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PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 3
EDITORIAL
Welcome
Message from the editor
The Pipeline Technology Journal (ptj) is published for the fifth time. Its design as
well as its internal structure clearly sharpened in comparison with the first issues.
What remain are the close ties to the Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) in
Berlin and the occupation with research and development at an early stadium.
It thus offers the possibility to support discussions among the pipeline community
on new developments considering experiences worldwide.
Unlike the Poster-show that establishes a selective professional public Dr. Klaus Ritter
during the annual ptc conference, the journal ptj will be thus published
four times a year to intensively report about research and development
helping to optimize the construction, operation and life support of pipelines.
The triggers for this promotion were the requirements of many opera-
tors who are participants of the Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) to
speed in dealing with issues of pipeline safety and longevity.
Help us to meet these demands and provide us Your new solutions.
Our ptc Editorial and ptc Advisory Board are available to further encourage the development of Pipeline technolo-
gies from the point of view of safety and durability.
Yours sincerely
> Dr. Klaus RItter, Editor in Chief
ptc Advisory Committee / ptj Editorial board

cHAIRMeN
Dr. Klaus Ritter, President, EITEP Uwe Ringel, Managing Director,

Institute ONTRAS Gastransport
Members
Muhammad Sultan Al-Qahtani, Waleed Al-Shuaib, Manager Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary, Markus Rieder, Head of Department
General Manager, Pipelines, Saudi Support Services Group (S&EK), IPLOCA Pipelines, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service
Aramco Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Arthur Braga, Director, RB&B Uwe Breig, Member of the Execu- Filippo Cinelli, Senior Marketing Hermann Rosen, President, ROSEN
Consulting tive Board / BU Utility Tunnelling , Manager, GE Oil & Gas Group
Herrenknecht
Mohamed Daoud, Manager (Projects Ricardo Dias de Souza, Oil Engi- Jens Focke, Head of Sales & Mar- Ulrich Schneider, Business
QM), Abu Dhabi Company for On- neer - Senior Advisor, Petrobras / keting, GEOMAGIC Development Manager Continental
shore Oil Operations (ADCO) Transpetro Europe, KTN
Andreas Haskamp, Pipeline Joint Dr. Hans-Georg Hillenbrand, Jörg Himmerich, Managing Director Carlo Maria Spinelli, Technology
Venture Management, BP Europa SE Director Technical Services, / Technical Expert, Dr.-Ing. Veenker Planner, eni gas & power
Europipe Ing.-ges.
Maximilian Hofmann, Managing Dr. Thomas Hüwener, Managing Mark David Iden, Director, Asle Venas, Global Director Pipelines,
Director, MAX STREICHER Director Technical Services, Open Charterford House DNV GL
Grid Europe
Dirk Jedziny, Vice President - Head Cliff Johnson, President, PRCI Dr. Gerhard Knauf, Head of Div. Tobias Walk, Director of Projects –
of Cluster Ruhr North, Evonik - Pipeline Research Council Mech. Eng., Salzgitter Mannesmann Pipeline Systems, ILF Consulting
Industries International Forschung / Secretary General, Engineers
EPRG
Wolfgang Krieg, President, NDT Reinhold Krumnack, Div. Head, DVGW Mike Liepe, Head Business Solution Heinz Watzka, Senior Advisor, EITEP
Global - German Technical and Scientific Line O&G Pipelines, Siemens Institute
Association for Gas & Water
Ralf Middelhauve, Head of Central Prof. Dr. Joachim Müller-Kirchen- Frank Rathlev, Manager of Network Conference Management
Dept. Process Industrie / Plant bauer, Head of Dept. Gas Supply, Operations, Thyssengas Dennis Fandrich, Director Confer-
Engineering and Operation, TÜV TU Clausthal ences, EITEP Institute
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6 PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
CONTENT
HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 2015
EDITION 05
22 46
CSSP - Common Seawater Supply Project
Pipeline Voltage
Possible Reasons why calculations of induc-
46 As the second largest oil producer of OPEC nations, Iraq’s economy
fully depends on the stability and growth of the national oil industry.
It is therefore of paramount importance to keep the oil production at
tive interference pipeline voltages are highter target level. To achieve this goal it is necessary to apply secondary oil
than conducted measurements recovery methods.
Dent Hunting
32 50 For pipeline integrity management detailed feature assessments based
on finite element analysis (FEA) are getting more and more important.
Considering dents as one of the major integrity threads of pipelines,
the finite element analysis helps to differentiate between severe and
benign dents.
Buried Steel
Seismic analysis of buried
steel pipeline subjected to
ground deformation with
emphasis on the numerical
modelling optimization Remote Welding Systems (RWS)
56 Statoil have, after several years of testing and technical qualification
work, developed a Remote Welding System that was qualified for con-
tingency in the Pipeline Repair System pool services in December 2014.
The system is rated for operation down to 1000msw and covers pipe-
lines which are in depths exceeding the limit for diver assisted opera-
tions, which is currently 180msw.
40
New era of In-Line Inspection (ILI)
60 Intelligent Pigs for Internal Inspection & Repair Welding of Cross-Country
Grand Theft Pipeline Pipelines Capital cost for crude trunk pipelines is very high, depending
on the pipeline steel grade, the design wall-thickness, and the length of
Finite element simulation of guided the pipeline. These factors often force the product owners to construct
waves to detect product theft from most of the cross-country pipeline network in a single channel, making it
pipelines difficult to shutdown for inspection, maintenance, or repair.
CONTENT
THIS ISSUE’S
COMPLETE CONTENT
INDUSTRY AND PRACTICE
World News 8
In-Line Inspection of Challenging Pipelines Validated with Flow Loop Simulations 10
Sawyer Mfg. Co. improves the Ratchet Clamp-Model 255 10
Atmos International’s new theft solutions at PTC 11
Tracto Technik offers solutions for HDD Projects during Pipeline technology conference (ptc) 12
New Research into Aerial Vehicle Technologies to Enhance Pipeline Monitoring 14
Discovery™ completes successful deployment on Shell assets in the gulf of mexico 14
Technip’s subsidiary Tipiel awarded a contract for a new gas pipeline in Peru 15
ShawCor Announces Contract to Provide Pipe Coating Services for the GNEA Project in Argentina 15
Xcel Energy will use drone technology to protect and improve energy reliability and safety 15
Special Feature
PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (ptc)

10th Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) anniversery 8-10 June 2015 in Berlin 16
RESEARCH / DEVELOPMENT / TECHNOLOGY
Pipeline Voltage - possible reasons why calculations of inductive interference pipeline 22

voltages are highter than conducted measurements
Buried Steel - Seismic analysis of buried steel pipelines subjected to ground deformation with 32
emphasis on the numerical modelling optimization
Grand Theft Pipeline - finite element simulation of guided waves to detect product theft from pipelines 40
Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) - enabling one of the world’s top oil producing regions 46
Dent Hunting - using high resolution in-line inspection technologies and finite element analysis 50
Remote Welding System (RWS) - new fully remote hyperbarbic welding system rated to 1000 msw 56
New era of In-Line Inspection (ILI) - intelligent Pigs for internal inspection & repair welding of 60
cross-country Pipelines
CONFERENCES / SEMINARS / EXHIBITIONS
In-Line Inspection of Onshore and Offshore Pipelines 70

Geohazards and Geotechnics in Pipeline Engineering 70
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and its impact on pipeline corrosion management 70
North America
Enbridge Pipelines, TransCanada Corporation and Kinder
seattle / U.s.a
Morgan Canada have signed a Joint Industry Partnership
Quest Integritiy Group announces
agreement to conduct research into aerial-based leak detec-
flow loop simulation capabilities,
tion technologies with the aim of enhancing pipeline safety
including client-specific pipeline
throughout North America.
configurations, to validate its
Page 14
InVista™ ultrasonic in-line inspec-
tion (ILI) technology in
demanding environments.
Visit Quest Integrity Group
at ptc 2015 stand 41.
Page 10
minneapolis / U.s.a
Xcel Energy will use drone tech-
nology to protect and improve
energy reliability and safety
gulf of mexico Page 15
Discovery™, the world’s first
subsea CT scanner for flowlines,
has successfully completed the
first deep-water deployment on
Shell-operated flowlines in the
Gulf of Mexico.
Page 14
argentinia
oklahoma / U.s.a ShawCor Ltd. announced that its
Sawyer Manufacturing Company pipe coating division has received
has redesigned its Ratchet Clamp two contracts for approximately
with a lower profile to allow better US$55 million from Tenaris to
access to the butt join, helping provide three layer polyethylene
welders effectively and quickly anti-corrosion pipeline coatings for
align and weld pipe. the first and second phase of the
Page 10 Argentina Northeast Gas Pipeline
(GNEA) project.
Page 15
manchester / great britain

Atmos International (Atmos) will celebrate 20
years in the pipeline industry by exhibiting new
theft detection solutions at Pipeline Technology
Conference 2015 (stand 52).
Page 11
Lennestadt / Germany
When problems arise on an HDD project, quick
action is required to avoid a costly situation.
Over the last years, several pipe ramming tech-
niques have been developed to assist direction-
al drill rigs in difficult situations. Tracto Technik
offers such solutions for HDD projects during
Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) 2015
Page 12
paris / France
Technip’s subsidiary
Tipiel awarded a
contract for a new
gas pipeline in Peru
Page 15
WORLD
NEWS
In-Line Inspection of Challenging Pipelines Sawyer Mfg. Co. improves the Ratchet
Validated with Flow Loop Simulations Clamp-Model 255
Quest Integrity Group announces flow loop simulation capabilities, Sawyer Manufacturing Company has redesigned its Ratchet Clamp
including client-specific pipeline configurations, to validate its InVis- with a lower profile to allow better access to the butt join, helping
ta™ ultrasonic in-line inspection (ILI) technology in demanding envi- welders effectively and quickly align and weld pipe.
ronments. Visit Quest Integrity Group at ptc 2015 stand 41.
The ratchet mechanism was also improved with a built-in handle and
Quest Integrity conducts flow test loop demonstrations in various enclosed threads to protect against dirt and weld splatter, all while re-
locations worldwide and can custom build flow loops for clients to taining the true double ratchet feature that allows for quicker closure
include their real-world ILI challenges such as heavy wall piping, du- on the pipe to increase speed and performance. This mechanism
al-diameters, reduced port valves, 1D bends, risers, unbarred tees and permits the clamp to align
wyes. By simulating multiple ILI obstacles in a test environment, the pipe quicker than any other
company effectively demonstrates the navigational proficiency of the ratchet clamp on the market.
InVista tool, and pipeline operators gain first-hand knowledge of the
tool’s capabilities for their pipelines. The Ratchet Clamp is built
with a focus on speed and
The company recently constructed a 6-inch custom flow loop for a accuracy. This 10-ton ratch-
large, international oil and gas client in Houston, Texas. The client et will deliver precision and
needs integrity management data for a high-profile, heavy wall sour rugged durability with ease.
gas pipeline asset in the United States, but wanted to avoid failed The clamp is designed with
run or stuck tool situations. Quest Integrity’s flow loop simulations an open bridgework to allow
included running the tool at varying speeds and bi-directionally to full 360-degree welding, en-
validate data collection and operational capabilities. InVista success- suring a quality weld, and the
fully overcame the operational trials presented and collected accu- machined headrings are pre-
rate data for both known and unknown defects in the line. cision bored for consistent
and accurate fit up. Also, the
“As an added value to our clients, we build flow test loops to their Ratchet Clamp’s new yellow
specifications to simulate an in-service challenging ILI run in a test color provides high visibility
environment,” said Stefan Papenfuss, Vice President - Pipeline Re- and improved safety.
sources, at Quest Integrity. “This provides our clients with procedural
information and project confidence while demonstrating the many Improvements in the man-
benefits of the InVista technology for their critical pipeline assets – ufacturing process have al-
without the potential risks associated with testing an in-service pipe- lowed Sawyer Mfg. Co. to of-
line.” fer a price that is even more
competitive. “There are a lot
For further information: of clamps out there,” said Dave
http://www.questintegrity.com/services/inspection-services/pipe- Hembree, Sawyer Manufacturing Vice President. “I believe our cus-
line-in-line-inspection tomers will be pleasantly surprised by the small but important chang-
es we made with this clamp.”
Sawyer equipment is used worldwide in the construction and mainte-

nance of pipeline, waste water and sewer lines, marine and offshore
applications, gathering and distribution systems, and other welding
and pipeline applications.
For further information:

E-mail [email protected]
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Atmos International’s new theft

solutions at PTC
Atmos International (Atmos) will celebrate 20 years in the pipeline
industry by exhibiting new theft detection solutions at Pipeline Tech-
nology Conference (stand 52).
Atmos already offers Atmos Wave, which detects theft valve move-
ment; and Atmos Wave Flow which, with sensitivity to 0.1% of the
flow rate, can potentially detect theft within two minutes. Howev-
er, Jun Zhang, Managing Director, Atmos, explained, ‘We’re seeing
meticulously planned, near-invisible taps by well-organized gangs
that significantly impact a pipeline user’s profits. Rapid detection is
essential for minimizing financial, environmental, and reputational
damage.’
‘Our powerful new detection solutions enable clients to react instant-

ly and catch criminals red-handed.’
Atmos Theft Net
As illicit connections have become smaller, more intermittent and

harder to detect, so detection systems must become more sensitive.
This increases the rate of false alarms, which can be costly but also
dangerous if they result in genuine alarms being ignored. Atmos ex-
perts are trained in the latest techniques for spotting theft in action
– and offer this unique analysis service to save clients time and loss,
and help them prosecute. To collect data, Atmos has developed: Atmos Portable Data Logger for Leak and Theft Detection
Atmos Portable Data Logger for Leak and Theft Detection
This case-based autonomous data logging solution can be rapidly

deployed – either by your staff or Atmos - to collect the pressure and
flow data where taps are suspected. Data can be collected on site or
remotely.
Atmos Hydrostatic Tester
This portable kit takes hydrostatic testing to unprecedented levels. It

uses both pressure and acoustic sensors to identify even tiny leaks
or intermittent tapping, with location accuracy to 2 meters. It is ide-
al for where pipeline integrity testing is mandatory, and negates the
need for costly yet limited options with dyed or odorized water.
Odin
This revolutionary battery-based theft detection solution has been

designed for pipelines previously in a detection ‘black hole’ – for ex-
ample, in areas without power or communications, or where standard
detection units are undesirable for aesthetic reasons (as in National
Parks.) Small and unobtrusive, it can be hidden near suspected tap-
ping points, yet has the sensitivity of permanent detection systems.

