Put
your pipeline
networks under
more
effective
control
ORBCOMM and
StarTrak have
teamed up to provide an innovative,
turn-key monitoring solution that
revolutionizes the way clients manage
their remote pipeline operations.
The timely, cost-effective transmission
of information enables valued clients
to streamline their business processes,
maintain high safety standards, reduce
asset risk and preserve their investments.
An example of this end-to-end
solution is described below:
Offshore
Pipeline
Operations
An
acoustic system transmits a train
of pulses to the surface upon the
passage of the magnetic pig or on
command. The pulses are received by
instrumentation housed on a perma-
nently positioned buoy. The digitized
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data is
transmitted through the
ORBCOMM system to a central
operating control station on land
or at the offshore platform.
Benefits
- Allows clients to operate
their pipeline
systems
safely and efficiently
- Reports cathodic data, including rectifier
current
and voltage in order
to protect against corrosion
- and potential line failure
- Provides station identification, accurate time
by
atomic clock and speed
of magnetic pig at
- master stations
- Monitors flow conditions and calculates
slippage
factor
- Aids automatic pig and sphere launching
facilities
- Monitors compressor and pumping equipment
- Reports pipe-to-soil potential
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at master
station
and sub-station.
Technical
Overview
Permanent
monitoring stations
are positioned along the route of
the pipeline at intervals typically
five miles apart. Between these
stations, there are usually cathodic
test stations at road and river
crossings where access is available.
Pipe-to-soil measurements may be
monitored through sub-stations
linked to the master station by radio
communication, electromagnetic
communication utilizing the pipe as a
conductor, hard wiring or a direct link
to Pipeline Control (PLC) through the
ORBCOMM satellite communications
network. The data is passed through
a terrestrial link to the StarTrak
monitoring and control facility and
then immediately sent to the client via
Internet or file transfer.
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