1. Application Background
Oilfields and pipeline networks are often deployed in vast, uninhabited, or remote regions, with valuable outdoor equipment and materials exposed year-round. These critical infrastructures are frequently targeted by intrusions, theft, and even organized sabotage. Traditional security systems—limited by fixed viewing angles, narrow field of view (FOV), and poor nighttime performance—struggle to provide the level of protection and rapid response needed in such high-risk environments.
To overcome these challenges, Raythink offers a complete perimeter security solution tailored to oil & gas fields, combining infrared panoramic cameras with multi-spectrum PTZ cameras. This advanced solution delivers 24/7 full-coverage protection, real-time tracking, AI-enhanced detection, and seamless visible-light verification to safeguard vital energy assets.
2. Unique Advantages
Raythink’s infrared panoramic camera provides seamless 360-degree coverage from elevated positions, using in-house developed panoramic image stitching algorithms. This enables uninterrupted area protection, even in complex and irregular terrains. The camera completes one full rotation every two seconds, ensuring real-time situational awareness without blind spots.
When a target is detected, the panoramic camera instantly links with Raythink’s dual-spectrum PTZ cameras. These PTZ units combine thermal and visible-light imaging to provide high-resolution tracking, even under poor lighting or harsh weather conditions. The intelligent linkage enables immediate visual verification and evidence recording, reinforcing the system’s security coverage.
The solution features customizable virtual warning zones. This is particularly crucial for environments like oilfields or pipelines, where assets are dispersed across wide areas or follow linear layouts. Once a target enters a defined zone, the system triggers an alarm and initiates tracking. Operators can assess the intrusion with visible light images and respond accordingly.
Built-in AI recognition algorithms support the detection and tracking of multiple targets such as personnel, vehicles, and UAVs. These smart analytics help predict movement paths and prevent false alarms. In addition, Raythink’s infrared detectors enhance night vision capabilities and fill gaps left by traditional visible-light-only systems.
For field mobility, the solution supports portable infrared panoramic cameras with built-in power supplies and wireless transmission. These units are ideal for mobile patrols, enabling remote protection through tablets and other devices without the need for permanent infrastructure.
A wide monitoring area, which is impossible to be covered by traditional security solutions
24/7
Multiple monitoring points, resulting in
high infrastructure and O&M costs, and poor scalability in the future
HD night vision require
ment due to a high crim rate at night, which cannot be satisfied by traditional monitoring devices
A risk of mlssed alarms, as traditional monitoring devices feature a flxed angle or a narrow FOV
Built-in AI Intelligent Recognition Algorithms
Raythink’s finished product is paired with its fully self-developed infrared detector to make up for the disadvantage of visible light imaging and enhance night vision performance. It is also equipped with built-in intelligent recogni- tion algorithms for quick recognition and tracking of UAVs, personnel and vehicles.
All-Round, Full-Coverage, and 360° Monitoring
Traditional systems with fixed, narrow viewing angles tend to create blind spots in monitoring, failing to meet the needs of wide-area security monitoring in oil and gas fields. The infrared panoramic camera, which rotates for one circle every 2 seconds, presents panoramic images in real time based on Raythink’s self-developed image stitching algorithms.
Visible Light Linkag
The infrared panoramic camera, upon detecting a target, immediately links to dual-spectrum PTZ cameras for linkage tracking to capture evidence of the intrusion, achieving visual identification upon detection.
Warning Area Customization
Oil and gas fields feature a scattered distribution of facilities and long and narrow pipelines. The system supports the customization of irregular virtual fence warning areas. Once a target enters one of those areas, an alarm is triggered immediately, allowing for further judgment of the target’s physical attributes through visible light.
Customized Wirtual Fence
Multi-Target Trajectory Tracking
The system supports simultaneous tracking of multiple targets, including personnel, vehicles, and UAVs, while mapping their trajectories to assist security personnel in predicting the movement trends of the targets. It can link UAVs to track targets and aid in capture efforts.
Portable Security Radar, Mobile Deployment
The portable infrared panoramic camera is equipped with an 8-hour mobile power supply, enabling large-scale, remote, and 24h monitoring of personnel and vehicles. It supports wireless transmission and allows real-time viewing of the monitoring screen via a tablet. Enhance effective monitoring measures within the area and improve the overall security management capabilities.
Mobile Patrol
3. Main Applicantion
Oilfield Perimeter Protection Solution
Covering an area of 6,000 square meters, a large oilfield has raw materials and production equipment exposed outdoors. Incidents of petty theft and even organized stealing occur frequently, resulting in significant economic losses and making security a top priority in oil and gas field operations.
According to the project requirements, Raythink deployed infrared panoramic cameras on 40-meter-high towers to monitor intrusion targets such as people and vehicles within an 8-kilometer radius. Administrators can customize monitoring zones based on the locations of individual oil wells. The infrared panoramic cameras provide uninterrupted 360° detection, capable of identifying and tracking multiple targets simultaneously. They also link in real-time with visible light cameras to capture evidence of intrusions, enhancing the oilfield’s security system and helping to deter and prevent theft.
Oil Pipeline Perimeter Protection Solution
In a certain area of Northwest China, oil pipelines are deployed in a secluded location, featuring a long and narrow layout. Raythink deployed dozens of PC4 dual-spectrum PTZ cameras on-site, paired with its proprietary monitoring system, to customize virtual fences around the pipelines for 24/7 perimeter monitoring. Once a suspicious target intrudes, a remote alarm is triggered immediately, and snapshots of the target are captured to help prevent theft.
4. Recommended Products
Infrared Panoramic Camera U6/U12
Resolution: 640×512/1280×1024
Focal length: 55/75mm
Detection distance (lens of 75mm):
Personnel/2km;vehicles/4km;UAVs/1.5km
Multi-Spectrum PTZ Camera
Thermal imaging resolution:
640×512/1280×1024
Visible light resolution: 2688×1520 Detection distance (lens of 150mm):
Fire points/10km;personnel/6.3km;vehicles/19.2km
Infrared Panoramic Camera UM6
Resolution: 640×512
Focal length: 19/25mm
Detection distance(lens of 25mm): Personnel/750m;vehicles/1500m
Dual-Spectrum PTZ Camera
Thermal imaging resolution:
640×512/1280×1024
Visible light resolution: 2688×1520 Detection distance (lens of 100mm): Firepoints/6km;personnel/4.2km;vehicles/12.8km
5. Conclusion
Raythink’s infrared panoramic and multi-spectrum PTZ solution offers a transformative approach to perimeter security in the oil and gas industry. By addressing the unique challenges of large-area protection—such as scattered facilities, difficult terrain, and the need for 24/7 monitoring—the system delivers unmatched reliability, scalability, and intelligence.
Through real-time 360° detection, intelligent multi-target tracking, portable deployment, and AI-enhanced analytics, Raythink empowers energy enterprises to reduce security risks, prevent losses, and optimize operational safety in even the most demanding environments.
