Detecting natural gas leaks from the worlds nearly 5 million kilometers of underground pipelines is a difficult and costly challenge. Existing technologies are limited to ground deployment and have a number of limitations such as slow response, false leak readings and high costs. Various remote sensing solutions have been proposed in the past and a few are currently being developed. This paper starts by describing the remote sensing concept and then will focus on a new technology developed by Synodon scientists. This airborne instrument is a passive Gas Filter Correlation Radiometer (GFCR) that is tuned to measure ethane in the 3.3 microns near-infrared band. The paper will then present the results of the first airborne field tests and conclude with a description of the service which Synodon will be offering to the transmission and distribution pipeline operators using the new technology.
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2008 7th International Pipeline Conference
September 29–October 3, 2008
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- International Petroleum Technology Institute and the Pipeline Division
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978-0-7918-4858-6
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Results of Field Trials of Realsens™, An Airborne Natural Gas Leak Detection Technology
Adrian Banica,
Adrian Banica
Synodon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Doug Miller,
Doug Miller
Synodon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Boyd T. Tolton
Boyd T. Tolton
Synodon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Adrian Banica
Synodon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Doug Miller
Synodon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Boyd T. Tolton
Synodon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Paper No:
IPC2008-64647, pp. 935-940; 6 pages
Published Online:
June 29, 2009
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Banica, A, Miller, D, & Tolton, BT. "Results of Field Trials of Realsens™, An Airborne Natural Gas Leak Detection Technology." Proceedings of the 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference. 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference, Volume 2. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. September 29–October 3, 2008. pp. 935-940. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2008-64647
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