Milestones and You!

Everybody likes to look back and reminisce.
LDARtools has had a great many fond memories throughout its years of service to the LDAR industry. These milestones have helped us become the company (and family) we are today. We wouldn’t be who, what, or where we are if it weren’t for your support.
Here’s our journey and thank you for being a part of it.

2025

Q1

Data Management Enhancements Improve Chateau’s Efficiency

Q2

Expanding Our Partnership with ExxonMobil

Q3

Our Focus is on You!

Q4

A New Era for Field Mobility: Chateau Mobile for iOS is Here!

2024

January

117 CHATEAU DATABASES IN USE

April

17th Brownie Celebration – No phxs in for Repair

June

phx42’s Continuing Success

November

Celebrating Chateau with 1,000 Users and Counting!

2023

January

16th Brownie Celebration — No phxs in for Repair

May

Fishing at LDARtools

September

Worldwide phx Distribution

2022

January

LDARtools staff

Over 2000 phx FID Analyzers Delivered

June

15TH BROWNIE CELEBRATION

July

Pita Takes the Long Walk

August

First Annual phx Tech Tip Contest

September

1000 phx42’s sold

2021

March

phx42 LDAR probe

phx42 LDAR Probe Contest

June

ISO Certification/13th Brownie Celebration

2020

January

The man that made it all possible.

phx42 certified by Korea National Institute of Environment Research

March

Released Customized Leak Reporting Wizard for Chateau

April

Repair lab at full capacity even with Corona shutdown

June

11th Brownie Celebration

July

LDARtools announces improved filter detection with new .22 micron filters for phx42

October

phx21/phx42 Work Order days trending to zero!

October

phx42 Zero Oxygen Mode (ZOM) testing for ENSK

November

phx42 ZOM Total Hydrocarbon FID now Available for Purchase

December

12th brownie celebration

2019

January

February

March

NO phx21 or phx42’s in our Repair lab on March 6,2019

July

NO phx21 or phx42’s in our Repair lab on July 24,2019

October

LDARtools signs ENS Korea as Exclusive South Korean Distributor

October

We finally passed the milestone at which more than 50% of the beard-possible people really have beards!

2018

January

We added two new feathered members to our LDARtools family.

February

Celebrating our 6th Brownie celebration.

March

Had an exciting reveal of the phx42 at the ISA Conference in Galveston, TX (ISA, flyer) . Updated Shades of Gra/ey Questions.

April

The phx42 was a Big Hit at the 4C HSE Conference in San Antonio! We can’t wait to show it off at the Fugitives Emissions Summit in Houston.

April

The 7th Brownie Celebration took place April 13, 2018. Thanks to everyone who participated.

May

June

October

November

Another SKYRoute Project completed.

December

Delivered 165 phx42s with 94% Field Utilization as of 12/14/2018.

December

2017

January

The Shades of LDAR Gra/ey Project was updated with new questions.

January

The 4th Brownie Celebration was kicked off by another day without any phx21s in for repairs.

February

LDARtools participates in the annual 4C Conference to talk about Chateau and get more reponses for the Shades of LDAR Gra/ey Areas Project.

March

The phx42, the LDAR Analyzer for Today and Tomorrow, is unveiled.

April

We held the first Chateau Training Class on April 28, 2017.

June

LDARtools made an appearance at the ISA Leak Detection and Repair – Fugitive Emissions Symposium in Galveston, TX. This 2-day event focused on all air compliance industries.

July

The phx42 battery is Complete!

August

Its the 5th LDARtools Brownie Celebration in commemoration of two days of all phx21s out in the field, August 7 & 8, 2017.

October

The phx42 sells out on its first month’s production run. Seven (7) customers have confirmed for more than the first production run. The phx42 is almost ready. We know our customers are ready and we are eager to start delivering!

November

Annual Fall Festival and Training Seminar!

December

First snow fall at the Chateau.

2016

February

The Shades of LDAR Gray Project launches.

