PRCI Membership We are pleased to announce that the China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP) has joined PRCI as a full Associate Member. Founded in 1973, CPP is a transnational specialized pipeline engineering company experienced in the construction and management of long distance petroleum pipelines, ... AuthorPRCI Read More
External Meetings & Presentations PRCI Chairs PipeTech World Summit Madrid 2010 PRCI President, George W. Tenley, Jr., served as Chair of this international conference and exhibition held in June Madrid, Spain. The focus of the Summit, which drew more than 150 representatives of the pipeline and related industries, ... AuthorPRCI Read More
18th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI) is pleased to announce to our members, the members of the European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG), and the members of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) the 18th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research. This ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Supports Multiple Technical Proposal Submitted Under Recent BAA PRCI and our research partners received notification from PHMSA in May 2010 that a number of the White Papers that were submitted in response to PHMSA's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA, DTPH56-10-BAA-000001) were accepted. PRCI supported the preparation of 13 separate technical proposals that ... AuthorPRCI Read More
2011 Research Program Ballot Posted The 2011 PRCI Research Program ballot has been posted and the first round of voting will open tomorrow, July 16th. The remaining schedule is as follows: First Round of Online Voting July 16-30, 2010 ... AuthorPRCI Read More
CPS-1 Reciprocating Engine NOx Retrofit Program Enters Field Test Phase The multi-year, multi-faceted Emissions Reduction for Legacy Engines (ERLE) program to develop cost-effective NOx controls for pipeline reciprocating compressor engines has entered into its final stage with the field testing of three engines that are in mainline compression service. ANR ... Read More
CPS-7-9 Pump Seal Leak Reduction Systems for Unmanned Stations Mechanical seals are an integral component in centrifugal pumps used throughout the pipeline industry. While they are often thought of as a secondary component, mechanical seals can have a significant impact on the reliability of pumping equipment and the availability of the entire ... Read More
CPS-9-2 Determine Effect of Ethanol on Pump Station Facilities Ethanol is widely used as both an oxygenate additive and as a fuel substitute for gasoline. Legislation mandates a significant increase in ethanol usage as fuel over the next twenty years. The widespread use of ethanol will require efficient and reliable transportation from widely dispersed ... Read More
SPDA-1-2 Guidelines for Evaluating Damage to Subsea Pipelines This ongoing PRCI project is focused on developing guidelines to provide operators with definitive guidelines that can be used when their pipelines are damaged. These guidelines will provide information such as what is the safe pressure to reduce a dented pipeline, what parameters are important ... Read More
ALT-1-2 Equations of State Relevance for Supercritical CO2 with Impurities At the request of several of its members PRCI initiated a JIP to address a critical research need for CO 2 transmission pipeline design and analysis. The objective is to determine experimentally the decompression wave speed in predominantly CO 2 mixtures with N 2 , O 2 , CO ... Read More
PRCI to Sponsor Subsea Pipeline Integrity Management Workshop PRCI will be sponsoring a workshop at the Marriott Westchase in Houston, TX on September 2, 2010, to provide a forum for industry stakeholders to identify the needs and requirements for a comprehensive approach to Subsea Pipeline Integrity Management (SPIM). PRCI has previously approved a ... Read More
Request for Test Samples of Pipeline Damage to Support NDE Projects PRCI is continuing to implement several research projects that are either qualifying the performance of existing technologies or supporting the development and evaluation of new, innovative technologies for the detection and characterization of damage to pipelines. Research is being conducted to ... Read More
PRCI Supports Multiple Technical Proposal Submitted Under Recent BAA PRCI and our research partners received notification from PHMSA in May 2010 that a number of the White Papers that were submitted in response to PHMSA’s Broad Agency Announcement (BAA, DTPH56-10-BAA-000001) were accepted. PRCI supported the preparation of 13 separate technical proposals ... Read More