Drones Detected Unmarked Gas Wells For PA Highway Project

US Aerial Video Inc. (UAV) recently finished a six-month proof-of-concept project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in partnership with the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

A magnetometer attached to drone, helped in locating abandoned and unmarked gas wells across a swathe of south-western Pennsylvania. Moreover, locating such areas is good news for the Turnpike Commission.

“The drone surveyed the ground surface and detected wells by sensing perturbation with the earth’s magnetic field caused by vertical steel well casing. That allowed us to map the wells prior to the contractor randomly discovering them- saving the project money,” said Ken Heirendt, Geo-Technical Engineering Manager of the PA Turnpike Commission.

To overcome the hardware challenges, the complex flight procedures need to be developed to collect actionable magnetic data in the rugged areas, complying with FAA regulations governing drone use. Moreover, this airborne magnetometer technology is poised to be a game changer for many industries such as earthworks, mineral exploration, utilities, asset recovery and more.

Source: https://bit.ly/2I7lUM4

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