Georgina Amica-Carpenter, Marketing Associate
Tel: +44 161 445 8080
E-mail: [email protected]
Battery-based theft detection solution ODIN has been designed

for pipelines previously in a detection ‘black hole’.
TRACTO TECHNIK offers solutions for HDD

Projects during PIPeline technology
conference (STAND 47)
When problems arise on an HDD project, quick action is required to Drill Rod Recovery: Loosening of jammed HDD drill rod
avoid a costly situation. Over the last years, several pipe ramming
The principal is the same during drill rod recovery, as it is during bore
techniques have been developed to assist directional drill rigs in
salvage, however, there are two possible tooling configurations. De-
difficult situations. Having a ramming hammer on site during HDD
pending on the situation, contractors can remove the drill rod from
projects ensures a trouble free installation as the combination of the
the ground or, if the rod is still attached to the drill rig, push on the rod
HDD technique’s static pulling force with the ramming technique’s
while the drill rig pulls back.
dynamic impact offers proven solutions for tough drilling problems.
Bore Salvage: Rescuing /
Conductor Barrel: Installation of casing pipes for HDD
Removing jammed product pipes
crossings
This simple yet highly effective technique is used to remove jammed
The concept behind the Conductor Barrel is creating a clear pathway
product pipes. During the bore salvage operation the Grundoram pipe
through poor soil conditions so that drilling can begin in more favour-
rammer is attached to the end of the partially installed product pipe.
able soil conditions. The success of a drilling operation can often
The pipe rammer is attached to the product pipe so that it pulls the
be determined right from the outset. Loose, unsupported soils are
pipe from the ground. This can be accomplished through a fabricated
prime candidates for this method. During the Conductor Barrel pro-
sleeve. A winch or some form of pulling device is used to assist the
cess, casings are rammed into the ground, at a predetermined angle,
rammer during operation. In many cases, the percussive power of the
until desirable soil conditions are encountered. The spoil is removed
pipe rammer is enough to free the jammed product pipe and allow it
from the casing prior to the drilling operation. Drilling starts within
to be removed from the ground.
the casing in the favourable soil conditions. The conductor barrel can
also serve as a friction-free section during the pullback operation or
prevent situations in unstable soils acting in a similar fashion to con-
tainment cells.
TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
Tel. (+49) 2723 808-0
Pullback Assist
Fax (+49) 2723 / 808-180
The pullback assist technique incorporates the use of both a pipe E-Mail: [email protected]
rammer and an HDD rig working in tandem to get a problematic Internet: www.tracto-technik.de
product pipe installed. When drilling underwater or in loose flowing
soil conditions, hydrolock can occur. This happens when the external
pressure being put on the product pipe from ground water pressure,
drilling fluid pressure and/or soil conditions exceeds the drill rig’s
pullback capacity, or the product pipe’s tensile strength. The percus-
sive action of a pipe rammer in this situation is used to help free the
jammed pipe.
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New Research into Aerial Vehicle Technolo-

gies to Enhance Pipeline Monitoring
The pipeline infrastructure in Canada and the United States
is showing growing signs of wear and tear. In the past few
months a series of leaks and explosions from Mississip-
pi to Calgary have led to a number of deaths, damaged
property and polluted the local environment. Against this
background Enbridge Pipelines, TransCanada Corpora-
tion and Kinder Morgan Canada have signed a Joint In-
dustry Partnership agreement to conduct research into
aerial-based leak detection technologies with the aim of
enhancing pipeline safety throughout North America.The
partnership suggests an interest in cutting-edge aerial ve-
hicle technology to bolster pipeline safety and reliability. It
is also an attempt to answer a chorus of public demands
for responsible pipeline development and maintenance.
“We are committed to identify, develop and test new tech-

nologies to further progress key areas of pipeline safety,
such as leak detection. Through collaboration with com-
mitted industry partners, we continue to make important
advancements with leak detection technology,” says Kirk
Byrtus, Enbridge’s Vice President of Pipeline Control.
“This extension to the Joint Industry Partnership is anoth-
er great example of the pipeline industry connecting to
make important advancements with leak detection tech-
nology, and we look forward to closely working with our
partners, TransCanada and Kinder Morgan.”
Enbridge, TransCanada, Kinder Morgan working together to evaluate
aerial-based pipeline safety technologies (© 2015, Enbridge Inc.)
Discovery™ completes successful deploy- Jim Bramlett, Business Development Manager for Tracerco’s Sub-
ment on Shell assets in the gulf of mexico sea Technologies division, said: “Using Discovery™ we were able to
quickly deliver data, drip feeding the scans through to Shell engi-
Discovery™, the world’s first subsea CT scanner for flowlines, has neers then providing an in-depth analysis once we had all the infor-
successfully completed the first deep-water deployment on Shell-op- mation. We understand that for each day a pipeline is out of action,
erated flowlines in the Gulf of Mexico. or not performing at peak, there are significant financial implications”
Discovery™ was developed by Tracerco, part of the FTSE100 Johnson The planning, preparation and execution of the inspection campaign
Matthey Plc, in response to an industry need for a non-invasive meth- was a joint effort which provided access to the Discovery™ CT scan
od of scanning subsea flowlines. The technology is used to establish images, and Tracerco’s expert interpretation, within the same day.
the integrity of subsea pipeline assets. Discovery™ scans pipelines from the outside to gain an accurate
picture of the condition of the pipe and the flow, with no need to re-
In total, Discovery™ scanned ten flowlines including jumpers, steel move the protective coating and no interruption to production. It is
catenary risers, and pipe in pipe flowlines all of varying diameters. a highly accurate, rapid and low risk solution to gaining information
Over 250 CT scan images over a pipeline length of 50,000 feet, at on flowlines including pipe-in-pipe and bundle systems. Discovery™
depths down to 4,200 feet, were generated. In the Gulf of Mexico, provides a 360 degree, high resolution scan of pipeline contents and
based on such data, Shell was able to build a complete profile of their pipe walls in real time, with defect resolution of 1mm.
pipeline, which helped to confirm the condition of the asset.
Shell undertook a comprehensive technology review to select an

inspection solution to support safe, efficient, and competitive oper-
ations. Discovery™ offers three key advantages over alternative in-
spection technologies:
- The device attaches to the outside of the flowline, allowing the in-
spection campaign to be conducted while production continues;
- There is no need to remove the insulation coating on the flowline,

minimising the risk of flowline damage or of the build-up of hydrates;
- Scan image data is available in real time, allowing engineers to rap-

idly evaluate and respond to any integrity and flow assurance prob-
lems.
Tracerco Shell deployment in Gulf of Mexico
Technip’s subsidiary Tipiel awarded a Xcel Energy will use drone technology to
contract for a new gas pipeline in Peru protect and improve energy reliability and
safety
Tipiel(1) S.A., Technip’s subsidiary in Colombia, was awarded by the
Consorcio Constructor Ductos del Sur(2), a front-end engineering de- FAA approves company’s request to use unmanned aircraft for energy
sign and detailed engineering design contract, on a lumpsum basis. infrastructure inspections
This covers the development of a new gas pipeline to transport gas
from the Camisea field to Southern Peru. Xcel Energy inspects more than 320,000 miles of electricity and nat-
ural gas infrastructure to ensure the safety and reliability of its ener-
Launched by the Peruvian government, the project consists of more gy system. Now with approval of the Federal Aviation Administration,
than 1,700 kilometers of 32” gas pipeline. It aims to improve the exist- Xcel Energy will be able to more efficiently, effectively and safely mon-
ing Peruvian Energy Network, contributing to the development of an itor its systems using drone technology.
Energy Node and Petrochemical Hub in Southern Peru.
The FAA on May 11 approved Xcel Energy’s request to operate small
The overall work will be performed by Tipiel’s offices in Bogota, Co- unmanned aircraft systems or drones commercially. Xcel Energy
lombia. Marco Villa, Technip’s Region B(3) President, commented: sought the approval so it can inspect its critical energy infrastructure.
“This award reflects the importance to accompany the client since
the very early stage of an initiative to help design an optimized pro- Xcel Energy will use drones to visually inspect electricity transmission
ject execution scheme.” and distribution lines, power plants, renewable energy facilities, sub-
stations and natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines.
Riccardo Nicoletti, Tipiel General Manager, stated: “This contract,
which is related to one of the most important projects for the devel- “We are pleased with the FAA decision as we study how this new tech-
opment of energy infrastructure in Peru, serves our objective to make nology can best be used to enhance employee and public safety at our
Tipiel a leading engineering company outside Colombia as well”. operations,” said Kent Larson, Xcel Energy’s executive vice president
and group president of operations.
The use of small unmanned aircraft systems will allow Xcel Energy em-
ployees to safely inspect hard to reach areas, keeping the workers out
of danger. Employees will also use drones to observe environmentally
ShawCor Announces Contract to Provide sensitive areas without the use of trucks, helicopters or other utility
Pipe Coating Services for the GNEA Project in equipment, minimizing the environmental impact.
Argentina
“We believe these measures will increase electricity and gas system re-
ShawCor Ltd. (TSX:SCL) today announced that its pipe coating divi- liability, reduce customer costs and improve our emergency response
sion has received two contracts for approximately US$55 million from times,” said Larson. He added that the company’s current plan is to use
Tenaris to provide three layer polyethylene anti-corrosion pipeline drones only over utility property or utility rights of way and away from
coatings for the first and second phase of the Argentina Northeast Gas populated areas and airports. The drones will be flown at low altitudes
Pipeline (GNEA) project. and in the operator’s line of sight.
This project is owned by ENARSA, an Argentine state-run energy com-

pany, and it includes the construction of a gas pipeline that will trans-
port up to 11,200,000 m³/day of natural gas to locations in northeast
Argentina.
The execution of these contracts has commenced in ShawCor’s coat-

ing facilities in Argentina and is expected to be completed by Q1 2016.

