O&I Committee Implements a More Focused Approach to Managing PRCI Research Thu, January 14, 2016 Last fall during the Technical Committee (TC) meetings held in San Ramon, California, key decisions were made to split the Operations & Integrity (O&I) group into two committees: Surveillance, Operations and Monitoring (SOM) and Integrity and Inspection (I&I). Secondly, the I&I ... Read More
PRCI Leak Detection Research at Annual API Conference and Cybernetics Symposium Tue, April 19, 2016 Progressive results and on-going leading-edge research from the PRCI Leak Detection Program were presented at the American Petroleum Institute (API) Conference and Cybernetics Symposium April 5th through 7th in Carlsbad, California. Read More
PRCI UAS Research to Be Presented at UAS Energy In Sight Summit Wed, April 20, 2016 PRCI has been invited to present at a one-day summit in conjunction with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Annual Conference and Expo , Xponential 2016, May 2-5, 2016. This one-day summit will provide a look at the need and opportunity for the unmanned aircraft ... Read More
PRCI Establishes Research Objectives to Address Key Challenges Facing the Pipeline Industry Wed, April 06, 2016 As part of the enhancements to its governance and research models to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, PRCI has responded to the need to prioritize and execute key research initiatives in a timely manner. The establishment of Research Objectives (RO) for the organization will ... Read More
Miniature NASA Methane Sensor Makes Successful UAS Flight Test Fri, March 25, 2016 As part of a project to improve safety in the energy pipeline industry, researchers have successfully flight tested a miniature methane gas sensor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California on a Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS). The ... Read More
Compressor & Pump Station Technical Committee Chair Wed, April 20, 2016 Curt Pedersen has left TransCanada and as such has vacated the Compressor and Pump Station Technical Committee Chair position. Curt had more than 35 years in the oil and gas industry. He was a Key Member of ANR Pipeline's Station Automation Project Team that managed full automation of more ... Read More
Final Report Under Review: Improved Site-Selection Model Based on Correlating ILI Results with Operational and Geotechnical Characteristics (SCC-2-10) SCC-2-10: Improved Site-Selection Model Based on Correlating ILI Results with Operational and Geotechnical Characteristics The primary objective of the research is to establish better correlations between SCC severity and operational and geotechnical characteristics, and to develop improved ... Read More
Final Report Under Review: The Impact of Fluctuations in AC Interference on the Corrosion Risk for Buried Pipelines (EC-6-4) EC-6-4: The Impact of Fluctuations in AC Interference on the Corrosion Risk for Buried Pipelines The objective of paper is to study the effect of fluctuating AC interference phenomenon (AC interference time duration and level of AC interferences) on the corrosion risk of pipelines. This ... Read More
Final Report Under Review: Effect of Pressure Fluctuations on Growth Rate of Near-Neutral pH SCC (SCC-2-12) SCC-2-12: Effect of Pressure Fluctuations on Growth Rate of Near-Neutral pH SCC The most important insights from the project are: 1) The identification of three types of pressure fluctuations and their different susceptibility to crack growth; 2) The importance of load interaction effects ... Read More
Project Update: Development of a PRCI ILI Performance Test Loop for Liquid Coupled Technologies (NDE-4-2) NDE-4-2: Development of a PRCI ILI Performance Test Loop for Liquid Coupled Technologies In 2016 PRCI continues to expand on its available services and capabilities at the newly established Technology Development Center (TDC) in Houston, TX by constructing a liquid flow loop for testing ... Read More
Project Update: AERMO CPS-11-5: Ambient NO2 Modeling for 1 Hour Standard - Phase I - Project Plan, Stakeholder Coordination, and Ambient Monitoring Plan Development (AERMOD) The Compressor and Pump Station Technical Committee has a project underway to enhance ambient emission modeling for nitrous dioxide. The ... Read More
Project Update: Upstream Piping Effects on Ultrasonic Meter Performance Upstream Piping Effects on Ultrasonic Meter Performance The flow testing to assess the impact of filters/screens located directly upstream of ultrasonic meters has been completed and the final report is nearly complete. In a related project, flow testing of two different full scale header ... Read More
Project Update: Orifice Plate Tolerances on Measurement Accuracy Orifice Plate Tolerances on Measurement Accuracy Work was recently completed on a preliminary effort to assess the effect of the tolerances in orifice plate dimensions on meter uncertainty. The research completed to date shows that some plates that are within the tolerances of AGA 3 have much ... Read More
Project Update: Guidelines for the Determination of Pipeline Lowering-in Stresses and Mitigative Strategies for Construction (CNST-2-2) CNST-2-2: Guidelines for the Determination of Pipeline Lowering-in Stresses and Mitigative Strategies for Construction The Design Materials & Construction (DMC) Technical Committee’s focus for the past quarter has been on completing the updates of the research plans for the seven ... Read More
Project Starts: Integrity Management of Vintage Girth Welds - Multiple Projects Project Starts: Integrity Management of Vintage Girth Welds - Multiple Projects The Design Materials & Construction (DMC) Technical Committee’s focus for the past quarter has been on completing the updates of the research plans for the seven DMC Emphasis Areas leading to the ... Read More
Project Starts: Geohazard Management - Multiple Projects Project Starts: Geohazard Management - Multiple Projects The Design Materials & Construction (DMC) Technical Committee’s focus for the past quarter has been on completing the updates of the research plans for the seven DMC Emphasis Areas leading to the development of research ideas ... Read More