Remote CP Monitoring of 2,500 Miles of Liquid Petroleum Products Pipeline

摘要

Colonial Pipeline Go. operates a large-volume refined liquid petroleum products system, comprising over 3,500 miles (5,631 km) of right of way, with over 2,000 miles (3,218 km) of stub lines (Figure 1). Throughput in 2009 was 849 million bbl (134,991 million L)-2.4 MBD (382 million L/d)-of gasoline, home heating oil, diesel fuel, commercial jet fuel, and defense fuels for the U.S. military. Products are delivered primarily from refineries in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to 262 marketing terminals at 78 locations. The system also includes 128 booster stations, 15 tank farms, and more than 600 tanks to help manage deliveries. The average deliver)' time from Houston to New York is 18 days.