ShawCor Ltd.Gary Love
Vice President, Finance and CFO
Tel: 416-744-5818
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.shawcor.com
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HIGH
INDUCTIVE
interference on pipelines
due to nearby high voltage
overhead lines
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“Scientific Advances Poster Session” at
pipe line
voltage
POSSIBLE REASONS WHY
CALCULATIONS OF INDUCTIVE
INTERFERENCE PIPELINE
VOLTAGES ARE HIGHER THAN
CONDUCTED MEASUREMENTS
Abstract
Due to bundled energy routes, high voltage energy systems (HVESs),

e.g. overhead lines or AC traction power supply systems, are often lo-
cated near buried isolated metallic pipelines. Thus, a possible high in-
> by: Christian Wahl ductive interference from energy systems may produce hazardous AC
> and: Ernst Schmautzer pipeline interference voltages (PIVs). High induced voltage levels can
> Graz University of Technology cause dangerous high touch voltages (personal injuries) and damag-
Institute of Electrical Power Systems es to pipeline system components (overvoltage, AC material corrosion).
Therefore, for minimizing the risk of personal injuries and material cor-
rosion, European standards and guidelines (EN 50443 [1], EN 15280 [2])
exist which limit the maximum voltage for long term and short term in-
terference If the PIV is within given limits, the risk for personnel and ma-
terial is acceptable and no further measures, e.g. AC earthing systems,
special working methods or additional isolating joints along the pipeline
are required and no further mitigation costs are generated.
For this reason it is necessary to calculate the induced PIVs already in

the planning stage or in the case of significant changes in the pipeline
or HVESs to specify necessary protection measures, particularly in are-
as where the PIV is already near the given limit.
Unfortunately, the results of these – standardized – calculations are of-

ten up to 7 times higher than conducted measurements on pipelines,
despite using state of the art calculation parameters. Research on this
discrepancy is needed to bring calculations and measurement data
closer together to avoid excessive measures.
Inductive interference on pipelines
Inductive coupling appears when a magnetic field between an in- The parameters in this network model represent the longitudinal
terfered buried isolated metallic pipeline system and an interfering impedance (RL, LL), which stands for the pipeline material charac-
HVES exists. The inductive coupling impedances ▁z_gkL are affected teristics and the shunt admittance (CQ, RQ), which is a combina-
by all of the below-described parameters and can be calculated with tion of the pipeline coating value, ambience soil resistivity, reduc-
e.g. the formula of Dubanton [3]. tion conductors and reducing earthing systems. The PIV alongside
the pipeline can be calculated with the node admittance matrix [4].
These HVES parameters are load current or phase conductor ar-
rangement as well as pipeline parameters such as the pipeline di-
ameter, material or coating. Another parameter is the ambience soil Different possible impact factors on pipeline voltages
resistivity which varies within a large spectrum. The final important
parameter is the influence of several known and unknown grounded The following factors are suspected of having different degrees of
conductors, located near influenced or influencing systems. These impact on the induced voltages and the discrepancy between calcu-
conductors produce a voltage reduction on the induced pipeline and lated and measured PIVs and has to be considered individually and
can be e.g. the PEN conductor of low voltage power lines, metal rails in combination with each other:
and compensation conductors of AC traction power supplies, con-
ducting pipelines, foundation earth electrodes and global earthing
systems. • Load current instead of using the maximum operational cur-
rents
The induced voltage Ui can be calculated by formula (1).
• Reduction effect of global earthing systems
• Reduction effect of practically achievable pipeline earthing

systems
If all currents and inductive coupling impedances zgkL for one seg- • Reduction effect of pipelines, running in parallel
ment l are known, the induced voltage Ui can be calculated for a seg-
ment. Segmenting is needed because the geographical closeness • Reduction effect of parallel high voltage power systems
and other parameters are not constant over the whole interfering dis- with grounding conductors
tance and therefore the value of zgkL is always changing see Figure 1.
• Reduction effect of local earthing systems
Also, other segments are not influenced as shown in Figure 1. When
all induced voltages Ui have been determined, the induced PIV over
• Incorrect or inadequate pipeline coating parameter
the whole interfering distance is calculated with the lattice network
model. As a requirement for using this model, all parameters must be • The influence of the model-conform specific soil resistivity
(approximately) homogenous within one segment.
Ik
Lattice network modell Ik
Induced Induced
for the pipeline voltage
ZgkL1
voltage
ZgkL2
RL LL RL LL Ui1 RL LL Ui2
U1
CQ /2
CQ /2
CQ /2
CQ /2
CQ /2
CQ /2
U2 U3 U4
2 RQ
2 RQ
2 RQ
2 RQ
2 RQ
2 RQ
Earth Not interfered area Interfered area Interfered area

Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3
Distance of Distance of
parallel route l1 parallel route l2
Ik: High voltage energy system with interfering currents
U1...4: Pipeline interference voltage alongside the pipeline
Ui1...i2: Induced voltage
ZgkL1...2: Inductive coupling impedance
Figure 1: Pipeline subdivided into segments because of changing parameters

Impact of the load current Possible voltage reduction effect of GESs, HVESs
and pipelines - Global earthing systems (GESs)
As stated above, the value of the load current is a direct proportionality
factor in the voltage calculation formula (1). Normally it is common prac- In short, GESs consist of connected foundation electrodes and other
tice to use the maximum operational currents in order to cover worst conductive material buried in the soil within a (sub-) urban area. This
case scenarios for touch voltages or, depending on the type of the influ- connection can be realised intentionally or unintentionally either direct-
encing system, 60 to 95 percent of this maximum load current for AC ly via conductive materials or in the common sense via the electric flow
corrosion. field. If an HVES is located near a pipeline and a GES, a configuration
arises as depicted in Figure 3.
In reality, these operational currents rarely occur. For the comparison of
a one week lasting measurement and its associated calculations on the
same pipeline locations it is indispensable to use the correct actually
used load currents to get comparable results. The difference between
such currents and maximum operational currents is illustrated for an
overhead line and a railroad system in Figure 2 [5].
Current in Ampere
2400
2200
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time in Hours
Maximum operational current Overhead Line, actually used load currents
Railroad, actually used load currents
Figure 2: Difference between maximum operational currents and load currents for overhead lines
High voltage
overhead line Buried isolated metallic
pipeline in 1 m depth
Earth wire Induced Part of the GES

current Iew current Ipipe current Iearth
Current I
Foundation electrode
Inductive from a house in 1 m
coupling Z depth
Zearth
Zpipe
GES of a (sub-)urban area
1m Zpe
depth
Soil
Ype
Ypipe
Ohmic
Yearth
coupling Y
Figure 3: The complex interference and reduction situation between high voltage power line, GES and pipeline system
In these cases, pipeline and GES are more or less parallel metallic other pipelines
conductors due to their similar conductive material. The inductive
coupling impedances zgkl. from the energy system turn into a par- Because of bundled energy routes, transport pipelines are built near
allel connection of the pipeline coupling zpipe. and the GES coupling other pipelines. Therefore two or more pipelines can run parallel over
zearth. Consequently, the coupling impedance to the pipeline is re- a long distance. If an HVES is located near a configuration with two
duced with the effect of a lower PIV. Thus, GESs have a reduction pipelines, a setup appears as can be seen in Figure 5 and two inter-
effect. How great it is depends on the expansion, grid structure as ference effects have to be noted.
well as the material- and soil-conductivity. As a result of the induc-
tive coupling, the pipeline voltage Ui is induced with consideration of The first effect is due to the inductive coupling between the HV power
this reduction effect. This leads to the currents Ipipe and Iearth . These line and the pipeline causing currents in both pipelines. Depending
currents result in an additional inductive coupling zpe., additionally on the current flow direction, the current Ipipe2 can increase or reduce
increasing or reducing the current Ipipe and thus the PIV [5]. the current Ipipe1 and vice versa. Figure 5 shows an example, where
both currents flow in the same direction.
The following calculation example shows the impact of such interfer-
ence between an HVES, a pipeline and three differently sized GESs. The second effect is based on the fact that the second pipeline (blue)
GES 1 and 2 represents a village with a low and GES 3 a small city with works as a reduction conductor (see Chapter 2.2.1) on the regarding
a medium density of conducting grounded material. The size and the pipeline (red). This means that both factors have to be considered to
amount of buried conducted metal leads to an accordingly high volt- be able to state whether the pipeline current and interference voltage
age reduction effect. Also, the general geographical alignment, e.g. is increased or reduced.
distance between the systems or position along the pipeline, is im-
Figure 6 illustrate how this reduction or increasing factor from a par-
portant.
allel pipeline works. It shows three different calculations which depict
As depicted in Figure 4 the PIV calculation shows different reduction the influence of the current directions on the regarding PIV. The blue
effects from the differently sized GESs. Since GES 1 (red line) and 3 line shows the calculation of the PIV of the regarding pipeline with-
(purple line) have a similar reduction effect, it can be seen that the out any other parallel pipeline; the other two lines already include the
geographical alignment is important. GES 1 is in the middle of the parallel pipeline reduction effect. This shows that when both pipeline
pipeline and the reduction effect evenly distributed over the entire currents flow in the same direction, the regarding pipeline current and
PIV. Because GES 3 lies on the end of the pipeline, it has a notable therefore, the PIV, are increased (green line). Furthermore, it is clearly
PIV reduction effect especially in this area. Due to of the bigger size shown that a reduction effect is present when the currents flow in
of the GES 2 (green line), a remarkable voltage reduction effect can opposite directions (red line).
be seen which shows that GESs has to be considered in calculations.
Pipeline Voltage in Volt

25
20
15
10
0
0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5
Pipeline distance in km
Pipeline without GES interference Pipeline with GES 1 interference
Pipeline with GES 2 interference Pipeline with GES 3 interference
Figure 4: PIV reduction effect from differently sized GESs

High voltage Buried isolated metallic

overhead line pipeline in 1 m depth
Earth wire
current Iew Zpp
Zpipe2 Induced
Current I
current Ipipe2
Inductive
coupling Z
Zpipe1
Induced
current Ipipe1
1m
depth
Soil
Ypp
Ypipe1 Ohmic
Ypipe2 coupling Y
Figure 5: The complex interference and reduction situation

between high voltage power line and two pipeline systems

30
25
20
15
10
0
0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5
Pipeline distance in km
Pipeline voltage without any other pipeline Pipeline with reduction effect of parallel pipeline
Pipeline with amplifing effect of parallel pipeline
Figure 6: PIV with a second parallel pipeline

Parallel high voltage energy systems Incorrect or inadequate pipeline coating parameter
Especially, high voltage power lines but also railway systems are bun- It is generally known that the pipeline coating is crucial to avoid ma-
dled on energy routes and therefore often have a long parallel rout- terial corrosion. It is problematic that the value of the coating resist-
ing. This leads to potentially high inductive interference. Besides the ance can vary within a wide range. On the one hand, the material has
geographical alignment and HVES parameters, the load flow current been changed from bitumen with a low value (1 MΩm) to polyethyl-
situation is crucial. In case of the same load flow current in parallel ene with a high value (100 MΩm). One the other hand, with time, the
HVESs, the pipeline inductive interference voltage rises dramatically. resistance value can fall to 10 kΩm (bitumen) or 50 kΩm (polyeth-
If the load currents flow in different directions, the PIV is massive- ylene) due to coating holidays. To summarise, with a lower coating
ly lower. The overall load flow situation should always be reviewed resistance value, a lower PIV can be expected which one should bear
when comparing measurement data with calculation results. in mind when comparing measurements and calculations [6].
Local earthing systems Varying the specific soil resistivity
Local earthing systems are conducted materials, e.g. connecting wa- The soil resistivity has a very strong influence on the PIV (as is shown
ter pipelines or earthed cable shields, buried in the soil. They are diffi- in the paper of 2014 [6]). In areas with lower values, lower PIVs can be
cult to detect and usually not considered in calculations but can still expected. However, weather and time of the year also influence the
act as reduction systems in the vicinity of HVESs and pipelines. This soil resistivity, changing the soil moisture and the soil temperature.
can lead to unexplainable reduced PIVs since the physical effects The soil resistivity is lower when the soil moisture is high (e.g. due to
and the calculations are very similar to the above-mentioned cases. high precipitation) and/or the soil temperature is high (e.g. during the
summer). Therefore it is difficult to find the correct value of the soil
Ohmic-inductive coupling resistivity along a pipeline.
An ohmic coupling Y exists between all interfered and interfering Generally, the specific soil resistivity ranges between 25 Ωm and
systems due to their earthing systems. In normal and fault operation 10000 Ωm. Based on this wide range of values and the fragmenting
conditions of HVESs, earth currents can flow through their earthing of the different types of soil, the value for the representative respec-
systems (e.g. pylons or transformer stations) into their ambience soil tive ambient soil resistivity along the pipeline can be very diverse.
and, in the vicinity of a GES, pipeline or other conductive material, Considering this variation is essential, both for calculations and
they can catch these currents and spread them to other regions. This measurements. Especially where measurements are conducted a de-
results in a higher Iearth component with the effect of a higher influ- tailed soil analysis is indispensable.
ence on the current Ipipe and the resulting PIV.

5
4,5
4
3,5
3
2,5
2
1,5
1
0,5
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time in Hours
Calculation without reduction factors Measurement
Figure 7: PIV calculation versus measurement, location 1, perfect example
Practical results The calculations in Figures 8 and 9 (which represent two different
locations) without reduction effects show results higher by a factor
The following figures show different examples of calculations using of up to 7, compared to calculations considering conductive material
the actually used load currents and comparing them to measure- nearby. These two figures show an intense voltage reduction, based
ments during a measurement period of 140 to 160 hours at different on the geographical closeness of two different things: in location 2,
pipeline locations. Figure 7 shows a nearly identical voltage charac- another pipeline in combination with the reduction factor of two par-
teristic between measurement and calculation since the model pa- allel high voltage overhead lines and in location 3, a rural area with a
rameters reflect the real conditions very well. well-developed and extended GES.

