A major pipeline company grew over several years through acquisitions which left them with a collection of several SCADA systems. When PHMSA 49CFR Parts 192 and 195 was introduced, they needed an alarm management solution that could quickly connect to these disparate SCADA systems and begin collecting alarm data to facilitate their compliance efforts. LogMate was the right choice for them based not only on connectivity but also on the proven reliability and comprehensive nature of LogMate’s analysis and reporting tools...Read more

After the implementation, the pipeline began using LogMate to identify alarm management issues such as nuisance alarms, chattering alarms, stale alarms and other bad alarm actors. They also began recognizing some procedural improvement opportunities. For instance, in reviewing bad actor alarms, they identified a key alarm that was inhibited. In response to this, they changed their procedures to prevent controllers from inhibiting certain types of alarms.

Their investment in LogMate software has resulted in greater than 50% reductions in control room alarms for both their liquid and gas pipeline operations.

LogMate enables unparalleled PHMSA alarm management compliance and improved pipeline operations.