LEAK DETECTION FOR TRANSPETROL WESTERN PIPELINES

Leak detection on crude oil pipeline. The pipelines Bucany-Tupa and Bucany-Czech lies in environmentally sensitive area with a large water reservoir. Pressure Wave method is the pripary, for the exact leak localisation even for small leaks. Transpetrol is the operator of crude oil pipelines “Druzhba” and “Adria”, which are linking together Russia, Czech Republic and Mediterrean. SCADA system was Citect provided by Ci Technologies, Ltd. (Australia).