In today’s world, pipeline operators oversee complex systems which demand a
high degree of technical expertise and diligence to satisfy customer and
business demands. Pipeline operators use hydraulic modeling as a tool to
help manage their systems and meet their customers’ needs.
Hydraulic modeling can provide operators with quick accurate answers to
difficult operational questions, enabling them to optimize their system
performance, verify feasibility, anticipate potential threats, maintain
aging assets, and prepare for gas consumption growth. Operators must also
meet new PHMSA Regulations regarding responses to a rupture under 49 CFR
192, requiring hydraulic modeling.
EN Data Solutions, a sector of ENTRUST Solutions Group, is uniquely
positioned to offer our expertise to successfully deploy modeling solutions.
ENTRUST has dedicated hydraulic modeling, GIS, and data analytics experts in
model development. The team’s technical expertise encompasses several
modeling software packages, including Synergi GasTM, PIPESIMTM, PiperTM, and
ATMOS Simulation (SIM) Suite. Additionally, our teams have decades of
experience across the natural gas and pipeline industry, including design,
regulatory, compression, regulation, and more, allowing us to deliver the
modeling solution you need.
ENTRUST also has extensive experience developing and using modeling software
to simulate, analyze, and optimize our clients’ transmission and
distribution systems. We integrate different data sources (GIS, CIS, and
operational data) to build hydraulic models representative of client systems
which can be used to perform further analysis.
ENTRUST began a long-term project to support a client’s mains replacement
efforts using hydraulic modeling. Our modeling support team assessed each
replacement project in depth to determine expected operating conditions
throughout the construction activities. This assessment allows the
construction team to have confidence in their procedures and detect abnormal
operating conditions during construction. As part of this support, clients
are provided emergency isolation plans optimized with modeling analysis.