Oil and Gas Downstream Issues-Remote Pipeline Monitoring System using Wireless Sensor Network

The continuous monitoring of downstream pipelines conveying oil, gasses, biofuel and other petroleum products against damage and vandalism is a major concern. This is because, there are prone to corrosion, cracks, damage and natural phenomenon. In this paper, a remote pipeline monitoring system (RePIMOS) using Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) Technique have been developed. RePIMOS detects leakage and prevent pipeline vandalism/damage before they occur. Sensor nodes are developed that harvest the vibration of pipeline and motion around the pipeline surrounding, in real time. The data obtained, are sent to the cloud by the master node with the aid of ESP8266 microcontroller, and are accessible by authorized personnel for prompt action. From the results obtained, a vibration shock pulse of 300 and motion detection signify damage. RePIMOS was tested on a 100m water pipeline test bed at the Pipeline Monitoring Research Centre, Federal University of Technology, Minna and subjected to different impact levels to arrive at this conclusion. The system can be easily modified and installed on oil and gas pipelines