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time in Hours
Calculation without reduction factors Calculation with reduction factors Measurement
Figure 8: PIV calculation versus measurement, location 2, HVES

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time in Hours
Figure 9: PIV calculation versus measurement, location 3, railway
Figures 10 and 11 show a combination of two reduction effects: the volt-

age reduction effect due to a parallel pipeline and also a voltage shift
due to inadequate soil resistivity. Apart from the reduction effect, in lo-
cation 4 the specific soil resistivity was essentially lower than expected
while in location 5, the value was higher. Figure 10 because the calcula-
tion result is massively lower than before while in Figure 11, the average
value is still remaining on the same level with consideration of the par-
allel pipeline reduction effect.

4
3,5
2,5
1,5
0,5
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time in Hours
Figure 10: PIV calculation versus measurement, location 4, parallel pipeline with low soil resistivity

14
12
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time in Hours
Figure 11: PIV calculation versus measurement, location 5, parallel pipeline with high soil resistivity
References
EN 50443:2012, “Effects of electromagnetic interference on pipelines caused by high voltage a.c. electric traction systems and/or
high voltage a.c. power supply systems”, CENELEC, Brussels
EN 15280:2013, “Evaluation of a.c. corrosion likelihood of buried pipelines applicable to cathodically protected pipelines”, CENELEC,
Brussels
C. Dubanton, 1970, “Calcul approche des parameters primaires et secondaires d’une ligne detransport. Valeurs homopolaires”,
CIGRE
E. Schmautzer, 1991, “Ein Beitrag zur Berechnung der niederfrequenten induktiven Beeinflussung von Rohrleitungsnetzen”, Disser-
tation, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
C. Wahl, 2015, “Impact of Global Earthing Systems on the Inductive Interference on Buried Isolated Metallic Pipelines”, 23nd Interna-
tional Conference on Electricity Distribution, Lyon, France
C. Wahl, 2014, “Impact of High Voltage Overhead Lines on Pipeline Security”, 9th Pipeline Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany
Summary
Authors
Even if calculations are done very carefully with established and gener-
ally agreed calculation methods, conducted measurements show most-
ly lower voltage levels than the calculated ones for the same pipelines Christian Wahl
and pipeline locations. With the consideration of the reduction – or even
increasing – effects presented in this paper, most of the discrepancies Graz University of Technology
between measurement and calculation can be explained when all im-
portant parameters are known.
Institute of Electrical
Knowledge of the correct specific soil resistivity and pipeline coating

Power Systems
resistance is a precondition since both parameters can influence the Graz, Austria
PIV in the measuring position. The value of the load currents during the
measurement period must be known, as it is essential to correctly inter- [email protected]
pret the measurement data. Much more complicated are conducted ma-
terials within the interference area because they can act as a reduction
factor, decreasing PIVs. They can also produce influencing voltages and
in an unfavourable case, may even increase PIVs too.
Ernst Schmautzer
The examples show that with consideration of all presented effects,
Graz University of Technology
most of the conducted measurements can be explained and even bet-
ter, they can help to calibrate the calculation. With this research it is pos- Institute of Electrical
sible to reduce or avoid unnecessary measures while necessary actions,
e.g. AC earthing systems or special safety working methods along the Power Systems
pipeline, can be used more effectively and efficiently.
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SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF BURIED STEEL PIPELINE SUBJECTED
TO GROUND DEFORMATION WITH EMPHASIS ON THE
NUMERICAL MODELLING OPTIMIZATION
> by: Gersena Banushi, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany and Università di Firenze, Italy
Abstract
Steel pipeline systems traverse large geographical areas characterized

by a wide variety of soil conditions and environmental hazards such as
earthquakes which can threaten the pipeline integrity undergoing large
deformations associated with widespread yielding, leading to fracture
with consequent material leakage.
Buried pipelines installed in seismic regions are susceptible to the ef-

fects of transient ground deformation (TGD) due to seismic wave prop-
agation and permanent ground deformation (PGD) resulting from earth-
quake induced soil liquefaction, surface faulting and landslides [1].
Post-earthquake investigations have shown that almost all seismic

damages to buried pipelines were due to permanent ground deforma-
tion and there were very few reported cases of pipelines damaged only
by wave propagation [2].
In fact, buried pipelines are primarily affected by large permanent

ground deformations (PGD) which may produce pipe wall rupture due
to excessive tension as well as buckling by either excessive imposed
bending or uniaxial compression loading.
Therefore it is necessary to perform accurate finite element analysis

taking into account the nonlinear soil and pipe interaction as well as the
constitutive behavior of the pipe material subjected to extreme seismic
loading.
At the state of art, detailed finite element analysis of the soil-pipeline

system subjected to large ground deformations are computationally
expensive resulting in extremely large numerical models that may re-
quire days to run using the normally available computational resources
[3]. Within the present work, in order to reduce the needed memory and
computation time of the calculator, the part of the soil-pipe system away
from the fault is suitably modeled as a single equivalent axial spring,
connected to the pipe shell elements through appropriate constraints.
Furthermore, the seismic performance of the buried pipeline has been
investigated through a series of parametric studies that permit to as-
sess the structural response of the pipe components in function of var-
ious configurations of the soil-pipeline system. The obtained numerical
analysis results allow to evaluate accurately the limit ground displace-
ment inducing global failure on the pipeline components due to loss of
strength capacity following large scale seismic loading, with the advan-
tage of being computationally efficient.
“Post-earthquake investiga-
tions have shown that almost
all seismic damages to buried
pipelines were due to perma- ptc-postershow

nent ground deformation” “Scientific Advances Poster Session” at
> Gersena Banushi
Numerical modeling Calibration of the equivalent boundary spring.
Within the present study the seismic performance of a straight 36’’ x Observing that the relative transverse displacement between the soil
9.53 mm X65 steel grade pipeline subjected to strike-slip faulting has and the pipe segment away from the fault trace is negligible, this part
been assessed through accurate finite element analysis taking into is suitably modelled as a single equivalent axial spring connected to
account the nonlinearities of the pipe-soil system, with emphasis on the pipe shell elements through appropriate constraints, assuring the
identifying the pipeline structural failure. deformation continuity of the system, as schematically illustrated in
the figure 2. The force displacement relationship of the equivalent
The buried steel pipeline is modeled a cylindrical shell using four- axial spring is obtained analytically taking into account the axial con-
node reduced integration shell elements (S4R) available in ABAQUS stitutive behaviour of the pipeline as well as of the axial soil-pipeline
(2014) [4] which account for finite membrane strains and arbitrarily interaction. The latter is obtained by subjecting the pipeline statically
large rotations, resulting suitable for large strain analysis. The soil to a uniform axial displacement, after establishing the initial geostat-
surrounding the pipeline is discretized through eight-node linear ic stress-strain state in the system, as schematically illustrated in the
brick continuum elements with reduced integration (C3D8R). The figure 3.
steel pipe material model is defined within the von Mises plastici-
ty theory with nonlinear hardening. Instead, the soil material is de- The obtained axial spring constitutive behavior is subsequently im-
scribed within the Mohr–Coulomb constitutive model, characterized plemented in ABAQUS [4] finite element software for the numerical
by different parameters, like the cohesion, the friction and dilatation analysis purposes. This modeling procedure permits to largely reduce
angle, the elastic modulus E, and Poisson’s ratio v, as indicated in the the memory and computation time of the calculator, compared to the
table 1. The soil-pipeline interaction is assumed as frictional allowing one where the entire length of the pipeline is modelled with nonlinear
for sliding and separation at the soil-pipe interface. shell elements and the surrounding soil with solid elements.
As schematically illustrated in the figure 1, the vertical plane contain-

ing the fault trace divides the soil in two equal antisymmetric parts.
The fault movement is applied as a horizontal displacement of the
lateral external faces of the moving soil part whereas the lateral ex-
ternal faces of the fixed part are restrained in the horizontal direction.
Instead the faces of the bottom boundary of both soil parts are re-
strained to move in the vertical direction.
Moreover, it is noted that each of the ends of the shell pipeline is

connected through appropriate constraints to an equivalent bound-
ary spring, which represent the reaction of the part of the soil-pipe-
line system away from the fault to the pipeline displacement, as de-
scribed in detail in the following paragraph.
The mesh of both the soil and pipeline components is refined in the
central region, close to the fault trace, in order to better capture the
Figure 1. Schematic representation of the soil pipeline system
large deformation behaviour of the system.
subjected to strike-slip faulting.
The numerical simulations for assessing the pipeline performance
subjected to strike-slip fault movement are conducted in two steps.
At first, a geostatic analysis is performed to establish the initial stress
and strain state of the soil-pipeline system, which equilibrates the
gravity loading and satisfies the boundary conditions. In the second
step, a uniform horizontal displacement is applied at the lateral exter-
nal faces of the moving soil part and the free end of the correspond-
ing equivalent boundary spring, whereas the lateral external faces of
the fixed soil part, as well as the free end of the corresponding equiv-
alent boundary spring remain restrained in the horizontal direction.
Clay Soil
Soil Cohesion 50 kPa
Friction angle o 0
Young’s Modulus E 25 mPa
Poissson’s ratio v 0.48
Soil density y 20 kN/m3 Figure 2. Schematic representation of the equivalent-
boundary spring model
Table 1. Mechanical characteristics of the soil analysed.

Figure 3. Schematic representation of the procedure for determining the soil reaction to the pipeline movement in the axial direction.
Considering the axial constitutive behaviour of the pipeline, as well as

the axial soil-pipeline interaction, as schematically illustrated in the fig-
ure 4, the relationship between the equivalent spring axial force F and its
elongation ∆L is expressed by the following formula:
Figure 5. Schematic representation of the axial forces and

where , are the i-th strain and stress value respectively defining the elongations acting in the pipeline segment away from the fault.
steel pipeline material constitutive relationship, A is the cross section
area of the pipe, Fi=A• is axial force in the pipe corresponding to an
axial stress equal to , Ei=( - -1)/( - -1) is the slope of the i-th seg-
ment defining the pipe multi-linear stress-strain relationship and i is
Moreover, it is observed that in the case where the pipeline ends con-
the pipeline elongation corresponding to the axial force Fi. In particular,
nected to the equivalent-boundary spring remain in the elastic range
E1 and 1 are respectively the elastic stiffness of the steel pipeline and
(i=1, F<F1), the expression (1) is similar to the approximated formula pro-
its yield stress.
posed by Liu et al. [5].
Instead, fs is the maximum soil friction force per unit length of the pipe-
In the figure 6 is illustrated the relationship between the elongation ∆L
line, u0 the relative displacement between the soil and the pipeline when
and the axial force F for the equivalent-axial spring corresponding to
sliding occurs, k=fs/u0 is the rigidity of friction interaction at the soil
the clay soil conditions and pipeline characteristics considered in the
pipeline interface and F0 is the force in the buried pipeline when sliding
present study, calculated using the expression (1).
occurs at the soil-pipe interface, as schematically illustrated in the figure 5.
Figure 4. Schematic representation of the axial constitutive

behaviour of the: a) Steel Pipeline; b) Pipe-Soil Interaction
Figure 6. Relationship between F and ∆L for the equivalent-boundary springs corresponding to the soil condition considered,
calculated using the formula (1).
Analysis Results
Similarly to the procedure followed within recent European Research Instead for positive values of the angle ß formed by the fault trace
Projects [6, 7] three principal modes of structural failure are consid- with the normal to the pipeline axis, the predominant limit state is the
ered for evaluating the pipeline seismic performance: elevated section deformation. It is observed that the 15% performance
limit of section ovalization is reached in the pipeline for values of the
1. Tensile strain limit of 3%, as indicated in the Eurocode 8 - Part 4 fault displacement varying from 85 cm to 1.09 cm, in function of the
[8] which can lead to consequent rupture of the pipe wall due inclination angle ß. As schematically illustrated in the figure 11, the
to loss of strength capacity in the pipe material. excessive section ovalization region in the pipeline is localized close
to the fault trace which is also the area where maximum pipe axial
2. Local buckling of the pipeline caused by an abrupt increase forces occur.
of compressive strains at the compressive side of the pipe cross
section. Conclusions.
3. Excessive ovalization of the pipeline cross section. Following In order to evaluate the seismic performance of a buried pipeline sub-
the indications contained in Gresnigt, 1986 [9], the critical oval- jected to strike-slip faulting, a detailed numerical procedure has been
ization parameter, intended as the ratio of the minimum pipe adopted that considers the pipe-soil system as a three dimensional
diameter to its initial diameter, is assumed equal to 15%. continuum model, accounting for contact and friction interaction at
the soil-pipe interface.
The variation of the plastic axial strain at the most stressed genera-
tor of the pipe wall, in the case of pipeline oriented perpendicularly Being the continuum modelling computationally expensive, the re-
to the fault trace (ß=0o), for different values of fault displacement ∆f gion of the pipe soil system away from the fault is modelled as a
is indicated in the figure 7. It can be observed that the onset of lo- single equivalent axial spring connected to the pipe shell elements
cal buckling occurs for a fault displacement equal to 41 cm, at a dis- through appropriate constraints. The force displacement relationship
tance of about 4.3 m away from the fault trace, where the maximum of the equivalent axial spring is obtained analytically taking into ac-
compressive plastic strain in the pipeline reaches 0.45%. Beyond this count the axial constitutive behaviour of the pipeline as well as the
plastic deformation region, the pipeline remains essentially elastic. axial soil-pipeline interaction. The obtained axial spring constitutive
In the figure 8 are illustrated the displacement contours for the pipe- behavior is subsequently implemented in ABAQUS finite element
line and the fixed part of the soil close to the fault trace where the software [4] for the numerical analysis purposes. This modeling pro-
onset of local buckling occurs, whereas in the figure 9 is illustrated cedure permits to largely reduce the needed memory and compu-
the evolution of the deformed shape of the pipeline and axial strain tation time of the calculator, compared to the one where the entire
contour at the region of local buckling for different values of the fault length of the pipeline is modelled with nonlinear shell elements, and
displacement ∆f. the surrounding soil with solid elements.
In the case of the fault trace forming a negative angle ß=-10° with the
normal to the pipeline axis, the onset of local buckling is observed
earlier, for a fault displacement value equal to 23 cm, at a distance of
about 3.75 m away from the fault, as illustrated in the figure 10.
Figure 7. Variation of the plastic axial strain at the most stressed generator of the pipeline wall
for different values of fault displacement, in case of ß=0°
Figure 8. Displacement contours for the fixed soil part (ß=0°) close to the fault trace
where the onset of local buckling occurs.
Figure 9. Evolution of the plastic axial strain contour and deformed shape of pipeline at the region of local
buckling for different values of the fault displacement ∆f, in the case of ß=0°.
Figure 10.
Deformed shaped and localization of local buckling for the case of fault trace inclined at an angle ß= -10°
with respect to the pipeline normal, and a fault displacement value ∆f=23cm.
Figure 11. Deformed shape with indicated the localization of excessive

