific emissions monitoring and quantification objectives.
Benefits:
- On the spot mass emission rate quantification
- Compliance with existing and proposed EPA requirements
- Minimize methane tax liability
- Capitalize on carbon credit markets
- Achieve Low Carbon Economy initiatives
- Enclosed Combustion Device (ECD) Performance Testing:
Determine The Total Gaseous Organic Concentration from Your ECDs
Encino offers Enclosed Combustion Device testing for Method 25A, OOOOb compliance. Utilizing approved EPA technologies and a staff with comprehensive knowledge of combustion devices and operations, we offer a solution to the ever-changing regulations and needs of our customers. This method is applicable for the determination of total gaseous organic concentration of vapors, including methane, consisting primarily of alkanes, alkenes, and/or arenes (aromatic hydrocarbons).
Expanding Enclosed Combustion Device Testing Services Across Industries and Applications.
Our ECD testing service extends beyond the oil and gas industry, offering valuable support to landfills, refining facilities, and methane recovery sites. Whether you require compliance testing, performance evaluation, or safety assessments, Encino’s adaptable solutions ensure accurate and timely results. We provide real-time data in the field, giving our clients peace of mind and confidence in their operations. With a focus on precision and reliability, Encino Environmental helps you achieve optimal ECD performance while maintaining adherence to environmental standards.
Features & Benefits:
- Proactive Communication & Immediate Results
- Extensive Expertise
- State-of-the-Art Equipment with Approved EPA Technologies
- Regulatory Expertise & Support
- Unmatched Data Acquistion & Storage Capabilities.
- Catalyst Washing:
Efficient, In-House Catalytic Converter and Element Washing for Optimized Emission Control
Catalytic Converter & Element Washing
Encino Environmental Services specializes in in-house Catalyst Washing and Element Washing for small to medium-sized gas compression engines, with catalyst elements ranging from 6 inches to 14.5 inches in diameter. Our Catalytic Converter and Catalyst Maintenance services are designed to restore and extend catalyst life by thoroughly removing contaminants. These services help keep your equipment in compliance with EPA regulations and reduce your overall operating costs.
Key Features of Our Catalyst Washing and Maintenance Service
- Quick Turnaround: Most converters and elements are processed within 24-48 hours, minimizing downtime and getting your equipment back in action quickly.
- Comprehensive Contaminant Removal: Our multi-step washing process effectively clears out ash, dirt, and carbon char, restoring the catalyst’s optimal function.
- Catalyst Maintenance for Compliance and Cost Savings: Regular Catalyst Washing is essential for maintaining EPA compliance and lowering long-term operational expenses.
- Non-Conversion Credit: In the event that a catalyst or element fails to convert in the field, Encino will credit the cost of washing toward a new replacement catalyst or element, providing a reliable and cost-effective Catalyst Regeneration option.
- Pressure Relief Valve (PRV) Testing & Valve Greasing:
Ensuring Safety, Efficiency, and Compliance with Expert PRV Testing and Maintenance Solutions
At Encino Environmental Services, we offer full-service Pressure Relief Valve testing and comprehensive valve greasing services. Our services are designed to keep your equipment safe, efficient, and compliant, whether on-site with our mobile units or at our dedicated facility.
Pressure Relief Valve Testing
We’ve designed our Pressure Relief Valve testing service to be as convenient and hassle-free as possible. Whether you prefer on-site testing at your location with our fully equipped mobile units or need comprehensive service at our Casper, Wyoming facility, we’ve got you covered. Our team can handle PRVs of all sizes, from ¼” to 8”, and across a range of applications, including air, gas, liquid, and sour gas. No matter the manufacturer, we’re here to ensure your valves are tested, repaired, and functioning at their best—making it easier for you to focus on your business without worrying about equipment reliability.
Our comprehensive PRV testing services include:
- In-House and On-Site Testing: Convenient testing options available either at your location or at our Casper facility.
- Multiple Applications: Testing for air, gas, liquid, sour gas, and more.
- Expert Repair and Recertification: We handle repairs, conversions, testing, and recertifying of PRVs, ensuring they meet all regulatory requirements.
Each PRV is tested three times to ensure accuracy, and the average result is recorded in detailed test reports. Upon successful certification, valves are sealed, tagged, and reports are delivered. For added convenience, customers can opt for LeakTrak, which allows for easy access to valve reports whenever needed.
Features & Benefits:
- Comprehensive Testing & Repair: On-site and in-house PRV testing, repair, and recertification.
- Extended Equipment Life: Regular maintenance reduces wear and extends valve lifespan.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensures PRVs meet industry safety and environmental standards.
- Preventive Maintenance: Avoid costly downtime with timely testing and greasing.
- Convenient Reporting: Easy access to test reports via LeakTrak system.
What we do
- Monitoring
- Continuous Emissions Monitoring
- Mobile Continuous Emissions Monitoring
- EmSat™ Satellite Emissions Detection
- Flare Monitoring
- Products
- Composite Thief Hatch
- OGI Handheld & Fixed Cameras
- Advisory
- Data Services and Management
- ESG and GHG Reporting
- Permitting and Regulatory Reporting

