Episode 451: Leak Detection is Not Just One Problem with Jerad Stack
About this episode
Russell Treat discusses the complexities of leak detection in the pipeline industry with Jerad Stack, focusing on innovative modeling techniques.
In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russell Treat talks with Jerad Stack, co-founder and CEO of Flowstate, about why "leak detection" means different things to different people in the pipeline industry. The conversation covers how Flowstate models pipeline behavior with physics-informed neural networks instead of traditional real-time transient or purely statistical models, and how that approach handles gathering systems, slack line, and the ongoing trade-off between sensitivity and reliability. Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript and detailed show notes with relevant links and definitions to insider terms.
People in this episode
Host: Russell Treat
Guest: Jerad Stack
Topics covered
- leak detection
- pipeline industry
- neural networks
- pipeline behavior
- sensitivity and reliability
Keywords
- leak detection
- pipeline behavior
- neural networks
- Flowstate
- sensitivity
- reliability
- gathering systems
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Flowstate, PipelinePodcastNetwork.com
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