Gas Leakage Identification and Prevention by Pressure Profiling for Sustainable Supply of Natural Gas

Tahir Javed Butt, Muhammad Amjad (), Syed Farhan Raza, Fahid Riaz, Shafiq Ahmad and Mali Abdollahian
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Tahir Javed Butt: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
Muhammad Amjad: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
Syed Farhan Raza: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
Fahid Riaz: Mechanical Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi 59911, United Arab Emirates
Shafiq Ahmad: Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Mali Abdollahian: School of Science, College of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-15

Abstract: In the strive for an environmentally conscious energy sector, a sustainable supply of natural gas necessitates comprehensive strategies that prioritise the prevention of gas leakages, ensuring minimal ecological harm while harnessing the benefits of this valuable resource. Though all sectors are putting their efforts into coping with the problems associated with the energy crisis, one of the many ways is to reduce distribution losses, particularly in the gas sector. The loss impacts include methane escaping to the environment to affect ozone, direct financial loss, non-availability of gas to the domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors, public safety hazards and indirect environmental impacts. There is a dire need to improve the natural gas distribution system, which has its own insight problems to be addressed. This work aims to investigate leakages in domestic, commercial and industrial gas distribution lines with different times, volumes and pressures using a pressure profiling technique. As a result of this investigation, around 293 million cubic feet (MMCF) of natural gas is saved, which is enough volume to feed approximately 16,000 domestic consumers for 365 days. The same energy content is equivalent to 21 million pounds of coal, which emits 64 million pounds of carbon dioxide, whereas natural gas would have 50% less CO 2 emissions, and that is apart from the tangible pollution and waste associated with the use of coal.

Keywords: natural gas; environment; pressure profiling; gas distribution; gas leakages; unaccounted-for gas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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