February

Chateau revealed at the 4C Conference in Austin, Texas.

May

More people are introduced to the Shades of LDAR Gra/ey at the ISA Conference.

June

LDARtools Technical Updates project is launched to provide tips on phx21 usage and care.

August

The 100% phx21 Brownie Celebration sends 1368 brownies to 71 sites all over the world.

August

Trixie (the FREE horse! Seriously, just ask Rex.) comes to join our Merry Band. (You really should ask Rex. It is a great story.)

October

Most of LDARtools gets together for a company photo with Trixie.

November

LDARtools celebrates another year with its annual Fall Festival.

2015

January

The programming group is replaced with two Supermen and one Superwoman.

January

LDARtools reaches 20 employees.

January

SpanBoxLite 210 is introduced to replace SpanBox 2.

March

SpanBoxLite 310 and 330 are introduced.

May

Sage Environmental and IPREMS are named the first Technical Advisors for Chateau.

June

LDARtools becomes a certified Archer 2 and Mesa repair center.

July

A CNC machine is purchased.

(And the LDAR industry asks: What are they up to, now?!)

November

LDARtools holds its annual Fall Festival adding Training into the mix.

December

The LTI Design Team now has 33 members!

2014

January

Rex Moses begins working on LTIFramework (the predecessor to Chateau).

February

LDARtools releases LTI Mobile, the lightning-fast Windows Mobile LDAR application.

February

EnRud Resources becomes an LDARtools Distributor.

July

TEAM Industrial Services standardizes on LDARtools equipment and software.

July

DOW contract changes hands with LDARtools products required by specs.

October

The 500th phx21 in operation is announced.

October

“LTIFramework” becomes “Chateau.”

November

TEAM Industrial Services begins nation-wide rollout of LTIDesktop and LTIMobile.

December

A phx21 is sold to South Africa (Apex Instruments).

2013

May

Darbonne Services purchases a fleet of phx21s.

June

The phx21 gets a “Made in Texas” label.

September

We begin marketing to the entire industry.

October

LDARtools China opens for business.

November

Official Grand Opening at the Dickinson Office marks the beginning of the Fall Fest tradition.

December

The Pump Throttling patent is issued.

2012

March

The phx21 performs beautifully where it is REALLY cold: North Pole, Alaska.

July

Midwest EPA Success.

November

We moved to the Dickinson location – “Chateau”. (Come and see us—it’s beautiful!)

November

A patent is issued for FEScout.

2011

January

DOW Chemical specifies LDARtools in bids.

February

Environmental Analytics is sold. LDARtools becomes a real company.

March

$1,000,000 investment (from one of the happy EA investors).

August

A c2 is sold to Australia.

December

A new phx21 regulator is introduced to compensate for extreme cold in the Midwest.

2010

January

ExxonMobile (Torrance, Ca) purchases phx21s.

March

Our office space doubled.

July

A patent issue is resolved in our favor.

2009

April

A patent issue is resolved in our favor.

August

The phx21 receives Class 1 Division 1 certification.

November

DOW20/ARK5 purchase phx21s.

2008

March

LDARtools begins acting like its own company and moves from Uncle Bobs to a Hwy 3 office (2000 sq. ft.).

September

The phx21 makes its grand debut at ISA in San Antonio.

2007

March

LDARtools becomes the official “EA Research Division” and quickly outgrows the “office down the hall” at EA in Nassau Bay, TX. We moved to a 300 sqft storage/warehouse unit called Uncle Bob’s in League City (behind the Whataburger).

June

LDARtools is introduced at ISA Conference.

June

FECrystal receives Class 1 Division 2 certification.

September

Hovensa becomes the first LDARtools site to use c2s, Cal and Skiba.

October

DOW begins using LDARtools software.

2006

June

Roy Massengale (ENRUD Resources) develops the TR-200, the first wireless LDAR device.

(This is NOT an LDARtools achievement, but we have to give credit where it is due!)

October

The first FECrystal – TVA connection is made.

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