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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Naveed Aslam, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Naveed Aslam, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Linde Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/10 (2012.01); E21B 47/11 (2012.01); E21B 47/113 (2012.01); G01M 3/18 (2006.01); G01M 3/22 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/222 (2013.01); E21B 47/1025 (2013.01); G01N 15/06 (2013.01); G01N 21/85 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0038 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0046 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0681 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0693 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring and detecting leaks in a pipeline is disclosed. The method is particularly useful in pipelines that are transporting hydrocarbons. Gas enabled photo sensitive particles are fed into the pipeline and when they encounter a leak, change their condition. This change is captured by a detector which transmits the data to an operator that a leak condition exists as well as its location and intensity.