Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
9
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Harry Diamond Laboratories
Research Principal Investigator
Mr. Allen Holmes
Research Contracting Agency
Description
Evaluated the ability of four designs of ultrasonic flowmeters to detect leaks in pipelines. Calibrated the meters at the Exxon clean crude facility at Baytown, Louisiana and then at the raw crude terminal at Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Latest progress update
Complete. Baytown tests were completed on two manufacturer's meters. One meter detected a 2 percent leak on merchantable crude oil, the other 5 percent. Tests on raw crude will not be run because of disappointing results with clean crude.