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Edward J. Farmer

Edward J. Farmer

Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow, is the author of the ISA book "Detecting Leaks in Pipelines." He has more than 40 years of experience in the "high tech" part of the oil industry.

Recent Posts:

Are Pipeline Leaks Deterministic or Stochastic?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Feb 13, 2019 10:42:02 AM

Condition-Dependent Conundrum: How to Obtain Accurate Measurement in the Process Industries

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Dec 12, 2018 10:42:12 AM

Does Instrument Placement Matter in Dynamic Process Control?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Nov 7, 2018 10:42:24 AM

How to Test and Validate a Pipeline Leak Detection System

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Oct 10, 2018 10:42:07 AM

Three Decades of Life with Pipeline Leak Detection

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Sep 10, 2018 10:42:20 AM

What Observations Improve Specificity in Pipeline Leak Detection?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Aug 6, 2018 10:42:40 AM

What Are the Performance Measures for Pipeline Leak Detection?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Jul 11, 2018 10:42:13 AM

Do Government Pipeline Regulations Improve Safety?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Jun 11, 2018 10:42:54 AM

The Impact of Theft, Accidents, and Natural Losses From Pipelines

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Apr 11, 2018 10:42:52 AM

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