Technologies

Name	Program Area	Status
Metallic Joint Locator (MJL)	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Pipe Locating	Commercial Product
Description:	The Ultra-Trac MJL provides an easy way to locate cast-iron joints, chill rings in welded steel pipe, metallic tapping tees, metallic flanges, and metal repair clamps. In field tests, the MJL was also able to detect bell and spigot joints for an eight-inch-diameter water main buried at a depth of...
Methane Sensing Solutions for Oil & Gas	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Leak Detection	Under Development
Description:	Laser Absorption Spectroscopy system that can perform continuous monitoring of a well-site. Sensor is ultra-precise, specific to methane, and does not require calibration. In field tests with StatOil and Shell following lab testing by SwRI in EDF Methane Detector Challenge.
Microstructured Fiber for Infrared Absorption Measurements of Methane Concentration	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Leak Detection	Under Development
Description:	Project is designing, fabricating, and testing a hollow core, microstructured optical fiber for long path-length transmission of infrared radiation at methane absorption wavelengths. Micrometer-sized side-holes allow gases to penetrate into the hollow core. A combination of techniques allow...
Miniature, High Accuracy Tunable Mid-IR Laser Spectrometer for CH4/C2H6 Leak Detection	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Leak Detection	Under Development
Description:	The system combines a compact spectrometer based on a mid-infrared laser, multi-port sampling system, and advanced computational approach to enable highly sensitive, accurate methane leak quantification and localization. The approach will use artificial neural networks and dispersion models to...
Mitigating External Corrosion Through Nano-Modified Cement-Based Coatings	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Excavation Damage Prevention	Under Development
Description:	This project addresses three main tasks: 1) Develop a processing technique to produce the cement-based coating by effective dispersion of nanomaterials through sonication (physical method) and surfactant treatment (chemical method). 2) Characterize key properties of the coating material relevant...
Mitigating Pipeline Corrosion Using a Smart Thermal Spraying Coating System		Under Development
Description:	The technology is funded by PHMSA to investigate corrosion mitigation for pipelines through the advances of smart thermally sprayed coatings. An initial study was carried out for the feasibility of utilizing thermal spraying as a coating method for pipeline corrosion prevention. The experimental...
Mitigation of Pipeline Bio-Corrosion Using a Mixture of D-Amino Acids with a Biocide	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Excavation Damage Prevention	Under Development
Description:	This project developed a new biocide enhancer technology to mitigate biofilms in the prevention of Microbiologically- Influenced Corrosion (MIC). Sessile cells in biofilms require considerably higher biocide concentrations than planktonic cells to treat. D-amino acids have been found to be biocide...
Mobile LiDAR Sensor for Rapid and Sensitive Methane Leak Detection Applications	Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Leak Detection	Under Development
Description:	Bridger's complete light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing system will use a near-infrared fiber laser amplifier in a system mounted on a ground vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which can be programmed to survey multiple wellpads a day. Data captured by the LiDAR system will...
Models for Complex Loadings, Operational Considerations, and Interactive Threats	Pipeline Risk and Information Management -- System Risk Modeling and Security	Under Development
Description:	This study reviewed reportable accidents to determine the types and frequencies on interacting threats. It developed guidance for pipeline operators for identifying and evaluating complex, higher-risk situations involving integrity threat interactions. An analysis was performed to determine the...
Monitor and Report Encroachments on the Pipeline Right-of-Way		Under Development
Description:	The system is co-funded by the California Energy Commission and OTD and it includes stationary vibrating sensors (see picture) installed near the ground surface at the pipeline right-of-way (ROW). The sensors make use of advanced wireless technology that enables monitoring miles of range with very...