Pipeline mapping technology

1. General Presentation
August 2009

2. About us
Founded: September 2001
Offices: Schelle, Belgium (HQ)
Evergem, Belgium (Assembly)
Vancouver, Canada
Main activity: Development of Gyroscopic Pipeline
Mapping Systems for all Utility
Infrastructures.
System range: 32mm+

3. Inertial measurement systems explained
• Gyroscopic measurement systems contain a selection of inertial
sensors including gyroscopes, accelerometers and magnetometers.
+ HEADING
Sensor Sensor Electronics
back left mid Power in
Ø
+ ROLL Sensor Gyr-H Gyr-P Electronics
back right Gyr-R
Travel
Direction
Data port
+ PITCH Sensor main
Length
• Together these sensors form an
Orientation Measurement Unit (OMU)
• The OMU is carefully calibrated to align sensors

4. Inertial measurement systems explained
• The OMU is positioned inside the pipe and aligned as
accurately as possible with the direction of the pipe.
• The OMU is then moved through the pipe from entry to exit
point.
x
• The sensors record changes in:
– X direction
– Y direction Roll
– Z direction
y
– Roll position
• Sampling occurs up to 800 Hz. z
(800 samples per second)

5. Inertial measurement system positioning
Walkover Ground
Traditional Gyroscopic
Pipelines Beacon Penetrating
Surveying Systems
Systems Radar
Shallow Shallow
Existing depth depth
only only
Not Not
Newly
economically economically
Trenched viable viable
Shallow Shallow
Trenchless depth depth
only only

6. Efficient moments to obtain XYZ data
• New pipelines installations
– Traditional trenching
– Horizontal directional drilling
– Pipe ramming/bursting
– Tunneling
• Existing pipelines
– Rehabilitation
– Maintenance

7. System Operational
Summary
(Example: DR-HDD-4.1 Pipeline Mapping System)

8. Efficient, simple to use and accurate
Data Collection Data Processing Data Transfer to GIS
Operational time required per pipeline segment: 1 HOUR

9. Standard Data Output
XYZ
Location Pipe
in any Bend Radius
Coordinate Calculation
System
Geo-positioning Pre-commissioning
Measurement compliance
data
GIS information Welding fault detection
Weld Weld Offset
Location Calculation

10. XYZ
Location Pipe
in any Bend Radius
Coordinate Calculation
System
Measurement
data
Weld Weld Offset
Location Calculation

11. XYZ Positioning in any coordinate system

12. 3D Assessment of data

13. XYZ
Location Pipe
in any Bend Radius
Coordinate Calculation
System
Measurement
data
Weld Weld Offset
Location Calculation

14. Assessment of Bend Radius against specification
Bend radius calculation using X, Y and Z data

15. Assessment of Bend Radius against specification
Bend Radius Calculation XY
900 Detail
800
700 assessment
Bending radius (m)
600
500
of bend radius in
400
300
Horizontal
200
plane
100
0
1 11 21 31 41 Bend 61 Distance Calculation XZ
51 Radius from81
71 91
Rigside (m)
101 111 121 131 141 151
r @ 20m interval r @ 30m interval Min Bending Radius Spec.
900
800 Detail
700
assessment
Bending radius (m)
600
500
400
of bend radius in
300
200
Vertical
100
0
plane
1 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 101 111 121 131 141 151
Distance from Rigside
r @ 20m interval r @ 30m interval Min Bending Radius Spec.

16. Actual Case 1: Failed pilot HDD
Customer Specification

17. Actual Case 2: Failed reaming HDD
Customer Specification

18. XYZ
Location Pipe
in any Bend Radius
Coordinate Calculation
System
Measurement
data
Weld Weld Offset
Location Calculation

19. Weld Positioning

20. XYZ
Location Pipe
in any Bend Radius
Coordinate Calculation
System
Measurement
data
Weld Weld Offset
Location Calculation

21. Weld offset assessment
180.00º-177.56º = 2.44º misalignment

22. Most common uses of Output Data

23. System Applicability

24. Any utility, any material
• Gas • Water
• Oil • Telecom
• Chemicals • Sewage
HDPE Steel Concrete PVC

25. Adjustable to fit in any pipe size
40mm/1.75” ID HDPE 90mm/3.5” ID Drill Rod 100mm/4” ID Shore landing
140mm/5.5” ID HDPE 600mm/24” ID Steel Gas Pipe 800mm/30” ID Concrete Sewer

26. System Overview

27. Articulated Micro Range
Pipeline Mapping Systems
40.8mm 51.5mm 61.4mm 73.6mm
Specifications may change without prior notice.

28. Articulated Medium Range
Pipeline Mapping Systems
Specifications may change without prior notice.

29. HDD Variable Diameter Range
Pipeline Mapping Systems
Ø90-800mm
3.5 - 32”
Specifications may change without prior notice.

30. Selected Recent Projects
Client/Owner Sector Country Activity
Locating of a newly installed Air Liquide chemical pipeline to the BASF production plant in the Antwerp
BASF Chemicals Belgium
harbour.
EDPC / Evonik Chemicals Germany Mapping of 2 complex HDD installations
Fabricom-GTI NV City Network Belgium Mapping of 4kms of 40mm city data network compising of 18 sections.
SIP Data China Mapping of the entire Shanghai data transmission network (ongoing project)
W.A. Chester Electricity USA Mapping of 36 miles of exiting Electricity grid.
Electrabel Electricity Belgium Mapping of multiple river crossings of 8" steel pipe segments up to 2400ft each.
Cargill Gas Belgium Locating of a newly installed gas supply pipeline linking two production plants.
W.A. Chester Gas USA Mapping of three river crossing with a total length of 5 kms.
ECB Geo Gmbh Gas Germany Mapping of a river crossing
ExxonMobil Gas Germany Mapping of a river crossing
Gasunie Gas Netherlands Mapping of several HDD installations.
Fluxys installation specifications obligate contractors of trenchless network installations, such as to verify
Fluxys NV Gas Belgium
the XYZ locating using "Reduct Ductrunner gyro system or similar".
RuhrGas Gmbh Gas Germany Mapping of multiple river crossings of 8" steel pipe segments up to 3500ft each.
EWE Gas Germany Mapping of 15 HDD installations through the drill rod and 8" - 24" pipe segments up to 3500ft each.
Reliance Gas India Mapping of a complex River Crossing of about 1600m.
Reduct's Pipeline Mapping system was integrated into a Magnetic Flux Leakage pig during the inspection
Conoco Ltd. Oil UK
of 3 miles of crude pipeline to an off shore crude tanker mooring facility.
Fletcher Construction Sewer New Zealand Mapping of 650m Sewer Pipeline
Deutsche Telecom Telecom Germany Mapping of 10 x 6" HDPE ducts with a length of 1800ft underneath the Elbe River in Hamburg.
Alnaboohdah Various Dubai Survey of several utility pipelines underneath the Dubai Creek and on 'Palm Island' .
Dutch Water Authorities Waterways Netherlands Expert called in to help determine the collapse of a dyke.

31. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION