PRCI

Stakeholder Area

2012 Research Program

Every year, PRCI produces a collaborative research program aligning with the industry's priorities by means of an annual voting ballot. Members allocate funds directly to programs of importance to their operations and business drivers.

Member contributions of over $8 million for the 2012 program continue a multiple-year trend of increasing research spending. Research programs in which PRCI is currently engaged now total more than $20 million.

2012 Research Program

Corrosion
Back To Top
Re-Inspection Intervals for Corroded Pipelines
  • Corrosion Growth Modeling for Reliability-Based Assessments
  • Correction to Consequence Modeling in RBDA
Coatings Performance and Effectiveness
  • Development of a Self Healing Coating for Pipelines for the Prevention of External Corrosion Damage
Catholic Protection System Performance
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Active Corrosion Feature ILI Data Evaluation to Determine Cathodic Protection Effectiveness
Internal Corrosion Threat Assessment
  • Corrosiveness of Glycol-Water Mixes
SCC Susceptibility Evaluations
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Improved Site-Selection Model Based on Correlating ILI Results with Operational and Geotechnical Characteristics
SCC Mitigation and Repair
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Grinding Limits for Repair of SCC on Operating Pipelines
Pipeline Integrity and Assurance of Reliability for SCC
  • Guidelines for Reliability based Pipeline Integrity Methods using EMAT for Effective Crack Management
Operations & Integrity
Back To Top
Integrity Management - Knowledge Documents
  • Managing System Integrity
Integrity Management for Pipeline Facilities
  • Investigate Fundamentals and Performance Improvements of In-Service Internal Inspection Technologies for Tanks that Satisfy API 653 Internal Inspection Requirements
Integrity Management - ERW Pipe Program
  • PROGRAM: ERW and Longitudinal Seam Pipe Program - Comprehensive Study to Understand Failures
  • Weld Bond Defects in Longitudinal Low Frequency ERW Pipe Seams
  • Performance Capabilities Evaluation of ILI and in ditch Technologies for Long Seam Features
  • Detection and Sizing of ID Initiated Cracks at Welds from Outside the Pipeline
PROGRAM: Small Leak Detection for Liquid Pipelines
  • PROGRAM: Small Leak Detection for Liquid Pipelines
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Field Testing of Acoustic Leak Detection Systems
  • New Look at Pipeline Variable Uncertainties and Their Effects on Leak Detection
  • Alternatives For Small Seeper Leak Detection During In-service Hydrotesting
Tools to Detect and Discriminate Mechanical Damage
  • PROGRAM: Mechanical Damage Inspection and Characterization
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Creation of Dent and Gouge Defects for Inspection Technology Evaluation and Repair - Vintage Steels Without and With Cracks - Extension of MD-4-6 Project or DOT Project
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Creation of Dent and Gouge Defects Associated with Cracks - Modern Steels
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Detailed Evaluation of ILI Technology Performance for Mechanical Damage with Co-incident Damage (Metal Loss & Cracks)
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Year 2 - Field Testing and Verification of Existing Tool Capabilities for Mechanical Damage Detection and Characterization
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Neutron Diffraction Measurements of Residual Strain Associated with Dents and Gouges in Pipelines
Accuracy of Tools for Corrosion Mapping
  • Quantification of ILI Sizing Uncertainties
Non-destructive Evaluation - Inside the Pipe
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Integrated Pipeline Monitoring and Cleaning Tool
  • Internal Mobile Sensor to Detect Water and Corrosion in Pipelines
Non-destructive Evaluation - Outside the Pipe
  • DOT CONTINUING PROJECT: Development of Improved Crack Depth Measurement Techniques
Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring & Control Operations
  • Baseline Work Load Study for Control Room Operations
ROW Monitoring and Damage Prevention Effectiveness
  • Pipeline Watch
Conceptual Pipeline Integrity & Security Management
  • CONTINUING PROGRAM: Right of Way Automated Monitoring
Right of Way Monitoring & Surveillance by Satellite
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Demonstration of Second Generation Satellite-based Pipeline Integrity Management - Lateral Ground Movement Detection Capabilities Derived from Synthetic Aperture Radar ("SAR")-based sensor
Subsea Pipeline Integrity Management
  • Internally Coated Carbon Steel Risers as an Alternative to CRA - Risk Assessment of Coated Mechanical Connectors and Girth Weld of Risers Submitted to Fatigue Under Sour Service
  • State of the Art for Subsea Pipeline and Equipment Life Extension (Beyond Design Operational Life)
Non-destructive Evaluation - Outside the Pipe
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Quantifying Corrosion Using Long Range Ultrasonic Guided Wave and Associated Numerical Tools
Design, Materials and Construction
Back To Top
Alternate Gas Products
  • Development of Practical Application Tool (CO2DECOM) for Determination of the Decompression Wave Speed in CO2 with Impurities
Construction Efficiency
