The purpose of the SmartPlug® pipeline isolation system is to pressure isolate a section of an onshore pipeline while the rest of the pipeline remains at operating pressure. This is the world's leading isolation tool, having completed over 110 projects worldwide.
Minimize pipeline down time
The primary advantage of using the SmartPlug® as a method of pipeline pressure isolation is the ability to minimize pipeline down time and reduce lost transmission revenue.
- Transmission and production can continue during pipeline repairs
- Reduces the time and cost to de-commission (bleed down) and re-commission (dewater, refill with product and re-pressurize) pipelines
- Minimizes refinery, chemical plant, gas processing facility, and storage terminal outage
Environmental advantages
- No hole or future leak path is left at the isolation location since the SmartPlug® is non-invasive and eliminates the need to hot tap and stopple.
- Greatly reduces or eliminates the flaring of gas
- Reduces the disposal of hydrates, chemicals and contaminated hydro-test water
Technical advantages
- Eliminates the need to displace pipeline contents or conduct pipeline purges
- Isolates multiple sections of pipeline anywhere in the pipeline system