Generalized zonal location method of pipeline leakage detection

Authors: F.S. Zverev, M.V. Lurie (Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas)

The new method of detection of oil leakage out of the petroleum pipeline is suggested (method of zonal location, ZL-method), which is based on definition of instantaneous distributions of pressure and flow rate of the liquid by the length of the pipeline's examined section (zone), based on the results of measuring of these parameters on the pipeline section ends.