Oil and Gas Unit Increases their Pipeline Lifespan with T-Pulse for Workplace Inspections
Industry
Oil and Gas
Location
APAC
Data Sources Leveraged
GUMPSâ„¢
Objectives
Results
Pipe life was increased with real-time corrosion metrics
Critical indications of corrosion identified within a year
Intelligent planning of maintenance activities with accurate information
Early detection of defects with Industrial AI
Transforming Pipeline Integrity Monitoring
Challenge
- Planning pipe inspection/maintenance without real-time corrosion data
- Estimating the amount of insulation that needed to be unwrapped
- Limited data and information to support reliability-centered maintenance.
Improving pipeline reliability with T-Pulse Pipeline Assistant
If preventing hazardous leaks and ensuring pipeline health and integrity is your goal, T-Pulse Pipeline Assistant is a one-of-a-kind intelligent IoT sensor that belongs in your collection. It enables the managers to manage the pipeline infrastructure in real-time and detect any signs of potential corrosion.
In addition to that, the intelligent AI algorithms that power the Pipeline Assistant can also predict potential defects and their growth rates. Overall, the predictive maintenance system has been proven to have increased the overall life of a pipeline network by 2+ years.
In the case of our downstream oil and gas unit, the availability of real-time information made it possible for the management to cut down on unnecessary maintenance activities. They were able to save considerable expenses associated with long-drawn preventive maintenance activities, as the Pipeline Assistant could pinpoint the exact locations that needed inspection.
The maintenance teams identified 2 critical integrity compromises within the first 2 months and 8 such compromises in the entire year. T-Pulse for Workplace Inspections came in immediate handy and continues to have a lasting positive impact on the client’s pipeline infrastructure and their long-term inspection/maintenance strategies.