Entelec 2006 presentation

1

• Entelec 2006 presentation
• Mass Balance Leak Detect,Can it Work for You?

Richard D. Newell President www.auspex-inc.com
Bill Greenwood President www.enviropipe.com
2
Introduction

• Why a leak detection system
• How it works
• What is needed
• How to use it
• Comments

3
Why do you need one?

• Detect leaks
• Improve operation and performance
• Better public image
• Legal requirements
• Minimize litigation
• Reduced financial and environmental impact

4
How it works

• Differences from the transient model
• Delta change more important
• Forgiving of instrumentation calibration

5
What is needed to use one?

• Data requirements
• Frequency of data
• Instrumentation requirements
• Meters
• Pressures

6
How to use it

• Configuration
• Operation
• Maintenance

7
Configuration

• Pipeline data
• Station data
• Inlets/Outlets
• Product data

8
Configuration / Pipeline Data

• Physical information
• Length
• Total BBLS
• Operation limits

9
Configuration / Station Data

• Location
• Pipe parameters
• Pumps, valves
• Meters
• Instrumentation

10
Configuration / Product Data

• Operational data
• Specific gravity
• Temperature
• Batch size

11
Operation

• Easy to use and access
• Enhanced operation data
• Leak determination and location
• Accurate batch tracking
• Management access

12
Operation / Ease of Use

• Operator access
• System overview

13
Operation / Operational Data

• pipeline rates
• interface arrivals
• pig tracking
• hydraulic gradient
• reports

14
Operation / Leak Determination

• Minimize false alarms
• Multiple methods
• Cross check data
• Milepost estimate

15
Operation / Batch Tracking

• Interface arrivals
• Product location

16
Operation / Management Access

• Access to real-time data
• Password protected

17
Maintenance

• Tuning
• Training
• Configuration

18
Maintenance / Tuning

• Valid limits ?
• Review trends
• Review logs

19
Maintenance / Training

• Leak training
• Simulator
• Field test

20
Maintenance / Configuration

• Update pipeline information
• Stations, block valves, etc.
• Instrumentation
• Easy to update or modify existing system
• Easy to add a new pipeline

21
Acquiring a System

• Buying
• Protecting your investment
• Features

22
Buying / System Choices

• Integrated with a SCADA system
• Stand-alone
• Features

23
Buying choices / Integrated

• Replace everything
• Primary business is not leak detection
• Limited offering

24
Buying choices / Stand-alone

• You get to choose what is important
• Vendors more knowledgeable
• Support multiple pipeline systems
• SCADA replacements

25
Buying choices / Features

• User friendly
• Easy to configure and maintain
• Automatic display creation
• Robust performance
• Minimize false alarms
• Transient processing
• Rapid return to normal
• Maintainable by user

26
Protecting your Investment

• Service contract
• Source code

27
Protecting / Service Contract

• Technical backup
• Updates
• Telephone support
• Reduced rates

28
Protecting / Source Code

• Why do you need it?
• Poor service
• Vendor disappears
• Get the real source
• Verify it builds
• Why escrow doesnt work

29
Questions to Consider

• Good fit for your pipeline(s)?
• Can you add operators or pipeline data?
• Can you support system if vendor can't?
• Can the system work with a new SCADA?
• Too good to be true systems

30
Conclusion

• Does not have to be complicated, hard to maintain
  or use
• Can reduce exposure from a leak
• Enhances performance and safety

31
For additional information
William M. Greenwood, President EnviroPipe
Applications Inc. P.O. Box 641 Lake Jackson, TX
77566-0641 Phone [phone] Fax
979-285-2080 bgreenwood_at_enviropipe.com
Rich Newell, President Auspex, Inc. 12475 Gulf
Freeway, Suite G1 Houston, TX 77034-4623 Phone
713-524-3100 epa_at_auspex-inc.com