section localisation close to the fault trace, in the case of ß = 40°
Author
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Pipeline
Finite element simulation of guided waves
to detect product theft from pipelines
> by: Salisu El-Hussein, University of Aberdeen, UK / Dr. John Harrigan, Amec Foster Wheeler, UK / Dr. Andrew Starkey, University of Aberdeen, UK
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“Scientific Advances Poster Session” at
Abstract
Product theft (hot tap) and intentional attack (vandalism) are among the
major causes of reported pipeline failures. The existing pipeline inspec-
tion techniques are mainly reactive measures to detect damage/defect.
Guided waves (GWs) have potential for the real time structural health
monitoring (SHM) of pipelines and other structures. GW offers the ad-
vantages of long range examination of a structure and rapid detection
of damage. As an example stress waves generated through physical at-
tack on a pipeline propagate in the form of GWs. These signals can be
detected to provide information about the source and location of the
interference. Deliberately excited GWs can be used to detect the pres-
ence of additional features such as small branch introduced to initiate a
product theft. Finite element (FE) analysis is conducted on a 12 in (305
mm) diameter steel pipe with 12 mm wall thickness to investigate the
potential of longitudinal L(0,1) and torsional T(0,1) GW modes for long
distance propagation. The results show that a low frequency tone burst Figure 1 Illustration of guided waves generated by (i) an active
excitation modified by a Hanning window produces a GW with low at- transducer; (ii) external interference
tenuation and dispersion. For example, at 2.5 kHz centre frequency, the
attenuation coefficient is 0.00034 m-1. At this attenuation, the signal
would theoretically retain more than 10 % of its original energy after a
propagation distance of 8 km. The sensitivity of GW at this frequency
was tested with detection of 2 in (50 mm) branch pipe attached along
the 12 in pipeline.
Introduction and background
Third party activities constitute about 60 per cent of the reported

pipeline failures [1]. Intentional pipeline damage and oil theft are also
sources of concern even in developed countries like United States
[2], United Kingdom [3] and more especially developing countries like
Nigeria [4]. In Nigeria for example, a total of 15,796 cases of pipeline
vandalism was recorded between 2000 and 2010. These resulted in
estimated 2,800 fatalities, $1.2bn cost of repairs and daily revenue loss
“in the area of third party to the government of $10.4 million [5]. The damages to the environ-
ment and ecosystem are unquantifiable in monetary value. There are
many pipeline inspection and monitoring techniques in the litera-
related damages, cost- ture. However, in the area of third party related damages, cost-ef-
fective pipeline monitoring is still required. At selected frequen-
cies, GWs have the potential to meet this requirement. The stress
effective pipeline monitor- waves generated during physical attack on a pipeline can provide
a signal that is transmitted along the pipeline. Fig. 1 illustrates the
stress waves generated either deliberately by a transducer or ac-
cidentally as a result of an attack on a pipeline. For an attack on
ing is still required” the line, the signal generated can be detected to serve as an early
warning for the occurrence of vandalism/theft. Alternatively, a GW can
be generated deliberately for inspection of the line. The difficulties
associated with interpreting signals recorded at a remote location
> Salisu El-Hussein, Dr. John Harrigan; Dr. Andrew Starkey
are associated with: energy dissipation; dispersion; and formation
of multiple GW modes.
Existing Pipeline Inspection and Methods Advantages Disadvantages

Monitoring Techniques
Visual Inspection - Effective in a relativley - Labour intensive
There are many pipeline inspection and moni- small area - Accessability limitation
toring techniques in the literature. They range Electromagnetic method - Cost-effective in surface - Requires probe movement
from visual inspection, wireless sensor networks and near surface defects
(WSN) to fibre optic, acoustic, electromagnetic,
Acoustic emission method - can operate in passive - High cost of sensors
ultrasonic methods and magnetic flux leakage
and active modes - Requires densely spaced
(MFL). The last two are the most common pipeline
sensors
inspection and monitoring techniques [6]. Most
of these techniques are reactive in nature or re- Fibre optic method - Sensitivity along the - Susceptible to damage during
quire point-to-point transducer movement. In ad- entire length installation
dition, WSN and fibre optic methods are difficult - Dual function of - High installation cost
to retrofit. Table 1 summarises the advantages and communication and
disadvantages of common pipeline monitoring monitoring
techniques. Wireless sensor network - Little inteference with - Large multi-hop network
structure operation required
Basic Guided Wave Theory
Ultrasonic methods - Good sensitivity to the - Requires probe movement
GW forms as a result of superposition of longitudi- presence of defects
nal and shear waves reflecting between structural Guides waves - In-Service Monitoring - Multiple modes formation
boundaries. The possible constructive interferenc- - Long distance coverage - Complicated signal processing
es which result from these reflections represent - Cost effectiveness
the number of GW modes which will propagate
along the length of the waveguide. Unlike longitudinal and shear bulk
waves, their velocity is not only dependent on the material properties Table 1 Comparison of common pipeline inspection
but also on the thickness of the material and the wave frequency. and monitoring techniques
GWs experience energy leakage when in contact with a surrounding
medium (e.g. soil) or internal fluid. Cylindrical waveguides (e.g. pipes)
support 3 modes of GW vibrations: longitudinal, torsional and flex-
ural. According to the convention by Silk and Bainton [7] they are
labelled as L(0,m), T(0,m) and F(n,m) for longitudinal, torsional and Guided Wave Structural Health Monitoring
flexural modes respectively. The letter ‘n’ represents the harmonic
SHM is a technique employed for the maintenance of large struc-
order of the circumferential variation within the wall thickness while
tures such as rail-track and pipeline networks. SHM seeks to replace
‘m’ describes the sequential number of modes of the same family.
scheduled maintenance with condition based maintenance. In pas-
For example, L(0,1) is the first longitudinal wave mode to exist with
sive mode, SHM consists of measuring the operational parameters of
zero cycles of particles’ displacement variation around the circumfer-
a structure and indirectly assessing its state. Acoustic emission and
ence. GWs in cylindrical structures are governed by Navier’s equation,
thermal sensors are commonly used in passive SHM. Active SHM
which in vector form can be seen below [8]:
assessed the structure directly in order to detect the presence of
defects. Permanent sensors and relevant monitoring techniques are
δ 2u used to provide information on the state of the structure. Resonant
ρ = (λ + 2 µ )∇(∇.u ) + µ∇ × (∇ × u ) frequency measurements, WSN and GW sensors are commonly used
δ .t 2 for active SHM. T(0,1) and L(0,1) are the common GW modes used in
NDT for defect detection. The T(0,1) mode has the advantage of being
more sensitive to longitudinal defects while L(0,1) has more poten-
where u represents displacement, λ and µ are Lamés constants, is
∆
tial for long distance propagation. In most SHM techniques, there is
the 3-dimensional differential operator δ / δx + δ / δy + δ / δz a trade-off between resolution and spatial coverage. GWs combine
and p is the material density. For detailed derivation of GW equa- long distance propagation with a good resolution for defect location
tions, the reader is referred to reference [8]. and identification [9]. Due to these advantages, many studies have
been carried out on the inspection of pipes and other structures us-
ing GWs.
Pipe
N1 N2 N3
P 0.305m
25m 25m 25m 25m
Figure 2: Configuration of model pipe showing nodal locations

Finite element simulation of guided waves
The mathematical solution of GW has been obtained for

simple geometries such as a circular cylinder [9]. For com-
plicated geometries no mathematical solution is available.
Numerical modelling such as boundary element and FE
are used for the analysis of complicated geometries. FE
analysis has been successfully employed as a tool for GW
propagation analysis in plates and pipes [10]. The use of FE
modelling can provide the required understanding of stress
waves propagating along a pipeline for application against
product theft and vandalism.
FE Model
The model was generated with ABAQUS/explicit version

6.12. The simulation was conducted on a 12 in (305 mm)
outer diameter, 12 mm wall thickness and 100 m long pipe.
Fig. 2 shows the configuration of the model pipe and three nodal loca-
tions (N1, N2 and N3) defined along the pipe. The pipe material was
made from mild steel with a Young modulus E = 209 GPa, Poisson’s
ratio v = 0.3 and density p = 7850 kgm-3. A 3-dimensional linear brick, 8
node solid elements with reduced integration (C3D8R) was chosen for Figure 4 Longitudinal displacement signals recorded at
this analysis. A sweep meshing technique was adopted with a 24 mm 3 nodal positions: (a) Time domain and (b) frequency spectrum
mesh size in the longitudinal direction. ABAQUS automatic time step
(∆t) which stabilised at 0.676 µs was adopted and was sufficient to avoid
numerical instability. The element length chosen met the requirement
of 20 nodes per smallest wavelength in the model. The excitation signal
Torsional excitation
was a 5-cycle tone burst modified by a Hanning window with a centre
frequency of 2.5 kHz.
T(0,1) modes were generated by assigning a displacement rotation to
the edge nodes. The edge nodes were coupled to a master node as
Longitudinal Excitation
shown in Fig. 5. All other parameters remain the same as for the lon-
L(0,1) mode was excited by applying a uniform pressure pulse load at gitudinal wave simulations. Fig. 6 shows the rotational displacements
one end of the pipe as shown in Fig. 3. Stresses and displacements were at the three nodal locations and their corresponding frequency spec-
monitored at the three nodal locations shown in Fig. 2. Time domain tra. Compared to the L(0,1) modes, the change in shape as the signal
displacement signals recorded at these locations and their correspond- propagates from N1 to N3 is more noticeable (higher dispersion) and
ing frequency spectra are shown in Fig. 4. From Fig. 4 (a) there is no the decrease in magnitude of the frequency spectrum is higher (higher
appreciable change in signal shape as the wave propagates from N1 to attenuation) as shown in Fig. 6 (a, b). At a centre frequency of 2.5 kHz,
N3 (low dispersion). Fig. 4 (b) also shows little decrease in magnitude the attenuation coefficient of the T(0,1) mode was calculated as 0.0083
of the frequency content (low attenuation). Using the signals at N1 and m-1. From this attenuation, the potential propagation distance at this
N2, the attenuation coefficient of the L(0,1) mode at this centre frequen- frequency is less than 1.5 km. This shows that the L(0,1) mode has more
cy was calculated as 0.00034 m-1. From this attenuation, the signal potential for long distance propagation than T(0,1) mode.
can theoretically propagate 8 km and retain more than 10 per cent of its
original energy.
Figure 3 Longitudinal guided wave excitation Figure 5 Torsional guided wave excitation
Figure 6 Torsional displacement signals recorded at 3 nodal positions: (a) Time domain and (b) frequency spectrum
Interaction of low frequency guided wave with a

