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Drone based Gas Pipeline Leak Detection
- There are 2.8 million kilometers of gas pipelines worldwide – much of it aging and leak-prone
- Oil & Gas companies are losing billions of dollars annually through leaks, third party intervention, environmental damage and public relations debacles
- Current leak detection techniques are unreliable and very expensive
- Based on recent pipeline disasters, regulators in the US and elsewhere are mandating active leak detection systems
- Drones offer unprecedented remote access to the entire pipeline
- Sensor technology is currently undergoing a revolution in size-reduction and capabilities
- Pending NASA – Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) license offers a laser spectrometer methane sensor that is 100x more sensitive and 10x lighter than current sensors
- This is the same sensor that flew on the spacecraft Curiosity that detected methane on Mars
