Tong Wu , Yukai Chen , Zhonghua Deng , Liang Shen , Zhuzhu Xie , Yang Liu , Shufang Zhu , Cuiwei Liu , Yuxing Li
{"title":"Oil pipeline leakage monitoring developments in China","authors":"Tong Wu , Yukai Chen , Zhonghua Deng , Liang Shen , Zhuzhu Xie , Yang Liu , Shufang Zhu , Cuiwei Liu , Yuxing Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100129","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100129","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pipeline is the most economical and efficient way of oil transportation, pipeline integrity management is an effective means to prevent pipeline accidents and ensure the safe operation of pipelines economically and reasonably, timely and accurate pipeline leakage monitoring can greatly reduce the consequences of accidents, which is a crucial part of pipeline integrity management. Pipeline leakage monitoring in China has a long history, but there is no systematic summary. The monitoring methods for oil pipelines in China are reviewed and analyzed from the levels of national and industrial, by surveying the mileage of oil pipelines, leakage accidents, laws and regulations, and pipeline working conditions in recent years. The principles and research status of oil pipeline leakage monitoring methods are introduced in detail, and various methods are divided into hardware and software by the different acquisition and processing methods of leakage signals. Finally, the development trend of pipeline leakage monitoring methods in the future is summarized and predicted: the combination of software and hardware, the efficient collection and processing of data, the intelligent analysis and diagnosis of working conditions, and the integration of information systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000215/pdfft?md5=ba0428c745f95003b5dcc213cf2c66ea&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000215-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82019626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural response of the spiral-welded pipelines buried in different uniform soil types to the strike-slip fault","authors":"Mozhgan Asgarihajifirouz , Xiaoyu Dong , Hodjat Shiri","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100142","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100142","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Buried steel pipelines, which are widely used in, often face the threat of Permanent Ground Deformations (PGD) caused by fault crossings. The structural response of the pipeline can be influenced by the pipe-trench-backfill interaction, resulting in various hoop strains, axial plastic strains, and consequently, formation of wrinkles at different locations in the fault zone. This paper investigates the structural response of spiral-welded pipelines at strike-slip fault crossings by incorporating the burial effects in a range of different soil materials. A dynamic explicit analysis is used to address the convergence issue commonly encountered in the analysis of post-buckling problems. The helix angles and the burial depth effects in different soil types and pipeline-ground interaction angles are examined. The study provides valuable insights into the influence of burial conditions and corresponding helix angle on the performance of spiral-welded pipelines in strike-slip faults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000343/pdfft?md5=5f52b42c396b4e03665ba8d6d5e35096&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000343-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75504760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiangying Shan , Weichao Yu , Jing Gong , Kai Wen , Hao Wang , Shipeng Ren , Shengyuan Wei , Bin Wang , Guoyin Gao , Guodong Zhang
{"title":"A methodology to determine the target reliability of natural gas pipeline systems based on risk acceptance criteria of pipelines","authors":"Xiangying Shan , Weichao Yu , Jing Gong , Kai Wen , Hao Wang , Shipeng Ren , Shengyuan Wei , Bin Wang , Guoyin Gao , Guodong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The reliable operation of the natural gas pipeline system is directly related to natural gas supply security, and it is vital to determine the target reliability of the natural gas pipeline system when assessing whether the system is reliable. In this study, a methodology to determine the target reliability of natural gas pipeline system based on the risk acceptance criteria of pipelines is proposed, and the methodology consists of three parts. Firstly, the risk acceptance criteria of the natural gas pipelines are determined based on the existing standards. Secondly, the failure consequence model of natural gas pipelines considering the pipeline properties and surroundings is developed, and the corresponding allowable pipeline failure probabilities are calculated according to the risk theory. Finally, the evaluation model of the gas supply reliability for natural gas pipeline systems considering the unit’s failure and hydraulic characteristics is developed, and the target reliability of natural gas pipeline systems is calculated by employing the allowable pipeline failure probabilities. Furthermore, a real natural gas pipeline system is employed to determine its target reliability, and the target value is compared with the actual value of the gas supply reliability. Based on the compared results, the corresponding measure to improve the gas supply reliability is proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000422/pdfft?md5=d495329ce43371b951c196db9dcc0f73&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000422-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134979263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brian Leis , Amin Eshraghi , Brian Dew , Frank Cheng
{"title":"Dent strain and stress analyses and implications concerning API RP 1183 - Part I: Background for dent geometry and strain analyses during contact and re-rounding","authors":"Brian Leis , Amin Eshraghi , Brian Dew , Frank Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>API RP 1183 was developed through industry collaboration to manage the threat posed by dents. It provides screening and more detailed techniques designed to manage single peak smooth dents. For more complex scenarios such as kinked and skewed dents its practices rely on numerical analysis.</p><p>This paper is the first of four that considers issues that arise when, consistent with API RP 1183, the axial and transverse profiles of dents are used as the basis for dent geometry and strain analyses. Part I presents background concepts and discusses the numerical details and other modeling that underpin API RP 1183. Part II presents a series of examples that amplify the concerns foreshadowed in Part I. Part III considers the cyclic loading of dents, and the viability of the dent stress and fatigue analyses that underlie those practices of API RP 1183, while Part IV focusses on the numerical and modeling aspects.</p><p>It becomes apparent from Part I that the benefits of the shell-element formulation adopted to simulate tens of thousands of dents has glossed over some key aspects that lead to significant unconservative errors, or lead to gaps in its dent management. Likewise, the broad utility of its global regression equations was found prone to significant err. The analysis of single peak dents with smooth profiles based on their axial and transverse profiles as outlined in API RP 1183 was found to incorrectly categorize dents, mis-predict their severity. Finally, a path toward resolution was noted.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000355/pdfft?md5=5a8a53be66d8e3a3680a2430a2a2de77&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000355-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83649331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Gong , Qi Kang , Haihao Wu , Xiaoping Li , Bohui Shi , Shangfei Song
{"title":"Application and prospects of multi-phase pipeline simulation technology in empowering the intelligent oil and gas fields","authors":"Jing Gong , Qi Kang , Haihao Wu , Xiaoping Li , Bohui Shi , Shangfei Song","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reviews the application of multiphase flow simulation technology for constructing intelligent oil and gas fields. By utilizing the theoretical multiphase flow simulation model and solution algorithm, the practical engineering application of this technology in various oil and gas gathering and transportation system scenarios, including subsea production systems in offshore oil and gas fields, well site gathering and transportation production systems in onshore gas fields, and platform gathering and transportation production systems, was assessed and described. In addition, the role of multiphase flow simulation technology in intelligent oilfield surface production was discussed from the perspective of surface oil and gas pipeline networks and intelligent oilfield operations. Moreover, the future development prospects of multiphase pipeline transport simulation technology were proposed, providing a reference for improving related research and constructing intelligent oilfields.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beam-on-spring modeling of buried MDPE pipes in sand subjected to lateral loads at a pipe junction","authors":"Tanmoy Sinha, Ashutosh Sutra Dhar","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Buried pipelines in landslide areas may experience excessive stresses or strains that depend on a complex soil-pipe interaction. The simplified beam-on-spring analysis is recommended in current pipe design guidelines to assess buried pipes subjected to ground movements. The recommended method was developed based on observations of buried steel pipes. The applicability of the methods was not evaluated for Medium-Density Polyethylene (MDPE) pipes that are widely used in gas distribution systems. This paper evaluates the applicability of the beam-on-spring modeling technique for MDPE pipes experiencing relative ground movements observed in laboratory tests. Finite element analysis was performed, modeling the pipes as beams and the soil reactions using the pipe-soil-interaction (PSI) elements in Abaqus, representing springs. The study reveals that while the beam-on-spring analysis can simulate the pipe responses, the spring parameters recommended in the design guidelines are not applicable to buried MDPE pipes. The required magnitudes of peak axial and lateral spring forces and the yield displacements for MDPE pipes are larger than those recommended in the design guidelines. Based on the simulation of experimentally measured pipe responses, modifications to the recommendations of existing design guidelines for estimating the spring parameters are proposed for application to the MDPE pipe assessment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single well virtual metering research and application based on hybrid modeling of machine learning and mechanism model","authors":"Juncheng Mu, Shane McArdle, Jinjie Ouyang, Haifeng Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100111","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As a supplement or alternative metering method for physical metering devices, Virtual Flow Metering (VFM) is more and more widely used in the upstream metering scenario of oil and gas fields. To enhance the accuracy of single well VFM system and improve the system