PG&E and UDC provide a brief overview of UDC's enterprise Esri ArcGIS application that supports end-to-end management of planned work, preventative maintenance, inspections and surveys and provides robust compliance management and reporting capabilities for gas and electric utilities. In our joint presentation given at the Schneider Link 2018 conference, we focus on PG&E's use of Compliance Manager for Cathodic Protection Survey and the benefits realized by the Utility from this solution.
Digital Utility® Compliance Manager at PG&E for CP Survey
1. Services for the Digital Utility®
Digital Utility®
Compliance Manager at PG&E
2. • Founded in 2005
• Privately Owned
• 275 Employees
• Systems Integrator – Spatial
Visual Focus
• Implementation Focus
• Extensive Gas Systems Experience
3. PG&E Overview
• Incorporated in California in 1905
• Serves about 15 million people
throughout a 70,000 square-mile
service area
• More than 42,000 miles of gas
distribution pipeline
• 4.3 million natural gas
customer accounts
4. • Cathodic Protection (CP) at PG&E
• Following the San Bruno incident, PG&E put a good deal of work
into updating their asset data
• Focus on Transmission
• Included the conversion of Gas Distribution data
• In 2015, began to focus on Distribution
• Hired Preston Ford to evaluate current state
Cathodic Protection at PG&E
5. • Complete reset of the PG&E Corrosion Program
• 5 Year Program
• 21,000 miles of Steel Distribution Pipe
• Determine:
• The location
• Whether appropriately cathodically protected
• Ensure monitored and tracked
Corrosion Program Analysis
6. Initial Analysis Revealed:
• Casings
• 3200 casings that needed to be evaluated
• Isolated Steel Risers
• The initial evaluation did not take into account locations where isolated
steel risers are electrically tied
• 350,000 locations were found
• Require annual monitoring
Corrosion Program Analysis
7. Massive Data Collection Program
• 3200 casings that needed to be evaluated
• 350,000 Isolated Steel Service locations
• 5 year program
• Contractors were onboarded to perform the field work
GIS Data
• The Gas Distribution GIS system was complete at PG&E at the end of 2015
• This data is instrumental in performing the field work
Corrosion Program Analysis - Results
8. Field Process
Aggregate Data
to Determine
Locations
GD GIS Data is combined with data from
Corrosion Engineering
• Areas where there was steel distribution that
was not contained within a designated CP Area
• 348 miles of Pipe
9. Field Process
Aggregate Data
to Determine
Locations
Techs evaluate the field condition, providing
reads and other information
• Paper Maps
• Excel Spreadsheet
• Information is provided back to the engineer
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
10. Field Process
Aggregate Data
to Determine
Locations
Corrosion Engineer determines what changes
need to be made to correct the CP Area
• Creates Work Orders for Construction
• Performs required analysis
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
Engineer
updates
CP in
Area
11. Field Process
Aggregate Data
to Determine
Locations
Construction performs work in the Field
• Adding monitoring points, etc
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
Engineer
updates
CP in
Area
Crews
Perform
Field
Work
12. Field Process
Aggregate Data
to Determine
Locations
Techs evaluate the field condition, providing
reads and other information
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
Engineer
updates
CP in
Area
Crews
Perform
Field
Work
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
13. Field Process
Aggregate Data
to Determine
Locations
Once the changes have been validated,
the updated CP information needs
to be documented
• Work Management System (SAP)
• GIS
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
Engineer
updates
CP in
Area
Crews
Perform
Field
Work
Field
Tech
Performs
Survey
PAPER
WORK
14. Digital Utility® - Compliance Manager
Planning
Monitoring
Scheduling
Compliance
Reporting
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Planning, Monitoring, Scheduling
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Compliance Manager
16. • CP Areas can be defined visually, and are updated with new additions
automatically
• Integrated
• Shared
• Accurate
• Consistent
CP With Compliance Manager
18. • All assigned surveys are sent to the user
CP with Compliance Manager – In the Field
• Shown visually
and in a list
• Can determine
other areas
nearby for work
19. • Forms have been
integrated
• Collect CP Test Point
Readings
CP with Compliance Manager – In the Field
20. • Add new CP Test points
• Including location
and all required
information
CP with Compliance Manager – In the Field
21. • Collect Complex Data such as Casings
CP with Compliance Manager – In the Field
22. • View the status of all CP surveys
CP Progress Dashboard