  • Guidelines for the Determination of Pipeline Lowering-in Stresses and Mitigative Strategies for Construction - Joint PRCI & IPLOCA Research Initiative
  • Guidance Document for Onshore Pipeline Route Selection and Associated Data Gathering - Joint PRCI & IPLOCA Research Initiative
New Research Technologies
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: NASA TecFusion Process
Strain Based Design and Assessment
  • UPDATED! PROGRAM: Strain Based Design
  • Program Plan
  • Strain Demand
  • Tensile Strain Capacity
  • Compressive Strain Capacity
  • Material Characteristics
  • Guidelines for Implementation of Strain Based Design
Alternate Gas Products
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Leak Prevention in CO2 Pipeline Valves and Launchers by Correct Seal Material Selection
Research to Support Code Development
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Update of Guidelines for Interpretation and Application of API 1104
Recommended Practice for Measurement of Weld Tensile Properties
  • Quality of HFI/ERW Pipe (Seam Failures)
Welding of High Strength Steel Pipelines
  • Essential Welding Variables for X80
Advanced Technologies and Methodology for AUT Systems Qualification
  • Guidelines for AUT Specification and Qualification for Onshore Cross Country Pipelines
Solutions for Pipeline Repair - In-Service / Maintenance Welding, Composites, Liners, etc.
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Evaluation of Composite Repair Systems for Subsea Repairs
Welding of High Strength Steel Pipelines
  • Toughness and Strength of Sub-Arc Double Jointed High Strength Pipe
Criteria for Evaluating Failure Susceptibility due to Crack Defects
  • Developing Tools to Assure Safety Against Propagating Cracks in Gas Pipelines Made From Modern Steels with High Upper Shelf Charpy Energy
Applications Related Properties of High Performance Material
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Fracture Initiation Criteria for High-Strength Steel Line Pipe - Phase 2B, Axial Surface-Cracked Pipe
Solutions for Pipeline Repair - In-Service / Maintenance Welding, Composites, Liners, etc.
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Program to Evaluate the Long-term Performance of Composite Repair Systems
  • Re-Rating of Pipelines Using Composite Materials
Vintage Pipeline Assessment
  • Development of a Vintage Girth Weld Integrity Management Plan
Structural Significance of Mechanical Damage
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Development of the Dent Weld Interaction Criteria and Extension of the Dent Modeling Matrix to Include Dent Interaction with Metal Loss
Structural Integrity Assessment
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Sleeve End Fillet Weld Stress Intensity Factor Solutions - Year 2
Compressor and Pump Station
Back To Top
Compressor & Pump Station Facility Integrity
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Determining the Effects of Ethanol on Pump Station and Terminal Facilities, Phase 2
  • Technology Challenges for Liquid CO2 Pump Stations
  • UPDATED! Mechanical Seal Auxiliary System Guideline
Compressor Station Engines - Toxic Emissions Compliance
  • PROGRAM: Compressor Station Engines - Toxic Emissions Compliance
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Evaluation of Alternative Oxidation Catalysts: Low Temperature Alkane and Exhaust Manifold Catalysts
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Timed Power Cylinder Lube Oil Injection to Avoid Catalyst Fouling and Reduce Oil Consumption
  • Long Term Test of In-Situ CO Sensor for NESHAP Monitoring
  • Field Evaluation of the Woodward E3 Rich Burn Engine Air-Fuel Ratio Controller
  • Maintaining the Gas Turbine Formaldehyde Controls Exemption
Emission Monitoring & Reporting
  • Compressor Station NO2 Modeling - Required Improvements and Station Impacts
Gas Turbine Emissions Compliance
  • GE Frame 3 (Models F & G) Low NOx Liner Field Test
Extend Solar Turbines DLN Operating Range
  • Collecting Cold Ambient Emissions Field Data on Solar's Titan 130 SoLoNOx Gas Turbine
Zero - Zero: Zero Hardware/Performance Failures & Zero Emissions Exceedances
  • PROGRAM: Zero - Zero: Zero Hardware/Performance Failures & Zero Emissions Exceedances
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Guidelines for Recip Engine Compliance Verification Using On Board Diagnostics
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Turbocharger Booster System to Increase Operating Flexibility, Reduce Start-up Time, and Decrease Damage on Two-Stroke Pipeline Engines
  • Economic and Operating value of emissions reduction technologies on Small and Medium Sized Engines
  • Real Time Fuel Gas Composition Sensor for Advanced Engine Air-to-Fuel Ratio Control
Measurement
Back To Top
Measurement Reliability
  • Investigate Ability of Ultrasonic Meters to Read Through Compressor-induced Pulsation
  • Effect of Temperature & Pressure Changes During Flow Calibrations on the Accuracy of Multipath USMs
Measurement Uncertainty & System Balance and Facility Design
  • CONTINUING PROJECT: Effect of Upstream Piping Configurations on Ultrasonic Meter Bias
  • Low-Flow Performance of Ultrasonic Meters
Underground Storage
Back To Top
Storage Field Integrity
  • PROGRAM: Storage Field Integrity
  • Cement Degradation Mechanisms
  • Factors Affecting Downhole MFL Accuracy
  • Field Evaluation of Cement Bond Log Tool
  • Brine String Dynamics
  • Determine Maximum Fluid Withdrawal Velocity
  • PHMSA & State Regulatory Response Capability