maintenance convenience, a new VFM method based on “hybrid model” which combines mechanism model and data model is proposed on the basis of the traditional mechanism model of dynamic multi-phase flow, the interactive logic between machine learning model of big data on single well production condition and mechanism model is established. The new VFM system architecture can realize the stable and accurate operation of the new “hybrid model” VFM system driven by real-time measurement data. The research show that: (1) machine learning model of big data on single well production condition can realize the second index output of three-phase flow under real-time measurement data input; (2) The field data are used to evaluate the accuracy of new VFM results, shows the average errors of liquid flow and gas flow are less than 5% and 3% respectively, and the metering accuracy is improved to a certain extent compared with traditional VFM method; (3) Compared with virtual metering based on the traditional mechanism model, the new VFM system is more convenient in later model maintenance and only adjust few model setting according WC and GOR changing in field data.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A techno-economic study of the strategy for hydrogen transport by pipelines in Canada","authors":"Winston Cheng , Y. Frank Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hydrogen, as a clean, zero-emission energy fuel, will play a critical role in energy transition and achievement of the net-zero target in 2050. Hydrogen delivery is integral to the entire value chain of a full-scale hydrogen economy. This work conducted a systematic review and analysis of various hydrogen transportation methods, including truck tankers for liquid hydrogen, tube trailers for gaseous hydrogen, and pipelines, by identifying and ranking the main properties and affecting factors associated with each method. It is found that pipelines, especially the existing natural gas pipelines, provide a more efficient and cheaper means to transport hydrogen over long distances. Analysis was further conducted on Canadian natural gas pipeline network, which has been operating for safe, effective, and efficient energy transport over six decades. The established infrastructure, along with the developed operating and management experiences and skillful manpower, makes the existing pipelines the best option for transport of hydrogen in either blended or pure form in the country. The technical challenges in repurposing the existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen service were discussed, and further work was analyzed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liquid pipeline network modeling with performance parameters sensitivity analysis due to its techno-commercial variables","authors":"Bharat Sharma , Sunil Kumar Khare","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>After analyzing existing pipeline-network design solutions in literature, the authors have developed a novel framework model that considers important technical, financial, and environmental factors such as terrain profile, thermal impact, dynamic pump efficiency, cost escalation, tariffs, project phasing, depreciation, and carbon emissions. This comprehensive model not only prioritizes cost optimization for performance measurement but also takes into account tariffs and carbon emissions. To validate the model, the authors conduct a case study on a China multiproduct pipeline and perform sensitivity analysis. The technical model is accurate to 1.1%, except for upstream pressure at the end receiving station. Sensitivity analysis reveals that incorrect judgment of elevation profile, volume escalation, and product temperature variables can render the outcome of pipeline design infeasible. Moreover, neglecting financial components, such as lines fill cost and tankage cost, can cause a variation of 23% in the performance parameters, leading to erroneous decision-making in Pipeline Network Configuration (PNC) design and operations. Lastly, the authors discuss the significance of considering tariff and carbon-emissions performance parameters during design optimization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhengyi Xu , Pengyuan Zhang , Bo Zhang , Bing Lei , Zhiyuan Feng , Junyi Wang , Yawei Shao , Guozhe Meng , Yanqiu Wang , Fuhui Wang
{"title":"Effects of La3+ on the hydrogen permeation and evolution kinetics in X70 pipeline steel","authors":"Zhengyi Xu , Pengyuan Zhang , Bo Zhang , Bing Lei , Zhiyuan Feng , Junyi Wang , Yawei Shao , Guozhe Meng , Yanqiu Wang , Fuhui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The inhibitory effect of La<sup>3+</sup> on the hydrogen permeation of X70 pipeline steel was investigated via steady-state hydrogen permeation current (<em>i</em><sub>∞</sub>) through electrochemical hydrogen permeation tests. The experimental permeation data were fitted with a constant concentration model and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) tests were conducted to characterize the activity of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) after the optimization of electrochemically active surface area. Additionally, the kinetics of HER and the adsorption/desorption process is calculated by Iyer-Pickering-Zamanzadeh (IPZ) and surface effect models, of which the results demonstrate that the La<sup>3+</sup> in the corrosion products could effectively reduce the rate of Volmer reaction and hydrogen adsorption process, and accelerate the process of hydrogen atom desorption, thus leading to the remarkable decrease in <em>C</em><sub>0</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49883908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}