EPIC’s Cutting Edge Environmental and Safety Protections Are Possible Through Using Fiber Optics to Monitor Over 1,600 Miles of Its Crude and NGL Pipelines
HOUSTON, TX – March 2, 2022 – EPIC Midstream Holdings, LP (“EPIC” or “the Company”), through next-generation fiber optic technology, looks to lead the midstream industry in providing safe and reliable pipeline transfer for crude oil and natural gas liquids customers. The fiber optics, which were installed during original build, run the length of each of its pipelines. The technology provides EPIC with real-time information, greatly increasing capabilities for:
- Damage prevention
- Subsurface leak detection – Scope 1 gas emissions (GHG, CO2, Methane)
- Ground movement detection and structural monitoring
- Enhanced pipeline integrity
EPIC’s fiber optic-based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and communications combined with distributed acoustic systems (DAS) intrusion and leak detection technology will enhance pipeline safety and efficient operations throughout the life of EPIC’s pipeline systems. Fiber optics technology enables quick delivery of data for operational decision-making and helps prevent or dramatically reduce the effects of a pipeline incident by transmitting key information in real-time. Data is monitored around the clock by a team of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) qualified technicians working in the EPIC Pipeline Control Center located in San Antonio, Texas. EPIC’s advanced pipeline technology also enhances monitoring ability through advanced processing and algorithms, reliable alarms, and smart zones.
Jason Blevins, Chief Operating Officer at EPIC, sees the technology as a great advantage. “Safely operating our pipelines is priority number one for EPIC. Our fiber optics technology makes us an industry leader in damage prevention, one of the most critical aspects of pipeline safety. By installing fiber, we have increased our capabilities significantly beyond regulatory requirements. Our fiber allows us to know, by the second, when there is activity on or near our pipeline right of ways. That helps us protect the environment and communities where we operate at much higher level than industry standard. Investing in fiber optic technology demonstrates EPIC’s intent to be an industry leader, not only in meeting customer expectations, but also in safety and environmental protection.”
The responsibility for continued improvement of the safety and reliability of pipelines is of growing importance to oil and gas stakeholders. The fiber optic technology EPIC deployed is quickly proving itself to be the best way to ensure pipeline integrity and leak detection/spill prevention.
About EPIC Midstream Holdings, LP
EPIC was formed in 2017 to build, own and operate midstream infrastructure in the Delaware, Midland and Eagle Ford basins. EPIC’s Crude Oil Pipeline and NGL Pipeline each span approximately 700 miles and transport crude and natural gas liquids for delivery from the Permian and Eagle Ford basins into the Corpus Christi market. The Crude Oil Pipeline connects to EPIC’s Robstown terminal for redeliveries to the EPIC Marine Terminal, third-party export terminals and local refineries. EPIC’s NGL Pipeline has connectivity to EPIC’s 170,000 barrel per day fractionation complex in Robstown, Texas with pipelines for delivery of purity products to Gulf Coast refiners, petrochemical companies, and export markets. For more information, visit www.epicmid.com.
Media Contact:
EPIC Midstream Holdings, LP
David McArthur
Corporate Communications Director
(210) 446-1059