{"podcast":{"title":"Pipeliners Podcast","slug":"pipeliners-podcast-9340","podcast_index_feed_id":9340,"rss_url":"https://pipeliners.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://pipelinepodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/b/9/2/3b926145052bd14a5f2e77a3093c12a1/pipe_log2.jpg","author":"Pipeliners Podcast","episode_count":447,"summary":"The Pipeliners Podcast is the source of industry information for pipeline professionals. This is a weekly podcast with new episodes released every Tuesday. Each week, host Russel Treat welcomes industry-leading experts and insightful guests to share their knowledge about specific pipeline topics in an informative, conversational setting. Each episode covers topics that include alarm management, compliance, control room management, cybersecurity, HMI and SCADA, inspection, integrity, leak detection, measurement, pipeline history, pipeline technology, regulatory issues, and more.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 440: Natural Gas Leak Detection Technology with Brad Thomas","slug":"episode-440-natural-gas-leak-detection-technology-with-brad-thomas","published_at":"2026-05-12T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340/episode-440-natural-gas-leak-detection-technology-with-brad-thomas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340","url":"https://pipeliners.libsyn.com/episode-440-natural-gas-leak-detection-technology-with-brad-thomas","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pipeliners/260427_PLPC_ep440.mp3?dest-id=2844245","summary":"In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, Russel Treat speaks with Brad Thomas of Heath Consultants about the evolution of natural gas leak detection technology and the operational realities of leak survey work. The conversation explores how the industry is moving from traditional combustible gas indicators toward advanced laser-based methane detection systems, along with the training and operational challenges that come with adopting new technologies. Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript, as well as detailed show notes with relevant links and insider term definitions.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, Russel Treat speaks with Brad Thomas of Heath Consultants about the evolution of natural gas leak detection tec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":829,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pipeliners-podcast-9340/episodes/episode-440-natural-gas-leak-detection-technology-with-brad-thomas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340/episode-440-natural-gas-leak-detection-technology-with-brad-thomas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}