Offshore PipelinesDesign, Installation, and MaintenanceBy

Boyun Guo, PhD, Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Shanhong Song, Ph.D., Senior engineer, ChevronTexaco Ali Ghalambor, PhD, Oil and Gas Engineer at Innovative Petrotech Solutions, Inc. Tian Lin, PhD, CRC for Infrastructure and Engineering Asset Management,

Queensland University of TechnologyThe development of oil and gas fields offshore requires specialized pipeline equipment. The structures must be strong enough to with stand the harshest environments, and ensure that production is not interrupted and remains economically feasible. However, recent events in the Gulf of Mexico have placed a new importance on maintenance and reliability. A new section; Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), introduces the subject of maintenance, written by Tian Ran Lin, Queensland University of Technology, and Yong Sun, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering.Two of the main objectives of CBM is maximizing reliability while preventing major or minor equipment malfunction and minimizing maintenance costs. In this new section, the authors deal with the multi-objective condition based maintenance optimization problem. CBM provides two major advantages: (1) an efficient approach for weighting maintenance objectives, and (2) a method for specifying physical methods for achieving those objectives. Maintenance cost and reliability objectives are calculated based on proportional hazards model and a control limit CBM replacement policy.

Written primarily for engineers and management personnel working on offshore and deepwater oil and gas pipelines, this book covers the fundamentals needed to design, Install, and commission pipeline projects. This new section along with a thorough update of the existing chapters represents a 30% increase in information over the previous edition.The development of oil and gas fields offshore requires specialized pipeline equipment. The structures must be strong enough to with stand the harshest environments, and ensure that production is not interrupted and remains economically feasible. However, recent events in the Gulf of Mexico have placed a new importance on maintenance and reliability. A ne...View full description

AudiencePipeline Design Engineers, Pipeline Operation Engineers Book information

Published: August 2013

Imprint: GULF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING

ISBN: 978-0-12-397949-0

Reviews"The authors are the most respected names in the area of designing, installing, testing, and operating submarine pipelines…It is a useful book for engineers and developers challenged with bringing oil and gas onshore. I would recommend

that if you work in the offshore pipeline industry, you have this practical reference available. " Saeid Mokhatab Chairman of Natural Gas Engineering Editorial Advisory Board

Table of ContentsPrefaceList of SymbolsUnit Conversion Factors1. IntroductionPart I: Pipeline Design2. General Design Information3. Diameter and Wall Thickness4. Hydrodynamic Stability of Pipelines5. Pipeline Span6. Operating Stresses7. Pipeline Riser Design8. Pipeline External Corrosion Protection9. Pipeline Insulation10. Introduction to Flexible PipelinesPart II: Pipeline Installation11. Pipeline Installation Methods12. Installation Bending Stress Control13. Pipeline On-Bottom Stability ControlPart III: Pipeline Commissioning and Operations14. Pipeline Testing and Pre-commissioning15. Flow Assurance16. Pigging OperationsPart IV: Condition Based Maintenance17. Concepts in Condition Based Maintenance18. Vibration in pipeline condition monitoring and assessment19. Strategies of pipeline maintenance AppendicesAppendix A: Gas-Liquid Multiphase Flow in PipelineAppendix B: Steady and Transient Solutions for Pipeline TemperatureAppendix C: Strength De-Rating of Old Pipelines