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Title: Leak Detection On Petroleum Pipelines
Author: Randall Allen
Source: 2012 International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
Year Published: 2012
Abstract: Early interest in pipeline leak detection was probably born of a desire to prevent interruption of fluid delivery in early open conduits carrying water from its source at high elevation to its destination in the valley. As technology improved and wooden, then lead, pipes carried water under head pressure, the consistent behavior of the flow stream at the delivery point provided evidence of good pipeline integrity. Stepping forward many years, fluids have expanded in types and number, as has the cost of fluid loss in terms of its commercial value, damage resulting from its release, and cost of remediation. Hydrocarbons of many forms are transported safely and efficiently by pipelines compared to railroads or trucks over long and short distances. However, on occasions sufficiently rare that they are not expected, leaks occur. Risk analyzers combine the probability of a leak event with the consequences of the event to determine the appropriate course of action to prevent the leak event and to mitigate damages should one occur. The more courageous among us, who believe they have little need for leak detection technology, have occasionally found their risk analysis short-sighted at high cost in dollars, company reputation and increased government oversight

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