New PRCI Program Manager - Richard McNealy Richard McNealy comes to PRCI from Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. where he served as the client representative from 2011 to 2013 during the engineering phase for pipeline construction supporting an expansion to the Cero Verde copper mine located in Arequipa Peru. Prior to the assignment ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Welcoming New Members to PRCI PRCI is pleased to announce that Berg Steel Pipe has joined as a Technical Program Associate Member in the Design, Materials & Construction Technical Committee. In January 2013, we welcomed Berg Steel as a member of PRCI. Berg Steel is a m ember of the ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Responds to PHMSA Research Announcement for Pipeline Safety Projects and Consolidated Programs As previously reported, the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a Research Announcement in October 2012 that identified 20 separate topics being considered for government R&D funding. The Research ... AuthorPRCI Read More
APIA-EPRG-PRCI Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research PRCI has begun preparations for the 19th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting (JTM) on Pipeline Research. The meeting will be hosted by the Australian Pipeline Industry Association Research and Standards Committee (APIA RSC) together with the Energy Pipelines Cooperative Research Centre (EPCRC), ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Upcoming 7th Annual Research Exchange Meeting There are still spaces available to attend the Research Exchange! The 7th Annual PRCI Research Exchange Meeting is scheduled for February 5-7, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. The Research Exchange Meeting is an annual technical conference that provides PRCI member companies, our key ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Technical Committees Meet to Kick-off 2013 Research Portfolio The 2013 PRCI Research Program has been initiated and we would like to thank the volunteers leaders from the member companies for their hard work and dedication. Below is the 2013 Technical Committee leadership roster. Committee members are a crucial part of PRCI’s operating model, a ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Announces its 2013 Portfolio for Energy Pipeline Research Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), announces its 2013 Research Portfolio as approved by the Board of Directors at its September 2012 meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Member contributions of over $10.3 million were allocated to programs and projects addressing pipeline ... AuthorPRCI Read More
SCC-2-10 Improved Site-Selection Model Based on Correlating ILI Results with Operational and Geotechnical Characteristics The ability to predict where stress-corrosion cracking is likely to be most severe within a portion of a pipeline is essential to the success of SCC direct assessment and would be very useful for prioritizing exploration and validation excavations, hydrostatic testing and In-line inspection. Some ... Read More
MEAS-6-2 Meter Station Design Tool - Phase II The second phase of the Meter Station Design Tool (MSDT) has been completed. The MSDT is an updated software application that leads facility designers and engineers through the design process for a natural gas flow meter station. The MSDT helps ensure new meter stations being designed from ... Read More
MEAS-5-17 Evaluation of Enhanced Diagnostics for Orifice Meters A large installed base of orifice meters, many installed where newer technology meters are impractical, accounts for a significant fraction of the measured volume of natural gas in the United States. Ultrasonic meters are newer technology meters that provide integrated diagnostics to monitor the ... Read More
MATR-3-7 Reinforcing Vintage Girth Welds with Composite Materials This project was executed by PRCI to evaluate and report on the use of composite materials for reinforcing girth welds in energy pipelines. This research is important to the industry because girth welds are an essential part of every transmission pipeline. With much of the pipeline system in the ... Read More
IM-2-4 Investigating Fundamentals and Performance Improvements of In-Service Internal Inspection Technologies for Tanks Robotic tank inspection technology provides a method to assess the condition of the tank floor to meet the internal inspection requirements of API 653 without requiring the removal of the stored hydrocarbon product. The final report for this project provides a basic understanding of the ... Read More
ENV-6-1 Field Validation of Surface Loading Stress Calculations for Buried Pipelines - Phase I The objective of this project is to develop a surface loading criterion for pipelines with shallow burial. The first phase, just completed, focused on field measurements and data acquisition of the stresses in shallow buried pipe while it is being crossed by heavy equipment. This data will be ... Read More
CPS-9-9 Technology Challenges for Liquid CO2 Pump Stations As a result of proposed new climate change legislation requiring carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, there has been increased interest in the development of carbon capture technology worldwide. CCS aims to reduce CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by ... Read More
API-2-1 Support for Standardization of Weld Testing Methods - Phase I There has been substantial interest in fracture toughness testing of pipeline girth welds in tension instead of using the standard deep notched bend (SENB) specimen, as tension loading is considered more realistic for girth welds. The Single Edge Notched Test (SENT) test provides reduced ... Read More
PRCI Honors Brian Woodhouse at TC Meeting The 2013 PRCI Research Program has been initiated and we would like to thank the volunteers leaders from the member companies for their hard work and dedication. Below is the 2013 Technical Committee leadership roster. Committee members are a crucial part of PRCI’s operating model, a ... Read More
PRCI Recognizes Members for Significant Contributions & Support to R&D Programs At the PRCI Pipeline Technical Committee Meetings in October in Los Angeles, Marathon Pipe Line and TransCanada PipeLines were presented with the first of its kind awards within PRCI for providing significant contributions and support for promoting research in the pipeline industry. PRCI issued ... Read More
PRCI Leads Panel Sessions on Pipeline Inspection Technology at 2013 API Inspection Summit The American Petroleum Institute (API) held its 5th Biennial Inspection Summit from January 7-10, 2013, in Galveston, TX. The Inspection Summit is sponsored every two years by API and included a midstream/downstream section in the agenda for the first time at the 2013 event. The summit was ... Read More