PIPE ISOLATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM

1 . A method of sealing and monitoring a pipeline, comprising:

conveying a pipe isolation device into the inlet section of a pipe, the pipe isolation device having a carrier, a primary sealing head, and a secondary sealing head;

engaging the pipe isolation device to block flow through the pipeline; and,

measuring data values with a plurality of sensors with a means for transmitting acquired data to at least one data acquisition device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the engaged pipe isolation device forms a live pipe zone sealed by the primary sealing head, an isolated zone disposed between the primary sealing head and the secondary sealing head, and a zero-energy zone disposed adjacent to the secondary sealing head.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a live pipe zone sensor, an isolated zone sensor, and a zero-energy zone sensor.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition device is disposed locally to the pipe isolation device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition device is connected to the sensors by a wired connection.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition device is disposed remotely from the pipe isolation device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition device is communicatively coupled to at least one edge device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition device is communicatively coupled to at least one edge device and the edge device is communicatively coupled to at least one remote application.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition device comprises a processing unit to process the acquired data, a non-transitory memory to record the acquired data, and a user interface to display the acquired data.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising processing the acquired data to determine if an operating condition of the pipe isolation device has reached a selected threshold.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the data acquisition device triggers an action when the operating condition has met the selected threshold.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the operating condition is a temperature of a fluid in an area of the pipeline.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the operating condition is an error in the functioning of the pipe isolation device.

14 . A pipe isolation and monitoring system for a pipeline, comprising:

a carrier with a primary sealing head and a secondary sealing head, the primary sealing head and the secondary sealing head capable of creating a live zone, an isolated zone, and a zero-energy zone within a pipeline;

a plurality of sensors configured to send acquired data; and

at least one data acquisition device coupled to the plurality of sensor and configured to receive the acquired data.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the data acquisition device is communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors with wires.

16 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising at least one edge device communicatively coupled with the data acquisition device.

17 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one data acquisition device processes the acquired data from the live pipe sensor, the isolated zone sensor, and the zero-energy zone sensor and stores the acquired data in a non-transitory memory.

18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the data acquisition device comprises at least one instrument communicatively coupled to the sensors and operable to upload to an information network, the at least one instrument with a user interface, a data acquisition component, and a data processing and store component.

19 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the data acquisition device comprises at least one instrument communicatively coupled to the sensors with a user interface, a data acquisition component, and a data processing and store component, and the at least one instrument is operable to upload to a remote application with configuration and administration modules.

20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the data acquisition device is configured to trigger an action if the acquired data meets a selected threshold.