Methane Emissions Value Estimator
Set a leak rate, a detection window, and a gas value, and see the commercial and climate cost of the time it takes to find and fix a leak - with the full arithmetic shown.
Leak assumptions
Illustrative impact
An illustrative estimate from the assumptions you set - not a measurement of any real leak, and not a Sentrix performance claim.
- 01Gas lost while undetected
2 kg/hour × 720 hours undetected = 1,440 kg of methane lost to atmosphere before this leak is found and repaired.
- 02Commercial value lost
1,440 kg × ₹60/kg = ₹86,400 of gas that never reached a customer or meter - product lost, not just emissions.
- 03Climate-equivalent impact
1,440 kg × a 28x global warming potential (your chosen figure - IPCC methane GWP estimates vary by assessment report and time horizon) = 40.3 tonnes of CO2-equivalent for this single undetected leak.
- 04Why detection speed is the lever
Every input here is fixed except one: hours undetected. Halving that number halves every result on this page - which is the entire case for prioritised, cycle-over-cycle inspection over a fixed calendar schedule.
- 05Five-year exposure if the pattern repeats
If a leak of this size and duration recurred once a year, five years of undetected recurrences would total ₹4,32,000 in lost product value alone - shown as a running total in the chart below.
- The economics of methane leak detection
LeakSonic blog - the full economic case this tool illustrates.
- How global oil and gas majors are committing to measured methane reporting
LeakSonic blog - industry context on why detection speed is under scrutiny.
- Methane regulation and reporting: a global comparison
LeakSonic blog - regulatory background behind the GWP and reporting framing.
- IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Source of the methane global warming potential (GWP) figures referenced here.
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Methodology & limits
Gas lost is leak rate multiplied by hours undetected. Commercial value is gas lost multiplied by your stated gas price. CO2-equivalent impact is gas lost multiplied by your stated GWP multiplier, which you should set to match whichever IPCC assessment report and time horizon your own reporting framework uses - the tool does not assert one canonical GWP value as correct. This is an illustrative estimate from assumptions you control, not a measurement of any real leak or a validated Sentrix performance claim.
Frequently asked
What does the Methane Emissions Value Estimator calculate?
From an estimated leak rate and the number of hours it goes undetected, it calculates total gas lost, the commercial value of that lost gas, and the CO2-equivalent climate impact using a global warming potential (GWP) multiplier you set - showing every step of the arithmetic.
Where does the GWP multiplier come from?
Global warming potential figures for methane come from IPCC assessment reports and vary by report version and time horizon - commonly around 28-36 for a 100-year horizon (GWP-100) and 80-83 for a 20-year horizon (GWP-20) in recent assessments. The tool defaults to a mid-range GWP-100 figure but lets you set your own to match whatever reporting framework you use.
What is the main takeaway from this tool?
That detection time, not leak size alone, is usually the biggest lever an operator actually controls. Every input on this page is roughly fixed by physical reality except how long a leak goes undetected - halving that number halves the estimated value and climate impact, which is the economic case for prioritised, cycle-over-cycle inspection over a fixed calendar schedule.
Want this done properly, on your real network or site?
This tool gives you a fast, illustrative estimate. Sentrix gives you a defensible, evidence-backed answer, built on your actual data. Tell us about your network or site and we'll walk you through it.