Publisher Summary TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. (TransCanada) is Canada's largest natural gas pipeline company. TransCanada owns and operates a 37000 kilometer pipeline system that contains more than 110 gas compression facilities, 1200 gas metering…
Publisher Summary This chapter deals with the pipeline leak detection techniques. Leak detection systems range from simple, visual line walking and checking to complex arrangements of hardware and software. No one method is universally applicable,…
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on various leak detection systems, which range from simple, visual line walking and checking to complex arrangements of hardware and software. No one method is universally applicable, and operating requirements…
Contaminants found in the natural gas industry can be the root cause of numerous process issues including foaming, fouling, corrosion, and solvent re-entrainment that can lead to damage of rotating equipment, poor gas quality, higher energy costs,…
Many different blends of conventional and alternative fuels have previously been investigated to gain advantages of lower tailpipe and greenhouse gas emissions while reducing petroleum dependence. In particular, blends of hydrogen with compressed…
It is becoming more widely accepted that hydrogen could become an important energy carrier in the quest for sustainability because it offers several benefits related particularly to the potential for energy storage. Natural gas pipelines can…
As the size of motors being manufactured increases, the issue of motor cooling becomes more and more critical. The high ambient temperature and the severe corrosive environment of many locations in the Chemical, Oil & Gas (COG) industry, in addition…
Field-pipeline operations are more easily affected by complex environment in comparison of common long-distance pipeline. Its failures such as leakage demand to be dealt with more urgently and efficiently. This paper proposes a leakage detection…
The natural gas pipeline network is an important part of the integrated energy system. The optimal control of the integrated energy system requires accurate transient online simulation of the natural gas pipeline network. However, the existing…
In the domain of oil and gas transmission, a high-performance leak detection method is of great significance. In this paper, a novel leak detection method based on Markov feature extraction and two-stage decision scheme is proposed to detect pipeline…
Natural gas is an important clean energy source that is mainly transported through buried pipelines. However, slight leakage during transportation is inevitable and needs to be identified in time to reduce the risk of related accidents. For this…
The paper develops a statistical model for optimizing the Hydrogen-injected Natural gas (H-NG) high-pressure pipeline network. Gas hydrodynamic principles are utilized to construct the pipeline and compressor station model. The model developed is…
Hyperspectral remote sensing images can indirectly detect underground natural gas leakage through the spectral and spatial variation of surface vegetation. However, due to the complexity of surface environment and the phenomenon of "different samples…
The aim of this paper is to present a secure wireless sensor network-based infrastructure for fast and accurate detection of eventual leaks that might occur in multiphase pipelines (i.e., pipelines which carry simultaneously more than one fluid). The…
In order to study a new leak detection and location method for oil and natural gas pipelines based on acoustic waves, the propagation model is established and modified. Firstly, the propagation law in theory is obtained by analyzing the damping…
This paper analyzes the properties of wavelet transform and its potential application in detecting the leakage location of gas pipeline. An entity-part method, which is proposed for the accurate leaking point, has been proved valid in the stimulation…
Natural gas is a clean fossil energy and an important sector in the energy consumption chart. Because of its reliability and low carbon-hydrogen ratio, the demand for natural gas increases steadily to replace coal and wood to better protect…
A novel sensor-based approach for leak detection of oil pipeline is proposed. The approach uses piezoelectric sensor in dynamic pressure transducer. The key to the detection algorithm is the use of the characteristic of piezoelectric sensor: when…
Because of kinds of regulating commands, Oil and gas pipelines in operation can occasionally generate a series of conditions consisting of stopping transportation, starting transportation, distribution, increment, internal pump regulation of single…
Natural gas reserves with 0.3–2 mol% helium are considered as the only viable source for this noble gas. Currently, cryogenic separation is used to extract helium, but it is energy-intensive. While membrane-based separation is a promising…
A novel method based on acoustic pulse-compression and envelope extraction is proposed and discussed to detect and locate hydrate blockage and leak in natural gas pipelines. Linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal rather than single frequency…
Low localization accuracy and instability have always been two primary problems for the pipeline leak detection and localization method based on the negative pressure wave (NPW) technique. In this paper, based on compressed sensing (CS) theory, a…
Low localization accuracy and instability have always been two primary problems for the pipeline leak detection and localization method based on the negative pressure wave (NPW) technique. In this paper, based on compressed sensing (CS) theory, a…
