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Engineering and management of multiple aspects of oil and gas pipelines from wellhead to the refinery and beyond has been greatly improved through the application of GIS mapping and other sophisticated software tools. One specific application is in pipeline integrity management, concerning safety issues and risk analysis of high consequence areas (HCAs). When crude petroleum, refined petroleum or liquid natural gas are sent over a pipeline, the consequences of a leak or spill can be severe. There are specific requirements and regulations that have been adopted by the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), which are addressed by the Pipeline integrity management services and software solutions provided by this experienced vendor, Eaglemap.com.

This firm is the only full-support company in the pipeline support Industry that can supply Pipeline GIS Integrity Management software for Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS) as well as the ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model (APDM). The software tools provided can be configured to operate on data that is not necessarily configured in a structured data model. Their Pipeline integrity software can provide risk management analysis and other tools that can identify pipeline segments that have a propensity to affect high consequence areas (HCAs), and results can show initial and residual spill volumes, response times and other factors that can be used to develop a consequence profile along the route of the pipeline. Considerable detail can be derived on the HCA impact for differing identified models of accidental releases.

Various specific GIS software tools have been pioneered and developed by Eaglemap.com, a Texas-based firm specializing in GIS technology for the petroleum industry. This firm has the experience and knowledge in the application of computer software solutions in problem solving for clients in the petroleum industry. They provide GIS solutions for geologic exploration and oil field production firms and have a broad background in consulting in this field.