Jeremy Fontenault
Senior GIS Specialist
Undisclosed pipeline operator
An undisclosed Canadian pipeline operator contracted RPS to simulate hypothetical releases from a large pipeline system. The pipeline system covered approximately 12,540 kilometers in length, including 40 individual pipelines that transport a range of hydrocarbon products. RPS implemented the OILMAPLand model to simulate releases at 100 meter intervals along the pipelines, resulting in over 125,000 release locations.
Using OILMAPLand, RPS was able to predict the trajectory (pathway, both overland and in surface water streams and lakes) and fate (where oil ended up in the environment) of releases at each of these locations. Results were provided to the operator as GIS files depicting the plume footprint for each individual release simulation. These outputs were then easily integrated into pipeline data management systems and were used to perform HCA analysis.
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