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Title: The Development And Field Testing Of A New Locator For Buried Plastic And Metal Pipelines
Author: Arthur C. Eberlk, Harlan Howe, Kenneth L. Carr
Source: American Gas Association 1976
Year Published: 1976
Abstract: This paper describes the research and development program of an instrument to directly locate buried plastic and metal pipelines. The concept of downward-looking radar is used as the pipe location method. Also included is a summary of the operating instructions for the pipe locator and laboratory and Held test results. The paper discusses the development from computer processed laboratory measurements to a completely self-contained batterypowered portable instrument soon to be produced commercially. A major problem in the natural gas industry is the location of buried facilities. Facilities include not only gas lines but other buried utilities such as power lines, telephone and television cables. With increasing concern for the environment comes increasing requirements that all utility services be buried. Gas utilities have more buried pipelines than any other utility except water and sewer jurisdictions, and thus bear the majority of third party damage. In short, the more digging, the more third party damage wc suffer. A good way to reduce third party damage is with accurate location and marking of our pipelines.

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