INTEMA   05428
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Challenges to integrity of old pipelines, the Argentine experience
Autor/es:
JOSÉ LUIS OTEGUI; P. G. FAZZINI; J. BOOMAN; C. MANFREDI
Lugar:
CABA
Reunión:
Congreso; 2 Congreso de Integridad en Instalaciones en el Upstream y Downstream de Petróleo y Gas, IAPG, .; 2014
Institución organizadora:
IAPG
Resumen:
In this article we give a succinct description of the particular conditions that have led to failures and damage of buried pipelines in Argentina, taking into account the particular characteristics of soil, demographic evolution, original construction standards and procedures, and specific damage conditions based in case histories.
The purpose of this article is to contribute in orienting the efforts by operators and regulation bodies in order to efficiently increase the reliability of onshore buried pipelines. The authors have been involved in many failure analyses involving pipelines in this country, some of the latest being related to explosions involving natural gas pipelines and related equipment.
The purpose of this article is to contribute in orienting the efforts by operators and regulation bodies in order to efficiently increase the reliability of onshore buried pipelines. The authors have been involved in many failure analyses involving pipelines in this country, some of the latest being related to explosions involving natural gas pipelines and related equipment.
The purpose of this article is to contribute in orienting the efforts by operators and regulation bodies in order to efficiently increase the reliability of onshore buried pipelines. The authors have been involved in many failure analyses involving pipelines in this country, some of the latest being related to explosions involving natural gas pipelines and related equipment.
The Argentine high-pressure oil and gas transmission pipeline system includes more than 40,000 km of buried piping. Diameters range from less than 14 to 36 inches. Construction dates of most of these pipes range from around 1960 to around 1980. Particular cases discussed are:
The Argentine high-pressure oil and gas transmission pipeline system includes more than 40,000 km of buried piping. Diameters range from less than 14 to 36 inches. Construction dates of most of these pipes range from around 1960 to around 1980. Particular cases discussed are:
The Argentine high-pressure oil and gas transmission pipeline system includes more than 40,000 km of buried piping. Diameters range from less than 14 to 36 inches. Construction dates of most of these pipes range from around 1960 to around 1980. Particular cases discussed are:
Old pipelines in stable grounds
Failures by SCC in buried pipelines
Dealing with low-frequency ERW seam pipe
Unknown materials and historical conditions of operation
Integrity of old repairs
Influence of demographic changes along right of ways