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Wireless sensor networks for fugitive methane emissions monitoring in oil and gas industry

  • Levente J. Klein
  • , Muralindar Ramachandran
  • , Ted Van Kessel
  • , Dhruv Nair
  • , Nigel Hinds
  • , Hendrik F. Hamann
  • , Norma E. Sosa
  • IBM

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Abstract

Remote areas monitoring can leverage the versatility of wireless sensor networks with integrated power harvesting and localization capabilities. We present a sensor platform that collects chemical and environmental data and combines it with a cloud based analytics to localize fugitive methane leaks and to quantify the emission of chemical plumes. The platform combine a wireless methane sensor network and wind sensor to continuously monitor the environment and track how methane leaks are developing. Real world testing of the technology indicate leak localization performance better than 1 meter based on sensor data collected for less than 1 hour. The sensor platform can minimizing oil and gas production loss, enable continuous monitoring of the equipment, and identify hazardous working conditions for operators.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018 - Part of the 2018 IEEE World Congress on Services
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages41-48
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781538672440
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 26 2018
Event3rd IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Jul 2 2018Jul 7 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018 - Part of the 2018 IEEE World Congress on Services

Conference

Conference3rd IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period07/2/1807/7/18

Keywords

  • Edge computing
  • Fugitive methane gas
  • Internet of things
  • Mesh network
  • Oil and gas
  • Plume modeling
  • Wireless sensor network

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