Smart City Gas Safety Monitoring Solution for Valve Wells

1. Project Background

Rapid urbanization has driven the fast development of municipal public utilities. Buried gas pipelines, however, face the challenge of pipe aging over long-term service. On-site investigations have revealed micro-leakages in the gas pipelines inside valve wells. Because these wells are fitted with double-layer manhole covers, such leaks are difficult to detect from above ground. Yet if left unaddressed, even tiny leaks can accumulate into serious safety hazards. They not only disrupt the normal operation of related equipment and cause substantial direct and indirect economic losses, but also pose a serious threat to vehicles and pedestrians on the road above, undermining public safety and social stability.

As urban areas continue to expand, gas pipelines are spread over increasingly wide areas and exist in large numbers, which makes supervision ever more difficult. Intelligent in-well gas monitoring devices can accurately detect even the slightest gas leakage, prevent “small leaks” from escalating into major incidents, and ensure the safe and reliable operation of the city’s pipeline network.

With nearly 10,000 customers served to date, Otywell offers a comprehensive range of gas detection and alarm instruments. Our products are deployed across numerous industries that require monitoring of flammable, explosive, and toxic gases, including telecommunications, municipal power, gas pipeline networks, mining, healthcare, environmental protection and firefighting, automobile manufacturing, the chemical industry, smelting and foundry, pharmaceuticals, archaeological exploration, coal coking, food refrigeration, and defense manufacturing.

2. Product Applications

The Gas Intelligent Monitoring Terminal is engineered for harsh working environments and can be deployed in gas valve wells, power cable wells, and telecommunications wells. It monitors the gas concentration and water level inside the well in real time. Once the gas concentration exceeds the preset alarm threshold, the terminal immediately sends an alarm notification so that responsible personnel can investigate and resolve the cause, effectively eliminating the major safety hazards caused by gas leakage.

3. Market Demand

1. Underground gas leakage poses major safety hazards– Damaged or leaking underground gas pipelines present a serious risk to vehicles and pedestrians on the road above.

2. The large number of underground pipelines makes inspection difficult– Gas pipelines are widely distributed and numerous, making supervision difficult, while manual inspection is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

3. Evasive management and maintenance responsibilities increase safety risks– Unclear division of responsibilities leads to delayed inspection and maintenance, compounding the potential for accidents.

4. The need for effective regulatory oversight– Minor leaks caused by damaged underground gas pipelines often go completely undetected by regulatory authorities.

4. Project Overview

The Urban Underground Gas Leak Wireless Monitoring System integrates NB-IoT wireless transmission technology with advanced gas detection technology to fully automate gas pipeline leak detection. Compared with manual inspection, it provides significantly greater real-time responsiveness and reliability, strengthening and upgrading the city’s early-warning capability for gas pipeline leaks.

5. Core Functions

1. In-well gas concentration alarm

2. In-well water level alarm

3. In-well pressure alarm

4. Low-voltage alarm

5. Data statistics

6. Intelligent reports

7. Historical data

8. Alarm location alert

6. System Architecture

7. Product Structure

8. Product Specifications