Pipeline Leak Warning and Location Determination

The SEEK system measures acoustically if a pipeline leak has occured, and by using GPS technology, can provide a warning to the Control Room and/or automatically provide a signal thus allowing an Emergency Shut Down of a pipeline before the leak consequences escalate.

Many massive pipeline spills would have been mitigated, if this technology had been used.

The basic technology theory of the SEEK System is: the SEEK installed at each end of the pipeline will receive super-low frequency acoustic wave. When a leak or a rupture occurs, the SEEK site processors will immediately receive the wave vibration of the pipeline medium caused by the leak and CentralPRO will, according to the profiles in the comparative database, confirm whether a leak has happened on the pipeline and work out the data such as the amount of the leak; Meanwhile, the CentralPRO will verify the leak location during the time difference when SEEK site processors at both ends of the pipeline are sending the signal.