CONTROS’ Mobile Leak Detection System
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Outline i.
About CONTROS
ii. Introduction iii. Hydrocarbons in sea water iv. Detection of hydrocarbons in seawater v. Mobile Leak Detection System vi. Key Technology Optical Sniffers vii. Features and Benefits sophisticated underwater gas detection
About CONTROS Facts: • • •
Established in 2003 Based in Kiel / Germany 21 employees + freelancer
Fields of Business: • • • • • • •
Hydrocarbon and CO2 Sensor Development Hydrocarbon Leak Detection Systems Methane Hydrate Exploration & Research Environmental / Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Industrial Development Projects Lake Gas Extraction Systems / Process Monitoring CO2 Applications / CCS sophisticated underwater gas detection
CONTROS‘ Expertise
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Sensor, Membrane and System Development CO2, CH4, MEG & PAH Surface to 6.000 m Subsea Engineering and Technical Integration Data Management and Modeling sophisticated underwater gas detection
Sensors and Systems for O&G HydroCTM Sensors: • • •
Hydrocarbon Sniffers (CH4 and PAH) MEG Sniffers High Pressure Sensors
Systems: • • • •
Mobile Leak Detection Systems Leak Detection Monitoring Systems Pipeline Pre-Commissioning Systems (MEG) Environmental Monitoring Systems sophisticated underwater gas detection
CONTROS’ Leak Detection History 2008: Utilisation of CONTROS’ Methane and PAH Sniffers for detection and localisation of natural Methane Seeps in the German North Sea 2009: Development and marketing of a Mobile Leak Detection System for ROV Pipeline Inspection 2010: Ongoing field test for permanent Leak Detection Monitoring System sophisticated underwater gas detection
About hydrocarbons in seawater •
Hydrocarbons in seawater are a multiphase mix: • • • • • •
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oil phase gas bubbles dissolved gas in seawater formation water cold seawater solid gas hydrate phase
The oil phase contains significant amounts of PAH The gas phase contains mainly Methane
(Zheng et al., 2002)
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About the detection of hydrocarbons in seawater
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Hydrocarbon leaks can be detected directly by suitable sensors or indirectly by measuring the associated anomaly. Associated anomalies in the environmental baseline can be measured with a CTD: •
Salinity changes
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Temperature changes
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Density changes
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Basic Principle of CONTROS MLDS 1. Detection and localisation of leaks (where?) • •
quick sensors with low detection limit direct and indirect methods
2. Qualification of leaks (what?) • • •
reduces false alarm rate direct methods only selective methods
3. Quantification of leaks (how much?) • •
direct methods only very precise sensors
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Basic Principle of CONTROS MLDS
Inlet attached to manipulator for wipe test on e.g. flanges.
MLDS mounted on ROV frame
Coil tube as flexible connection between inlet and pump
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MLDS Layout
CTD 1/2‘‘ coil tube with ROV handle
HydroC PAH
Pump HydroC CH4 Optical Sniffer
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MLDS Specifications Application:
Detects oil and gas leaks at subsea structures and pipelines
Operational depth:
Down to 3,000 m
Temperature:
0°C to 15°C / 32°F to 59°F
Measuring ranges: CH4:
0 – 50 !mol/L ± 0.3 !mol/L
PAH:
0 – 500 !g/L
Temp:
-4 - +40 °C ± 0.1 °C / 24.8°F to 104°F
Cond:
0 – 60 mS/cm ± 0.001 mS/cm
Press:
0 – 4000 dbar ± 1 dbar
Reaction time:
< 10 sec
Size:
Standard configuration 520 x 170 x 200 mm"
Weight:
14.3 kg in air / 9.2 kg in sea water
Material:
Titanium Grade 2 / Stainless Steel 1.4404
Pump:
enwave Deep Sea Pump, 3.3 L/min for FT variant
Power supply:
12 / 24 VDC @ 18W (max. 36 W on start-up)
Connector:
SUBCONN® MCBH8-M-TI 8-pin
Digital Output:
EIA-232, 19200 Baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit., no flow control.
Data Output:
Data format ASCII NMEA-0183
Software:
With DETECT™ Software Suite incl. GIS for graphical data visualization sophisticated underwater gas detection
Leak Detection Software Suite •
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Graphical display and interface to ROV operator display for semiautomated detection and localization Expert mode for subsequent qualification and quantification of leaks Shapefile Geo-Tiff and BSB import and export (e.g. pipeline tracks) Integrated Survey Planning and Simulation Tool Supports full range of standard oceanographic sensors sophisticated underwater gas detection
Leak Detection Software Suite
Expert Display
Graphical Display
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Key Technology: HydroCTM Optical Sniffer
1. Dissolved gasses and water vapor pass the hydrophobic membrane --> Equilibration 2. Gas concentration measured by non-dispersive infrared spectrometry (NDIR) within a gas circuit 3. Internal Datalogger saves CH4 along with T, p and RH; optionally the data is transmitted by cable sophisticated underwater gas detection
HydroCTM Optical Sniffer Optical Sniffers... • use a selective method, i.e. just the component of interest is being detected (Methane) and thus minimize the false alarm rate significantly • detect very small emissions and thus allow for a very low detection limit • are unaffected by saturated solutions and crosscontaminations sophisticated underwater gas detection
Example Pipeline Inspection Northsea 2009
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Sensor Selection •
Direct detection by HydroCTM optical CH4 Sniffer for gaseous and dissolved Methane
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Direct detection of oil in water by PAH sensor (fluorescent)
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Indirect detection by Seabird CTD for temperature and salinity changes
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Sensor Selection
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Results Methane Sniffer
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Methane: Response Time vs. Location
Good correlation between signal and feature
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Outlook: Permanent LD Monitoring System
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CONTROS‘ Service Offer • • • • • • • •
Design and Layout of LDS Implementation and technical integration of LDS Rapid Prototyping Worldwide cooperation with Service Contractors On-Site Training Service Contracts 24/7 Hotline Worldwide Maintenance and Repair Service sophisticated underwater gas detection
Please contact Chris Roper for additional information, price and delivery. Tel. 805 798 0277 Chris@RoperResources.com
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