PRCI Membership We are pleased to announce that Cameron has joined PRCI as a Technical Program Associate Member in the Compressor & Pump Station Technical Committee. Cameron provides flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries. ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Announces its 2009 Program for Energy Pipeline Research Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), announces the 2009 Research Program resulting from the fall Board meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Member contributions of approximately US$8 million were voted towards projects addressing pipeline corrosion, integrity, operations, design, ... AuthorPRCI Read More
External Meetings & Presentations The International Pipe Line and Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) Annual Meeting George Tenley, PRCI President, recently attended the IPLOCA Annual Meeting in September in Athens, Greece. In addition to making a presentation on collaborative research, George also initiated a joint ... AuthorPRCI Read More
17th Biennial EPRG-PRCI-APIA Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research The European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG), PRCI, and the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) will be conducting the 17th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research on May 11-15, 2009. The JTM will be held in Milan, Italy at the Starhotel Rosa in downtown Milan. The ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Meter Station Uncertainty Analysis Tool Through a literature search and review of the uncertainty tool requirements, it became apparent there were deficiencies in the tools and techniques available to measurement station designers, and that an uncertainty tool would be applicable to both the design of new meter stations and to audit ... Read More
Hydrocarbon Dew Point Analyzers The well-established Bureau of Mines chilled mirror method to determine the temperature at which hydrocarbons condense out of a gas stream is both labor intensive and subject to operator variability. In recent years, equipment has been introduced to automate this process. However, the ... Read More
Understanding Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals from Mechanical Damage in Pipelines In-line inspection using the Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) technique is sensitive both to pipe wall geometry and pipe wall stresses. Therefore, MFL inspection tools have the potential to locate and characterize mechanical damage in pipelines. However, the combined influence of stress ... Read More
Investigate Fundamentals and Performance Improvements of Current In-Line Inspection Technologies for Mechanical Damage Detection Detecting, characterizing, and assessing mechanical damage (MD) to operating energy pipeline systems is an important component of an operator’s Integrity Management Plan (IMP). In the process of selecting ILI technologies that are best suited for detecting and sizing the types of mechanical ... Read More
A Review of Methods for Assessing the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines When corrosion features in pipelines are detected by in-line inspection (ILI), a decision to replace, repair, or accept and monitor each feature must be made. This decision is based on the prediction of the failure pressure of the corroded pipe and must be accurate without being overly ... Read More
Acceptance Criteria for Mild Ripples in Pipeline Field Bends Field bends in large diameter pipe are routinely used in the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Mild ripples are often unavoidable where such bends have a high D/t or high yield strength. Present regulations and industry standards differ in their treatment of mild ripples, ranging from ... Read More
Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring & Control Operations The monitoring and controlling of pipeline operations from a remote control room is similar to system operations in several other complex process control industries, such as nuclear power, petroleum refinery, and air transportation. The operators are required to maintain awareness of the status ... Read More