branch pipe
Oil theft is often carried out by attaching a branch pipe to siphon pe-
troleum products. The model pipe was simulated with a 2 in. branch
pipe attached at the N2 location and the stresses and displacements
were recorded at N1 and N3. Fig. 7 shows a snapshot of the stresses
as the wave propagates along the pipe and up the branch. Fig. 8 (a)
shows the displacement history at node N1. The first pulse recorded
is the incident signal, I, that travels from left to right in Fig. 2. Some-
time later there is a similar pulse but of much lower amplitude. This
is the reflection from the branch, termed RB in Fig. 8. The last pulse,
termed RE, is similar in magnitude to the incident wave. This is the
part of the wave that was transmitted across the branch and reached
the far end of the pipeline before being reflected back towards node
N1. Fig. 8 (b-d) shows the frequency spectra for the pulses termed I,
RB and RE. The reflection from the branch was quantified in terms of
reflection coefficient (RB/I) in the frequency domain. Comparing Figs.
8 (b) and (c), there is similarity between the frequency spectra of the
incident and branch reflected pulses. This allows the reflected signal
to be detected by cross-correlation with the incident signal. A time-
shift of approximately 5 ms was observed from the cross-correlated
signal. From this time-shift and phase velocity of the wave at 2.5 kHz
Figure 7 Snapshot of the stress contours along the model
the distance of the branch from the sensor location (N1) was calcu-
with a branch attachment
lated as 25.5 m. This shows the potential of GW at this frequency to
detect and locate a small branch attachment to a pipeline.
Figure 8 (a) Strain history at N1 showing Incident, branch reflection and

end reflection pulses and (b-d) their corresponding frequency spectra
Conclusions
Authors
The results show that the longitudinal GW mode can propagate long
distances without appreciable change in shape. In contrast, the torsion-
al mode shows higher dispersion within the same propagation distance. Salisu El-Hussein
It is shown that at low frequency (2.5 kHz) the L(0,1) mode can be used
to detect a 2 inch branch in a 12 inch pipeline. The reflection coefficient University of Aberdeen
for the case considered is approximately 4 % of the incident signal and
the reflection will decay with distance. However, the reflected signal School of Engineering
from the branch was observed to have the same frequency content as
Aberdeen, UK
the incident signal. As the reflected signal therefore has a known fre-
quency, it is more easily detected by e.g. cross-correlation. The reflected [email protected]
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Acknowledgement
The authors wish to acknowledge the support of Petroleum Technology Dr John Harrigan
Development Fund-Nigeria for funding this research work.
Amec Foster Wheeler
Aberdeen, UK
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> by: Tobias Walk , ILF Consulting Engineers
cssp COMMON SEAWATER

SUPPLY PROJECT
Enabling one of the world’s top

oil producing regions
As the second largest oil producer of OPEC nations, Iraq’s economy
fully depends on the stability and growth of the national oil industry. It is
therefore of paramount importance to keep the oil production at target
level. To achieve this goal it is necessary to apply secondary oil recovery
methods.
The method selected for the oil fields in Southern Iraq is to inject water
into the reservoir in order to maintain the reservoir pressure and to in-
crease the percentage of oil extraction
Water Source for Oil Field Pressure Maintenance
The amount of water required in Southern Iraqi oil fields for

this purpose is in the range of 12.5 million barrels of water
per day, which is equal to 24 m3/second.
Such quantities of water are not available ing five months, technical and commercial
in the project provinces of Al-Basrah and details were negotiated and at the end of
Missan, where temperatures regularly ex- June 2014, ILF received a Letter of Award
ceed 40 degrees Celsius and where the to perform the FEED package for the CSSP
annual precipitation rate is less than 155 pipelines. The contract between SOC and
mm. Sourcing water from the famous Eu- ILF was signed in Abu Dhabi on 20 August
phrates and Tigris rivers would only amount 2014.
to 10% of the quantities required in the oil
fields. Furthermore, use of these local wa- ILF has since developed an execution plan
ter sources would significantly detract from to deliver the Tender Documents within one
the life sustaining water for the local popu- year, which is extremely challenging. It will
lation and community needs. require taking full advantage of ILF’s broad
know-how and experience in designing and > Iraq Area Map showing CSSP
The only source available in sufficient quan- managing the construction of large water location within Basrah province
tity for the needs of the Project is seawater. transmission pipelines in the Middle East.
In consequence it is logical to take this sea-
water from a single point, treat it and sup- To provide the best value for SOC, ILF is
ply it via a common system to the various leveraging the expertise of multiple offices.
oil fields. The evolving Project is called the The project management team resides in
Common Seawater Supply Project CSSP. Abu Dhabi, engineering is executed from
the ILF Center of Excellence in Munich and
ORGANISATIONAL SET UP OF the Basrah office handles all local project
THE OWNER requirements.
The South Oil Company (SOC) received a FEED execution is split into two distinct
mandate from the Iraq Ministry of Oil and phases: Optimization and Design Develop-
International Oil Companies (IOCs) to de- ment, each within a 6 month schedule.
velop and operate the CSSP.
The project is currently in the optimization
SOC’s key stakeholders in development phase, which is a specialty of ILF. As a result
of the project include major global opera- of these studies a diameter of 56” has been
tors in the oil and gas industry such as BP, selected for the multiple pipelines running
CNOOC, ENI, ExxonMobil, Lukoil, PetroChi- from the Seawater Treatment Facility to the
na, Petronas, and Shell. various delivery stations in the oilfields.
In order to support SOC, the consultant The route verification is nearly complete
CH2M Hill has been contracted as PMC and has identified six major water course
(Project Management Consultant) to man- crossings including the Euphrates, the Ti-
age and coordinate the execution of this gris and the Shatt Al-Arab.
project.
System design is well on its way including
ILF’s CHALLENGING TASK the simulation of transient flow conditions
(another specialty of ILF) and the design of
ILF identified this project as early as 2010 the pressure control and surge protection
and presented preliminary technical con- facilities at the delivery stations.
cepts to ExxonMobil, who developed this
project in the initial phase. Subsequently,
as SOC took over the mandate for imple-
mentation of the project from ExxonMobil,
ILF kept a strong focus on the develop-
ments. In 2013, ILF was pre-qualified as the
only engineering company for both FEED
packages (Front End Engineering Design) -
i.e. for the STF (Seawater Treating Facilities)
and the pipelines. Both proposals were sub-
mitted in January 2014. During the follow-
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PROJECT SUMMARY
The Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) will

supply seawater to the oil fields Zubair, Tuba, Rumai-
la, West Qurna, Majnoon, Gharraf, Halfaya and Mis-
san in the south of Iraq.
The intake and the Seawater Treatment Facility (STF)

will be approximately 40 km south of Basrah at the
west bank of the Khor Al Zubair river. Author
Phase one of the project shall have a capacity of 7.5
million barrels of water per day allocated to the vari-
ous oil fields in South Iraq. After completion, the full
built out design capacity of the CSSP amounts to 12.5
million barrels of water per day which is equal to 24
Tobias Walk
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From the Shipping Pump Station (SPS), the water will Pipeline Systems
be pumped via two pipeline corridors through multi-
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of up to 270 km.
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At the delivery stations the water will flow into the
tanks of the oilfield facilities, thereby providing hy-
draulic separation between these facilities and the
CSSP.
The estimated cost of the project is in the order of

magnitude of 12 billion U$ and it is envisioned that
this megaproject will require 3 years for completion.
With an ultimate capacity of 12.5 million barrels of

water per day, the CSSP will be one of the biggest
plants of its kind in the world.
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using high resolution in-line inspection
technologies and finite element analysis
> by: Thomas Walther, ROSEN Group Abstract
For pipeline integrity management detailed feature assessments based on

finite element analysis (FEA) are getting more and more important. Consid-
ering dents as one of the major integrity threads of pipelines, the finite ele-
ment analysis helps to differentiate between severe and benign dents.
figure 1:
24-Inch test
sample prior to
Usually, the severity of dents is assessed by using For dents, associated with metal loss or welds, an denting
standards and methods, which refer to depth, length extended engineering assessment based on
and width as main criteria. In many cases, these FEA allows an adequate assessment of these
methods turn out to be over-conservative and lead types of dents.
unnecessary pipe repairs or replacements, resulting
in unnecessary costs for pipeline operators. The article introduces ILI technologies
and methods. It presents the results
A more accurate differentiation between severe and from large scale testing and case stud-
un-severe dents can be provided on basis of strain ies to underline the usage of finite ele-
and stress values. This type of information can be ment analysis as instrument to assess
derived from high resolution geometry data, which the pipeline integrity. The accuracy of
captures a high accurate contour of the pipeline. This the stress concentration factor, derived
type of assessment is not only limited to plain dent from high resolution geometry data, is
conditions any longer. While high resolution geome- validated in multiple test comparing the
try tools reliably identify dents associated with girth measurements with laser scans, taken
weld or long seams, dents associated with metal loss with established optical devices.
corrosion, mechanical damage or crack can be iden-
tified by additional ILI technologies, namely MFL,
Dual Field MFL, UT and EMAT. An adequate catego-
rization of dent conditions is key for the selection of
the right measure.
“A set of dent analyses that may
For plain dent conditions the ROSEN Group devel-
oped an automated streamlined process, which al-
lows to rapidly generate and provide stress concen-
tration factors, using the established ABAQUS code.
have previously taken weeks can
Based on this information, the remaining life can be
concluded by taking additional information, coming
from the SCADA System into account.
now be reduced to a few hours”
> Thomas Walther, Rosen Group
THE
HUNTER
RoGeo XT 42”
ILI Tool
INTRODUCTION
ID anomalies, especially dents, are a significant threat for pipeline integrity. They
often fail due to fatigue, caused by varying pressure cycles within a pipeline over
lifetime. But commonly dent severity is not assessed considering dynamic loads.
Historically, regulations regarding the severity of dents have been governed by
one of two metrics: dent depth or strain.
Confirmed effectiveness
However, the technology and the inspection devices improved over the years, but The case study and additional investigations on
still dents are assessed using the depth or the strain criteria. The dent depth crite- more than 113 dents demonstrated that FE-DAT
ria permits dents with a depth up to 6% of the nominal diameter in both, gas and in combination with the RoGeo XT data provides
liquid pipelines, although many operators already use stricter limits and targeting reliable and repeatable stress concentration factors
those above a depth of 2% for evaluation. to assess the severity of dents.
Using the strain-approach plain dents of any depth are considered acceptable,
if the strain does not exceed 6%. The method becomes more common, as strain
calculations have become readily available. Therefore, the strain in the hoop
and axial planes of the dent is calculated based on the radii of curvature in each
plane and the extensional strain based on the length of the dent. An approach
is outlined in Appendix R of ASME B31.8. Both, the strain-based and dent depth
approaches have similar shortcomings. First, neither approach is adequate for
complex dents or in cases, where interacting dents may be present. In the case
of depth, the shape of a dent is completely neglected. A long, deep dent is not Unique sensor array
distinguished from a shorter, steeper dent. While strain-based approaches im-
The RoGeo XT has an unique combination of caliper
prove on this shortcoming and can be useful for well-behaved dents, applying
and eddy current sensors, called the mechatronic
the methodology where varying curvatures may exist in a complex dent becomes
measurement system, which can precisely measure
significantly more difficult. To overcome these shortcomings Finite Element Anal-
the profile and contour of geometric features.
ysis (FEA) can be used to analyze dents in a more adequate way. Complex dents
and well-behaved dents are both suitable for FEA, and the results are not sensi-
tive to small undulations in data. The severity is calculated directly based on the
response of the dent to the applied loading, regardless of shape or size. In order
to use FEA for detailed assessment of dents, a highly accurate recorded counter
of those is required.
High resolution geometry inspection device It is developed to analyze a large number of dents precisely and ac-
(ROGEO XT) curate. It works by taking data directly from a high-resolution ILI tool,
building a finite element model, and post-processing the results. A
In order to enable FEA of dents, an in-line inspection system needs to set of dent analyses that may have previously taken weeks can now
capture the shape of the dent with the utmost precision. Traditional be reduced to a few hours. The results from the analysis provide the
caliper devices do not provide the required resolution to use the re- SCF for each dent, which is directly proportional to the severity of
corded data for FEA. Common caliper devices do not have full surface each dent and indirectly proportional to the life. In addition, the stress
coverage. The majority of them is equipped with one senor plane, not profile in the region surrounding the dent is also provided in the form
covering the whole circumference of the pipeline. The resulting low- of stress contours.
er resolution compared to two sensor plane devices and the exist-
ing coverage gabs result into misinterpretations and less accurate Using the SCF a fatigue analysis can be done, if the operator pro-
measurements of the dent shape. But not only the amount of sen- vides pressure history data. Based on that a rain-flow analysis can be
sor planes guarantees a high accurate measurement of the counter. performed in order to calculate an equivalent number of cycles a par-
Even two sensor plane devices will be influenced under certain run ticular dent experiences. This equivalent number of pressure cycles
conditions. Especially during high inspection velocities, caliper devic- can be combined with the calculated SCF to determine the remaining
es, independent of the coverage, will have an increased movement life of a dent. Due to the fact that the relationship between stress and
while passing ID reductions. This causes a loss of continuous contact fatigue life is highly nonlinear, a fatigue analyses typically carry large
with the internal surface, leading to inaccuracies and misrepresenta- factors of safety.
tions of the dent shape. But also at low speed abrupt changes along
the pipe wall, like diameter changes may not be captured correctly.
The RoGeo XT has an unique combination of caliper and eddy current

