A Pipeline Leak Detection Master class - Adrian Kane - Atmos - Ep. 028

Ep. 028 – From Install to Optimization – A Pipeline Leak Detection Masterclass – Adrian Kane – Atmos International.

Adrian Kane is Senior Vice President at Atmos International and started with Atmos in 2002 in their Manchester office. Before joining Atmos Adrian was an advance completion engineer with Schlumbeger. Adrian’s role has spanned many areas of the Atmos ecosystem over the years, and he brings a hands on and practical approach to LDS projects worldwide.

About Atmos International: Atmos International was originally founded in 1995 with a primary focus to detect pipeline leaks reliably on operational pipelines. This technology has been successfully applied to over 2,000 pipelines across more than 60 countries.

As the world’s leading leak detection provider, Atmos is best placed to help you ensure any leak is detected reliably and located accurately, giving you peace of mind and helping you sleep at night.

https://www.atmosi.com/us/

00:30 Welcome in

02:30 Adrian and his spare time

04:00 Irish & Scottish Links

06:00 Pipeline leak detection implementation steps with Atmos International

07:00 Gathering operational data for tuning

09:45 Tuninig the system before FAT

14:30 Success factors for large operations

16:30 Coordinated efforts with SCADA teams

17:20 Failures or delays in implementation

19:15 Training and Facility acceptance testing

20:30 Site acceptance testing

23:45 Project Timeline and PHMSA 195 compliance

25:00 Leak detection during commissioning

27:30 Cybersecurity in leak detection

30:00 Training through tuning and beyond

36:15 Simulating a leak for training scenarios

38:00 Documentation required for compliance – API 1130

42:00 Challenges or obstacles in implementing a solid LDS

44:00 Selecting the correct leak detection system for the system

46:46 PHMSA 195 Section 417 Rupture Compliance Module

50:50 Gas pipeline leak detection

52:00 Building a digital twin of your pipeline system for modeling

55:30 Atmos and Machine learning – 2+ decades

56:00 AI and Leak Detection – is it risky??

57:40 Top 3 items to have in order to be successful in leak detection