Pipeline monitoring apparatus and method of use thereof

A method for monitoring a pipeline, comprising the steps of:

• providing a pipeline network, said pipeline network comprising a first pipeline, said first pipeline comprising at least a first pipe and a second pipe directly contacted by and coupled by a first coupler and a second coupler directly contacting and coupling said second pipe to a third pipe;
• monitoring said first pipeline with a first sensor array comprising:
• a first ultrasonic sensor mechanically coupled to said first pipe, a second ultrasonic sensor mechanically coupled to said second pipe, and a third ultrasonic sensor mechanically coupled to said third pipe;
• gathering first signals to a first sub-communication system from said first ultrasonic sensor, said second ultrasonic sensor, and said third ultrasonic sensor;
• and
• processing data from said first ultrasonic sensor, said second ultrasonic sensor, and said third ultrasonic sensor with a main controller comprising a model, said model comprising an artificial intelligence system trained with first reference force wave signals collected from reference pipes with known crack parameters.