Transcript Document 7220302

Airborne Natural Gas Pipeline
Leak Detection
Washington State Citizens Committee On
Pipeline Safety
Johan Wictor
November 29 2007
U.S. Oil & Gas Methane Emissions
Oil Downstream
2 Bcf or 1%
Transmission
and Storage
91 Bcf or 26%
Processing
29 Bcf or 8%
Oil and Gas
Production
156 Bcf or 45%
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Distribution
68 Bcf or 20%
Source: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1 f 1 f and Sinks 1990 – 2005, USEPA, April, 2007
Total 346 Bcf equates to: $2.42B in lost revenue (at $7/Mcf);
Gas supply capable of heating almost 5 million U.S. households/year;
ALMA
Airborne Laser Optical Unit
The ALMA Advantage
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Improves public safety
Enhances pipeline integrity
High sensitivity
Economical
Enhances standard visual
inspection
• Proven technology
• Reliable
• Provides historical data
Potential Methane Leak
RMOTC/DOE Test September 2006
• The Rocky Mountain
Oilfield Testing Center
is an integral part of the
U.S. Department of
Energy’s Fossil Energy
Program.
• The RMOTC operates
a 10,000 acre fieldscale testing facility
located 64 km north of
Casper, WY.
• All testing is conducted
under real-world
conditions
• Successful test results
Are we doing the right thing?
In Summary
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Johan Wictor – 425-503-8127
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• www.pergam-suisse.ch