sensors, called the mechatronic measurement system, which can
precisely measure the profile and contour of geometric features. With
both information, coming from the eddy current and the caliper sen-
sor, even movement on ID reduction and abrupt changes at the inter- “The SCF is proportional to
nal pipe surface can be compensated and will be precisely measured,
even in the presence of wax or debris. The device is equipped with
two sensor planes, resulting in an 100% circumferential coverage of the severity of the dent and
the inner surface of the pipeline. This device fulfills the perquisite de-
scribed above for highly accurate measurements to be used for FEA.
The RoGeo XT tool fleet today covers pipeline sizes ranging from 6”
to 48”. Figure 1 shows a 42inch inspection device.
can be used to calculate the
Finite element analysis, stress concentration factors
and remaining life analysis remaining life of an anomaly”
To characterize the severity of discontinuities in uniform load bearing
objects, the stress concentration factor (SCF) is often taken into ac- > Thomas Walther, Rosen Group
count. The SCF describes the ratio of the peak stress in a body to the
calculated nominal stress. The local stresses within an object depend
on the cross-sectional area of it. If the area contains a discontinui-
ty, such as a hole, the local stresses around the discontinuity may
be several times higher than the nominal stress. This relationship is
characterized by the SCF. For simple shapes, such as holes, analyt-
ical SCFs are widely available. However, for more complex shapes
the SCF is derived from finite element models. This approach is used figure 2:
in offshore structural analysis, where SCFs are combined with pub- Pressure cycled
lished S-N curves when determining fatigue lives for structural con- to failure
nections. In this case the SCFs is used to calculate the peak stresses,
which is required for fatigue calculations.
It is straightforward to expand the SCF methodology to the assess-

ment of dents in pipelines. The nominal stress state in a pipeline is
easily classified as a function of the internal pressure according to
Barlow’s equation. The SCF can be derived from a precise model of
the dent within a finite element program. The model can be directly
constructed from the RoGeo XT data. Once the model is built, the SCF
is calculated by the finite element program, considering an applied
internal pressure and the maximum principle stresses.
Historically, finite element analyses have been cost intensive and

time-consuming for operators, but advances in technology have re-
moved both of these limitations. Improved inline inspection technol-
ogy (ILI) as well as improved data processing power enable the effec-
tive usage of FEA for dents in pipelines and permitted the creation of
a streamlined process, referred to as the Finite Element Dent Analy-
sis Tool (FE-DAT). The FE-DAT is not limited to single dents only.
CASE STUDY CONCLUSION
In order to illustrate the effectiveness of the SCF method and provide a The case study and additional investigations on more than 113 dents
comparison between test data and analytical methods, a case study was demonstrated that FE-DAT in combination with the RoGeo XT data pro-
performed. Therefore, a dent was generated in a 24-inch OD, 0.25-inch vides reliable and repeatable stress concentration factors to assess the
wall thickness, Grade X52 pipe sample. Figure 2 shows the test set-up, severity of dents. In comparison to the strain calculation the SCF cor-
the indenter and the applied strain gages. The dent was generated by relates very well with depth. Furthermore there is also a slight correla-
pressing a 2-inch diameter indenter into the pipe to a depth of 3.61-inch- tion between the results using the strain approach and the SCF method.
es (15% OD) in an unpressurized configuration. Afterwards, the shape of Therefore, the B31.8 strain assessment provide valid results for a mo-
the dent was recorded by an optical scanner and by the RoGeo XT in- mentarily situation, but not for a fatigue assessment.
spection device.
The SCF is proportional to the severity of the dent and can be used to
Next, the pipe was subjected to target pressure cycles ranging from 100 calculate the remaining life of an anomaly. The advances in computing
– 780 psi (9% - 72% SMYS) until failure occurred. The strains were record- and ILI caliper tools have allowed the process of analyzing dents to be
ed at intermittent points during cycling. The sample failed after 39,800 streamlined to the point where hundreds of dents can be analyzed quick-
cycles when a longitudinally oriented thru-wall crack developed in the ly and the data be made available as part of ILI reports. This approach
shoulder of the dent as shown in Figure 3. The related SCF was calculat- has been validated through physical testing and represents an advanced
ed out of the recorded stresses from the strain gages and the nominal metric that can be used to prioritize dents.
stress from the recorded pressure range of 690 psi. The SCF from the
experimental data was 3.16.
In comparison to the experimental data, the analysis was performed us-

ing the FE-DAT and the finite element code ABAQUS. An internal pres-
sure of 208.3 psi was applied to the model corresponding to a 10,000 psi
hoop stress. The analysis completed by the FE-DAT showed a maximum
principal stress of 32,784 psi on the OD of the pipe resulting in an SCF
of 3.28. In addition the data from the optical scan was provided and ana-
lyzed using ABAQUS in order to maintain consistency with the FE-DAT.
The same internal pressure of 208.3 psi was applied to the finite element
model. The calculated maximum principal stress on the OD of the pipe
was 38,014 psi yielding a SCF of 3.80.
Author
In general, the calculated SCFs and depths compare well, particularly be-
tween the FE-DAT and the test data. The slightly higher SCF shown in
the optical scan can be explained by the fact that the optical scan was
recorded from the outside, while the RoGeo XT recorded the inner sur- Thomas Walther
face. Possible ovailities might not be recorded in the same way as the
RoGeo XT does. However, the FE-DAT and the test data showed closer International Service
agreement for the dent depths and the resulting SCFs.
Manager
For the sample used for the case study, pressure history data was not ROSEN Technology &
available, but as it was ultimately destructively pressure cycled in the lab,
comparisons can also be made between the predicted cycles to failure Research Center GmbH
and the actual cycles to failure. Using the calculated SCF of 3.28 and a
nominal stress of 33.1 ksi, the predicted number of cycles using the de- Lingen, Germany
sign S-N curve is 3674. The calculated number of cycles is significantly
lower than the actual number of cycles (39,800). This was expected, as
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variations in stress lead to high deviations in the predicted life.
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welding
THE
HABITAT
RWS relies on the habitat,
the systems foundation.
It creates reference to the
pipe and spool and provide
a platform for the welding
tool
> by: Jan Helge Johannessen, Technip-DeepOcean PRS JV

Remote Welding System (RWS)

New fully remote hyperbarbic welding
system rated to 1000msw
Statoil have, after several years of testing and technical qualification work, developed a Remote
Welding System that was qualified for contingency in the Pipeline Repair System pool services in
December 2014. The system is rated for operation down to 1000msw and covers pipelines which
are in depths exceeding the limit for diver assisted operations, which is currently 180msw.
The new fully remote hyperbaric welding system is mainly for subsea In addition, power sources for welding and preheating is located in 1
repair of pipelines and covers pipe dimensions from 30” up to 42”. bar containers outside the POCO enclosure.
However, the equipment is a huge technical milestone for the subsea
business and opens new opportunities in the industry when it comes When the welding area is dry and acceptable welding conditions are
to planned expansions of infrastructure, bypass of old installations reached inside the habitat, the POCO is launched. After landing on the
and tie-ins. habitat, the interface (between habitat door and POCO door) is blown
down. The doors are opened and the welding tool can engage around
Different from the diver habitat that operates with pipe ends, butt the pipe. After doing a path capturing +/-180 and inspection of the
welding, the remote system involves installation of a pipe spool with welding area by cameras, 2 pre-heat bands are engaged around the
pre-welded sleeves, threaded over both pipeline ends, before welding pipe. The welding can start when pipe and sleeve temperatures are
them together by a fillet weld. above 50C.
Concept Description – Three main modules For support and feedback the welding tool is among others equipped
with welding torch tip changer, welding camera, a grinder and various
The Remote Welding System consists of three main modules; a hab- sensors.
itat, a power & control module (POCO) and the welding tool. In short
terms; the habitat is landed over the pipeline, before the pipe and
spool are aligned. The habitat is then filled with welding gas (Argon)
and dehumidified. The POCO carries the welding tool, and lands onto
the habitat. A special designed sealing between the habitat and the
POCO provides dry transfer of the welding tool into the habitat. When
the welding tool is in position, the pipe and sleeve is preheated before
welding operation starts.
The habitat main functions are to act as a foundation of the system,

creating reference to the pipe and spool and provide a platform for the
POCO and the welding tool. It is equipped with 4 individually operated
legs, and longitudinal movement for accurately positioning of the hab-
itat in reference to the welding position. The habitat functions are also
to provide a dry and Argon filled hyperbaric welding environment be-
fore the welding tool enters. The operation is remotely operated from
a topside control container on the vessel deck. All three modules are
equipped with a wide range of cameras, LVDTs, pressure, temperature
and proximity sensors for feedback and monitoring.
The POCO’s main function is to house the welding tool and to provide
services for the tool during operations. The POCO enclosure consists
of two separate compartments:
- Electronic compartment containing most of the electronics and pow-

er distribution components required for operating the POCO and the
welding tool.
- Tool compartment, containing equipment and systems required to

transport the tool in and out of the habitat
Both compartments are pressurized with Argon whenever submerged

and will have a maximum operating differential pressure towards the
outside of about 0.5bar. Power communication and gas is supplied
through an umbilical from surface.
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Technology Qualification Program (TQP)
After going through various system and subsystem testing through-

out the project such as Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Integration
Test, Welding Robustness Testing and a Shallow Water Test, the last
part to fulfill the TQP was the Deep Water Test. This test was to vali-
date the system and to show that the equipment could produce ac-
ceptable welds offshore.
The test was twofold with depths on 400msw in Nedstrandsfjorden

and 1000msw in Sognefjorden. Two weld sections on a pre-installed
pipe spool in the habitat were done on both depths and all the tests
Author
were successful.
The way forward
The deep water test was the final milestone and completion of the Jan Helge Johannessen
project. Now the Remote Welding System is in contingency in the
PRS pool, operated by PRS JV on behalf of Statoil. It is being evaluat- Planning Engineer,
ed to expand its limits with deeper depths, smaller pipes and welding
of other pipe materials. PRS Pool services
Technip-DeepOcean PRS JV
Haugesund, Norway
PRS Joint Venture
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• Contract awarded in December 2014, 5 years with
3 x 2 years option.
• Includes operation, maintenance, engineering
and development of the Pipeline Repair System at
Killingøy in Haugesund.
POCO WELDING
MODUL TOOL
The Power and Control The three moduls of RWS
Moduls main function is to succeeded in all tests and
house the welding tool and are fully operational. The
to provide services for the System can operate in
tool during operations. areas down to 1000msw.
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> by: Hamad Almostaneer, SABIC
Intelligent Pigs for Internal Inspection & Repair

Welding of Cross-Country Pipelines Abstract
Oil and gas are an important transport method of the energy sources products worldwide nowa-
days and in the near future. However, the major reserves of the oil and gas are mostly located in
remote areas. For this reason, pipelines have become the most efficient attractive method for oil
and gas transportation. Pipelines are also the most economical method used nowadays for trans-
porting any type of fluid. However, the capital cost for crude trunk pipelines is very high, depending
on the pipeline steel grade, the design wall-thickness, and the length of the pipeline. These factors
often force the product owners to construct most of the cross-country pipeline network in a single
channel, making it difficult to shutdown for inspection, maintenance, or repair. In addition, the major
part of the cross-country pipelines are buried and excavation is precluded. Likewise, offshore pipe-
lines are extremely difficult to inspect, maintain, or repair due to deep-water factors and low-density
environment. Inspection for integrity of pipelines is often conducted from the inside using an intelli-
gent pigs with the capability of measuring any losses in the pipe wall thickness in the form of flaws,
cracks, or corrosion damages while traveling inside the pipeline. Nowadays, new era of smart pigs
for both; out-of-service and in-service pipelines have been developed/invented to perform an in-si-
tu repair of these defects on the internal pipe surface before they reach a critical size and become
hazardous to operation & safety. This paper will discuss the new era of the intelligent pigs and the
benefits of carrying more developments in such tools.
Figure 1: Pig station