Pipeline leak detection has attracted great research interests for years in the energy industry. Continuous pressure monitoring is one of the most straightforward approaches in leak detection which utilizes pressure point analysis (PPA) algorithms to…
Underwater natural gas pipelines can be punctured for a variety of reasons, but the most notable are corrosion and aging. This study proposes a novel passive acoustic based system, to detect acoustic signals, locate the leak holes, and determine the…
According to the problems of pipeline leak detection existed in oil transport, a testing and positioning method based on wavelet packet and BP neural network is proposed. A Db4 wavelet packet is used to filter the noises of pressure signals, and…
Pipelines are vital method for long distance transportation and they need to satisfy levels of safety, unwavering quality and efficiency. Large amount of natural resources is wasted due to leakages in pipelines. In recent years, this issue has gained…
Since leaks in high-pressure pipelines transporting crude oil can cause severe economic losses, a reliable leak risk assessment can assist in developing an effective pipeline maintenance plan and avoiding unexpected incidents. The fast and accurate…
Pipeline and pipe networks are the most environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient means for transportation and distribution of fluids of high social and commercial value like drinking water, oil, and natural gas. Integrity management of the…
There is rising interest globally in the use of hydrogen for the provision of electricity or heat to industry, transport, and other applications in low-carbon energy systems. While there is attention to build out dedicated hydrogen infrastructure in…
This paper presents an automated monitoring solution for the process of transportation crude oil and petroleum products through pipelines. The proposed system has a hierarchical, partially distributed architecture, based on microcontrollers systems…
Real-time and accurate leakage detection of natural gas gathering pipelines is critical to the safe and reliable operation of the gas and oil industry. Modern data-driven fault detection and diagnosis techniques have recently gained increasing…
Recent studies have shown that underground natural gas storage leaks can be indirectly detected through the spectral changes of surface vegetation. However, due to the phenomenon of different samples demonstrating the same spectrum, using a…
Leakage from pressurized liquid ammonia pipeline has been a serious problem in large commercial cold storages because it might release large amount of liquid ammonia and without safety supervision in daily operations. The present paper shows a…
Gas leaks can cause major incidents resulting in both human injuries and financial losses. To avoid such situations, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted to the development of reliable techniques for detecting gas leakage. As knowing…
In this paper, we introduce an oil leak detection system based on video surveillance built on a petroleum platform or an island in the sea. Video surveillance can offer real-time monitoring by means of data acquisition, storage, transmission and…
This paper presents a novel pipeline leak detection scheme based on gradient and slope turns rejection (GSTR). Instead of monitoring the pipeline under constant working pressure, GSTR introduces a new testing method which obtains data during the…
The aim of this paper is to present a secure wireless sensor network-based infrastructure for fast and accurate detection of eventual leaks that might occur in multiphase pipelines (i.e., pipelines which carry simultaneously more than one fluid). The…
An accidental leakage of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) can occur during processes of production, storage and transportation. LNG has a complex dispersion characteristic after release into the atmosphere. This complex behaviour demands a detailed…
Inner spherical detectors (SDs) can approach the leak point of a liquid-filled pipeline from the inside, and therefore potentially have very high leak detection sensitivity. This paper demonstrates the SD’s high sensitivity of detecting tiny,…
Leak detection is one of the most important issues in natural gas pipelines operation, major accidents can result from pipe gas leaks in pipelines that transport high-pressure gases. Natural gas pipeline leakage can cause huge economic losses and…
Two cryogenic Helium recovery processes which are based on the flash separation are investigated and analyzed. The presence of Helium in the natural gas affects shape of its phase envelope. Effect of various components concentration on the natural…
Pipeline leakage can lead to production losses and can adversely affect the environment, causing harm to the operator. Monitoring the pressure, volumetric flow rate, and other responses along the pipeline are vital to identifying pipe leaks. In this…
Pipeline leakage can lead to production losses and can adversely affect the environment, causing harm to the operator. Monitoring the pressure, volumetric flow rate, and other responses along the pipeline are vital to identifying pipe leaks. In this…
Leaked methane from natural gas distribution pipelines is a significant human and environmental health problem in urban areas. To assess this risk, urban mobile methane leak surveys were conducted, using innovative methodology, on the streets of…
Leaked methane from natural gas distribution pipelines is a significant human and environmental health problem in urban areas. To assess this risk, urban mobile methane leak surveys were conducted, using innovative methodology, on the streets of…