Pipeline Leak Detection
Pipeline Leak Detection is an essential component of Oil and Gas products transportation system. Environmental impact of pipeline leak and subsequent business penalties related to production downtime, spill recovery costs, fines and reputational risks, make having reliable Pipeline Leak Detection system an obvious choice for the midstream/downstream sector of Oil and Gas industry no matter what scale of the pipeline is. Most of the countries with well developed pipeline network legislatively require having leak detection implemented in Oil and Gas products pipeline system. Local regulators set type and minimum requirements for Pipeline Leak Detection system. Unfortunately, these systems provide just basic features and performance. The level of nuisance alarms is high making the real leak easily disregarded. Also it is not possible to determine exact location of the leak. Please refer to technical paper for more information about Pipeline Leak Detection Systems.
Apexense offers turnkey solutions for Pipeline Leak Detection based on Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing technology. Depending on size of the pipeline system and product being transported we provide flexible solutions based on Distributed Vibration Sensing and/or Distributed Temperature Sensing technologies.
In comparison to point sensors or indirect leak detection methods (flow balance monitoring), Apexense Pipeline Leak Detection systems has such undeniable advantages as
- it is possible to prevent leak by detecting and locating of unauthorized third-party activities along the pipeline,
- short leak detection time (typically within 24 hours),
- reliable detection of leaks - low rate of nuisance alarms,
- up to 50 km range of a single monitoring segment which can be easily extended,
- monitoring system is controlled by a compact Alarm Processing Unit which can be deployed in the field,
- no need for supplying power to point sensors thanks to,
- continuous monitoring along the pipeline with,
- leak location accuracy of 20 meters or better.
Most of the pipelines has to run fibre optic cable along it for communication purposes anyways thus having Apexense Pipeline Leak Detection system in place is quite economical. Our engineers will consult on a proper installation of the cable so it will properly work as a sensor while keeping its data communication and controls features.
Having Apexense Pipeline Leak Detection system installed on your pipeline along with regulatory required system improves overall reliability and can guarantee 100% detection of the leak by combining different methods of the leak detection.
Not only Apexense supplies Pipeline Leak Detection equipment but also provides services for cable supply and installation, integration of Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing into existing infrastructure, training of personnel, maintenance and service.