Over the course of the
last few years, drones and UAVs have found application in almost all industries,
and gas utilities is among them. Companies like CyberHawk specialize in
carrying out industrial inspections for gas utilities. This article will
discuss the benefits and uses of
unmanned aerial vehicles in the gas utilities industry.
Drones save money, time
and effort and sometimes even lives. The gas plants and refineries sector is
known to be a labor-intensive industry. Drones allow gas plants and refineries to
get their assets inspected without having to stop their production line, saving
priceless time and money in the process. They also make regular inspections
available, thus reducing the risk of planned or unplanned shutdowns for
maintenance or emergencies. In addition, drones save lives by reaching places
that could be described as potentially dangerous for people to be in. Drones
and unmanned aerial vehicles almost consume no resources at all apart from
consuming a relatively low amount of power and one skilled operator. In fact,
with the sophisticated software that is being developed in parallel with the
growth of UAVs, one skilled pilot can operate several drones at the same time.
Nowadays, the largest
oil and gas companies deploy drones to do full inspections due to their
efficiency and effectiveness. Companies like CyberHawk can run several types of
inspections using UAVs. They can run live flare inspections, chimney
inspections, structural inspections, thermal inspections, and emergency
inspections. All done using a simple remote control. Because drones can fly,
they can gather more data than the average human being who is limited by his
physical inability to hover over the earth.
Gas utilities are also
using drones for the purpose of assessing damages caused due to natural
disasters. For instance, if rains or floods damage a pipeline then drones are
sent to inspect the state of the pipeline and take detailed images of it. Since
drones can remain in the air for a long period, they can inspect a damaged
pipeline much more accurately and quickly than a human ground team can. The
images that the drone takes help the gas utility in determining the extent of
the damage after which teams can be deployed to do the exact area to complete
repair work. Special cameras allow them to detect leaks and other hazards
unseen by the human eye.
Drones and unmanned
aerial vehicles can also be used to survey and explore new gas fields.
Inspecting potential areas in a short time is made easily possible using drone
mapping. Companies like DroneDeploy are using this technology to map millions
of acres of land across many countries so that it would become easier for gas
utilities to explore resources. All a drone owner has to do is to use their
charts and predetermined routes to set his drone on an exploring journey or
perhaps map a new territory with unprecedented accuracy.
As drones become
autonomous, it will become easier for gas utilities to schedule regular
inspections. The drones would take off and do the necessary inspections
themselves without requiring anyone to monitor them.
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