Leak Detection Is Not Just One Problem: Jerad Stack on the Pipeliners Podcast
Flowstate co-founder and CEO Jerad Stack recently joined host Russell Treat on the Pipeliners Podcast for Episode 451, “Leak Detection is Not Just One Problem,” to explore how pipeline operators can think differently about computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) and the growing role of machine learning in leak detection. During the conversation, Jerad and Russell discuss...Continue Reading
The Age of Unmetered Intelligence: What Microsoft Build 2026 Says About the Future of AI
One idea kept surfacing at Microsoft Build 2026: the era of paying for every AI “thought” may be starting to fade. Microsoft framed the conference around a bigger shift: “AI alone won’t change your business. The system running it will.” That’s a direct challenge to one of the assumptions shaping AI architecture today — that...Continue Reading
Flowstate at the 2026 API Pipeline Conference & Expo
Flowstate recently attended the 2026 API Pipeline Conference & Expo: Pipeline Control Room and Cybernetics Conference in Aurora, Colorado, where we participated as exhibitors and presenters alongside many of the industry’s leading operators, technology providers, and subject matter experts. The American Petroleum Institute (API) continues to do an exceptional job hosting this event each year. From...Continue Reading
Microsoft Build 2025: The Age of AI Agents
Last month, we joined developers from around the globe at the Seattle Convention Center—alongside hundreds of thousands tuning in online – at the 2025 Microsoft Build conference. This year’s gathering centered on what Microsoft terms the “agentic web,” where AI agents evolve from simple assistants into autonomous collaborators capable of carrying out complex tasks across services...Continue Reading
Headed to Austin for the 2025 API Pipeline Conference and Expo
It’s that time of year! Our team is looking forward to once again attending the annual API Pipeline and Cybernetics conference – this year in Austin, Texas. We always look forward to attending this key industry event to connect with our customers and partners, learn what is new and relevant in the industry, and share what exciting...Continue Reading
Leak Detection Assurance Through Continuous Testing
Flowstate’s Background Digital Leak Simulator How do you know the leak detection system you implemented months – or years – ago is still working? Does it still have the same sensitivity it did when it was commissioned? Initial testing is conducted to verify that a system achieves it expected performance. A number of tests may...Continue Reading
Flowstate Solutions Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance
We are thrilled to announce that Flowstate Solutions, based in Casper, WY, has successfully completed the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II audit, performed by Sensiba LLP. This significant achievement underscores our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of security, availability, and confidentiality for our clients. The SOC 2 Type II audit, developed by the American Institute...Continue Reading
Will You Have Leak Detection In Place by the October 2024 Deadline?
October is a scary month. Stuff is literally dying all around us. Here in Wyoming the beautiful fall colors give way to grey skies and gloomy winter branches. There are ghosts, goblins, skeletons, zombies, and more lurking everywhere. There are specific scary dates in October too. There is Black Cat Day, Frankenstein Friday, National Wicked Day, even Chucky, The...Continue Reading
Leak Detection Requirements of the Liquid Pipeline Rule
In October 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued final rules amending the Pipeline Safety Regulations. The revised Liquid Pipeline Rule (CFR 49 Part 195) extended the requirement for leak detection systems beyond high-consequence areas to include all regulated, non-gathering hazardous liquid lines. The new rule also included a timeline for implementation. All...Continue Reading