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    Smartball Case Study: May 27 2008 Plains Midstream Canada - North Ferrier Lateral

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    Plains Midstream Canada tested SmartBall technology in one of their crude oil pipelines to detect very small leaks. They created artificial leaks of 0.3 gallons per minute and 0.03 gallons per minute in an 8-inch pipeline section. The SmartBall clearly detected both leaks and calibration tests showed it could detect leaks as small as 0.0025 gallons per minute, less than 1 barrel per week. Following the successful test, Plains Marketing used SmartBall for commercial inspections of their pipelines.

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    Plains Midstream Canada tested SmartBall technology in one of their crude oil pipelines to detect very small leaks. They created artificial leaks of 0.3 gallons per minute and 0.03 gallons per minute in an 8-inch pipeline section. The SmartBall clearly detected both leaks and calibration tests showed it could detect leaks as small as 0.0025 gallons per minute, less than 1 barrel per week. Following the successful test, Plains Marketing used SmartBall for commercial inspections of their pipelines.

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    Plains Midstream Canada tested SmartBall technology in one of their crude oil pipelines to detect very small leaks. They created artificial leaks of 0.3 gallons per minute and 0.03 gallons per minute in an 8-inch pipeline section. The SmartBall clearly detected both leaks and calibration tests showed it could detect leaks as small as 0.0025 gallons per minute, less than 1 barrel per week. Following the successful test, Plains Marketing used SmartBall for commercial inspections of their pipelines.

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    Smartball Case Study: May 27 2008 Plains Midstream Canada - North Ferrier Lateral

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    René Mora-Casal
    Plains Midstream Canada tested SmartBall technology in one of their crude oil pipelines to detect very small leaks. They created artificial leaks of 0.3 gallons per minute and 0.03 gallons per minute in an 8-inch pipeline section. The SmartBall clearly detected both leaks and calibration tests showed it could detect leaks as small as 0.0025 gallons per minute, less than 1 barrel per week. Following the successful test, Plains Marketing used SmartBall for commercial inspections of their pipelines.

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    SmartBall Case Study

    May 27th 2008

    Plains Midstream Canada North Ferrier Lateral


    Plains Midstream selected SmartBall ahead of other
    technologies for their pipeline leak detection program
    because of its ease of deployment and the ability to
    detect and locate leaks down to a very small size.
    They requested a demonstration of the balls
    capabilities in one of their operational crude oil
    pipelines.
    An 8-inch lateral line in Alberta, Canada was selected.
    The low flow of the line made this a challenging
    project for an in-line tool. Two very small artificial
    leaks of 0.3gals/min and 0.03gals/min were created
    using a 2-inch offtake fitted with a needle valve for
    accurate flow control. The released oil was captured
    in a graduated vessel for safe disposal. A series of 5
    small releases were also made with the ball still in the
    launcher for calibration purposes.
    Both artificial leaks were clearly visible in the acoustic data. Considering the
    low pressure and low flow in the pipeline, the
    results were impressive. The magnitude of the
    acoustic response for the test leaks and the
    calibration leaks demonstrated that leaks as
    small as 0.0025gals/min (less than 1 barrel per
    week!) would be detectable.
    On the basis of this trail, Plains Marketing
    progressed to a series of commercial inspections.

    Pure Technologies Ltd


    705 11th Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2R 0E3, Canada
    Tel: 1 800 537 2806 / (403) 266 6794
    info@soundprint.com
    www.puretechnologiesltd.com

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