A continuous monitoring system allows early detection and warnings of defects before they reach the magnitude of a major disaster. While pipelines are designed to withstand many conditions, they are naturally susceptible to operational, ecological and man-made issues, including internal erosion and corrosion, mechanical deformation, leaks and encroachments. Yet, detecting and localizing these types of complications in pipelines can be very difficult, expensive and imprecise. Fiber optic sensors installed along pipelines have proven to be successful in mitigating these risks by providing valuable data about accumulating strains.
“This is a great example of Luna’s expanding applications in the oil and gas industry,”
A Columbian pipeline transport company that was experiencing mechanical deformations due to local soil and geohazard effects is now using Luna’s sensors to diminish these risks by providing the information necessary to perform preventative maintenance in a more precise way. Outfitted with more than 1,000 Luna strain sensors, Luna’s Hyperion optical sensing interrogator provides data that allows pipeline operators to gain an understanding of the mechanical behavior of buried pipelines under diverse soil conditions. This information is critical as a predictive measure for the overall integrity of a pipeline installation, which not only helped the customer establish new maintenance protocols, but also created significant savings in prevented pipeline ruptures and associated environmental remediation costs.
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Jane Bomba
Luna Innovations Incorporated
Phone: 303-829-1211
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Sally J. Curley
Luna Innovations Incorporated
614-530-3002
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