A pig launcher/receiver, for Natural Gas Pipeline in Switzerland
Introduction mapped in Figure 2 [1,3]. However, since the utility pigging technology is
relatively old and simple to deal with, this paper will focus more on the
Pigging of a pipeline refers to the use of a Pipeline Inspection Gauge intelligent pigs.
or “PIG” to perform various maintenance operations on a transmission,
onshore, and offshore pipeline. This usually is done without stopping The Origins of Intelligent Pigs Industry
the flow of production in the pipeline. These maintenance operations
include but are not limited to either cleaning, or inspection, or both of a In 1959 five decades ago, T.D. Williamson introduced the first “caliper
pipeline. This practice is achieved by inserting a pig into a “pig launcher” tool” for detecting dents in pipelines. Pan-American Petroleum was de-
or a launching station. It is a funnel shaped Y in both end-sections of veloping a “Cooley tool” around the same time, which used the Magnet-
the pipeline. The launcher is then closed and the pressure-driven flow ic Flux Leakage (MFL) technique. In 1961, Shell Oil Research developed
of the product in the pipeline is then used to push it along down the a technique for detecting pitting corrosion in down-hole casings based
pipeline length until it reaches the “receiving trap” or a receiving station on a “MacLean tool”, which worked with a Remote Field Eddy Current
as shown in Figure 1 [1,2,3]. (RFEC) [1,2,3].
One of the most crucial aspects of pipeline operation is ensuring the In 1962, Tuboscope obtained a licence from Shell Oil Research for the
pipeline integrity. For this reason, in-line inspection (ILI) pigs have be- MacLean tool and started developing a smart pig to carry an array of
come important. The Intelligent Pigs “smart pigs” are important tools remote field eddy current sensors through a pipeline. Early test runs with
for assessing the integrity conditions of a pipeline, and is set to become the MacLean tool were unsuccessful, as they could not detect known
more integral part of the pipeline maintenance. Nowadays, more devel- pits in the test spools. Tuboscope then approached Pan-American Pe-
opments are made towards solving the integrity issues of Unpiggable troleum and purchased the Cooley tool patent. The MacLean tool was
pipelines [2,3]. discarded and the smart pigging developments switched to Cooley tool
or as known today as MFL technique. The new tool was branded LIN-
Pipeline Pigging Systems ALOG® [1,2,3].
A Pipeline Inspection Gauge or “PIG” in the industry is a tool that sent In 1964 Tuboscope ran the first commercial instrument for the new LIN-
through a pipeline and propelled by the internal pressure of the product ALOG 90° tool. It used MFL technology to inspect the bottom portion of
in the pipeline itself. Therefore, pigging operations are mostly performed the pipeline. The system used a black box to record the information, a
for in-service pipelines. There are four main uses for pigs: 1) Physical highly customized analog tape recorder. This first commercial job was
separation, 2) Internal cleaning, 3) Inspection of the internal condition, for Shell company [1,2,3].
also known as an Inline Inspection (ILI) operations, and 4) Capturing
and recording geometric information related to the pipelines (i.e. size,
position, thickness loss, corrosion, etc.).
Depending on the type of pig, it can perform one or a number of spe-

cific tasks including [3,4]: 1) Cleaning debris from the pipeline, 2) Re-
moving the residual products that accumulate with time, 3) Gauging
“Intelligent PIGs
the internal wall of a pipe to locate defects, 4) Assessing the condition
and location. However, pipeline pigs can also be used for other pur-
poses. These include but not limited to: 1) Hydrostatic testing, 2) Air/ industry continued
nitrogen removal from the pipeline, 3) Batch separation in case of using
to grow”
the same cross-country pipeline to batch multi-products, 4) Pre-inspec-
tion and certification of newly constructed pipeline, 5) Integrity assess-
ment of an in-service pipeline, 6) Decommissioning unsafe pipeline for
environment purposes. Nonetheless, the pigs can only be one of two
main types: 1) Utility pigs, or 2) Intelligent pigs, also called smart pigs as
> Hamad Almostaneer
Utility Pigs
Cleaning Pigs Sealing Pigs
Brush Pigs Mandrel Pigs Plugs
Scraper Pigs Foam Pigs
Dependet
Solid cast Pigs
Hydraulic Pigs
Hydraulic
activated
Spherical Pigs
Inline-Inspection
Tools (ILI)
Inline-Inspection (ILI)
Smart Pigs ILI Geometry Pigs
Gel Pigs
Figure 2: An overview map of the available tools for both

1) Utility pigs, and 2) Intelligent pigs.
Theories of Intelligent Pig Tools
Intelligent pigs are highly specialized tools for in-line inspection (ILI)
which can detect, locate, and size flows in pipelines. There is no tool
that can be used for all inspection purposes as each tool uses different
physics and principles. However, each inspection tool must be selected
accordingly and the ability of the used tool must correspond to the in-
spection requirements [4,5,6].
However, the difference between different tools can be identified due to

the measurement accuracies and the detection threshold. The follow-
ing tools will focus on in-line inspection (ILI) tools and techniques that
are used within intelligent pigs to detect, size, and locate flaws that are
reached subcritical sizes [7,8,9].
Figure 3: Magnetic-flux leakage working principle:
Magnetic-Flux Leakage Tool a pipeline with a perfect wall.
The magnetic-flux leakage (MFL) method can be used to measure and

locate cracks and metal-loss in both circumferential and axial directions.
It is a popular method for inspecting pipelines for both stress sensitivity
or levels and corrosion defects and characterization. The magnetic-flux
leakage (MFL) work principle is shown in Figure 3 [10,11,12].
Axial Magnetic-Flux Leakage Tool
This type of tool usually consists of a central body of mild steel around
which is mounted an annular arrangement of magnets. These magnets
spread from center outwards in a radial arrangement to give opposing
poles on either end of the body (north or south) as shown in Figure 4.
There are steel bristles which create contact with the pipeline wall, to
complete the magnetic circuit and allow the inspected pipe section to
be uniformly magnetized in the axial direction as the tool passes down
the line. If the pipe is not corroded, the magnetic flux will be locked-up
Figure 4: Axial magnetic-flux leakage system.
within the steel pipe wall. However, corrosion or any other feature such
as flaw will cause flux to leak out of the pipe wall which then can be
detected by the circular array of the magnetic sensors [13]. This type of
tools is directly related to the crack detection where axial MFL tool can
detect crack geometries at right angles to the induced magnetic field
such as cracks in girth welds [14,15].
Transverse-Field MFL Tool Eddy-Current Tool
MFL tools are good to detect flaws which are located at the angles to Eddy current inspection tool is another ILI-NDT tool that uses the
the induced magnetic field. Axially-oriented narrow flaws are hard be principle of electromagnetism as the basis for conducting measure-
detected by the axial MFL. However, these narrow, long defects are ments. Eddy currents are created through a process called electro-
serious threat to the transfer pipelines integrity especially metal-loss magnetic induction by applying an alternating to a conductor, such
flaws and cracks in longitudinal seam welds of a pipeline. They can as a copper wire, a magnetic field will develop in and around the con-
cause failures during operation to in-service pipelines. The occur- ductor. This magnetic field expands as the alternating current rises to
rence of the long axial defects led to the development of MFL sys- maximum and collapses as the current is reduced to zero [21].
tem incorporating transverse magnetic field. The schematic of such
system is shown in Figure 5A. In theory, applying magnetic field in a Figure 9 shows the principle of the Eddy Current sensor inducing a
transverse direction around a pipeline makes it easier to differentiate primary field, according to Lenz Law, 90° angle to the original field
and characterize defects orthogonal to the field (long axial defect) lines of the coil. Due to further induction of the Eddy Current in the
[14,15,16,17]. primary field of the electric conductive material, a secondary field is
induced which will effect the coil impedance. In case of a defect in
Ultrasonic Tool the tube wall, the secondary field is changed in comparison to its or-
igin. The change of the Eddy Current field lines causes a change of
The major advantage of ultrasonic technique is the ability to provide the impedance of the Eddy Current probe coil, which is related to the
quantitative measurements of a wall of a pipeline. The high accuracy defects [22]. A remote field eddy current (RFEC) that uses a low fre-
levels make it an ideal ILI tool. UT inspection tools are fitted with suf- quency AC and relatively large exciter coils has become an excellent
ficient number of ultrasonic transducers to ensure full circumferential NDT technique to detect cracks of internal wall of pipes and tubes as
coverage of a pipeline. The transducers operate in an impulse-echo shown in Figure 10 [23].
mode. This means that they switch from being emitters of an acous-
tic signal in the ultrasonic sound range to being receivers [17,18,19].
It is often done by determining the pulse repetition frequency. The

sensor emits an ultrasonic signal that is partly reflected at the inter-
nal wall surface and partly at the external wall surface of a pipeline.
The first reflection provides a measurement of the stand-off distance
and the second value for the wall thickness as shown in Figure 6.
As the tool travel through pipeline, the sensor takes measurements
at regular intervals, set by the traveling speed of the tool which later
analyzes the whole pipeline length [17,20].
Angle-beam Ultrasonic Tool
An ultrasonic crack-detection tool utilizes angled-beam probes.

The tool is designed to detect and size axial crack in a pipeline wall
and long-seam weld joints. It also detects stress-corrosion cracking
(SCC). The ultrasonic sensors are fixed at an angle to the wall at un-
der a 45° angle which is optimum for crack detection. Depending on
the tool size, this tool can have up to above one thousand ultrason-
ic transducers. Minimum detection threshold for this tool is 30 mm
crack length and 1 mm crack depth. Circumferential cracks can also
be detected but it would require modified sensor carrier which have
to be turned by 90° angle. However, this tool as shown in Figure 7
successfully detected stress-corrosion cracks (SCC) [17]. Figure 5: Transverse MFL tool: A) Schematic of the magnetization
arrangement for transverse-field, and B) Transverse field tool capable of
The lower part of the picture shows the actual flaws and the up-
detecting cracks (Courtesy for TranScan).
per-part are the displayed data by the UT tool. Nonetheless, detection
accuracies, high confidence levels of detection, sizing, and repeata-
bility are the main characteristics of ultrasonic ILI tools [17].
Wall-Thickness-Measurement Ultrasonic Tool
This type of ultrasonic tools is used for metal-loss measurements. It

can be identified by the alignment of the ultrasonic sensors that are
mounted at 90° angle to the wall. Figure 8 shows the physical princi-
ple for this tool. Ultrasonic transducers emit a signal directed to the
internal surface of a pipeline wall and part of the signal is reflected
and received by transducers. The other part of the signal that travels
through the pipe wall is reflected back by the external surface of the
wall. The signals of this part are also received back by the transduc-
ers and provide wall-thickness measurement. This ultrasonic tool be-
sides the function of wall-thickness measurements is ideal for flaws
that are present inside the pipeline wall such as hydrogen-induced
cracks and inclusions [17].
Figure 6: The principle of ultrasonic technique measurements.
Figure 7: Stress-corrosion cracks (SCC) detected by angled-beam ultrasonic tool.

Feedstock
Pipelines
New Era of Advanced ILI Intelligent Pigs There are no technical limitations to these repair methods to the in-
side of either an out-of- or in-service pipeline. It is direct, inexpensive
Intelligent pigs industry continued to grow due to the demands of to apply, and requires no additional materials beyond welding con-
increasing safety and reduce costs in maintaining transmission, on- sumables. Typical system can be as schematically shown in Figure
shore, and offshore pipelines. Osaka Gas studied various types of 15 [24].
robots capable of inspecting and repair welding pipelines from in-
side, and have succeeded in developing automatic welding robots to
reinforce welds from the inside of a steel pipeline. The configuration
of one of Osaka Gas systems is shown schematically in Figure 11 [24].
The principle of the welding monitor, however, is all welding work is

remote-controlled above ground. The torch is controlled with four
axes, whose movement is programmed in a specified sequence. The
welding conditions can be monitored via two TV cameras. If exces-
sive spatter is deposited on the torch nozzle, the nozzle then can be
automatically cleaned with a spatter remover as shown in Figure 12.
However, application of this repair method to the inside of an in-ser-
vice pipeline would require that welding be performed in a hyperbaric
environment or to take the pipeline from service/operation [24].
Colorado School of Mines (CSM) invented a method that can be Figure 8:

developed within an intelligent pig system to perform in-situ crack Wall-thickness-measurement ultrasonic tool working principle.
detection and repair welding internally, using the MAW-UO process
on the internal pipe surface of in-service pipeline. Likewise, the sys-
tem configuration module of the welding unit that carries the torch of
MAW-UO process, NDE tool, grinding, and finishing tools connected
to other controlling units on board to travel inside a defective pipeline
that has flaws, cracks, or corrosion damage to be repaired is shown
schematically in Figure 13 [25].
The concept of the MAWUO welding unit is to have an integrated

robot to remotely locate of some widely dispersed perforations in
the pipeline using remote laser profillometry (precision laser surface
mapping followed by analytical form fitting). Then, eddy-current char-
acterization of the defected areas and a remote positioning and repair
welding of a patch, followed by inspection. The weld metal buildup or
overlay and finally the inspection all should be remotely controlled
with full vision and laser positioning as shown in Figure 14 [25].
Figure 9: Principle of Eddy Current.
Summary
The in-line inspection intelligent pigging of pipelines have grown tre- The inspection/repair of pipelines using intelligent pigs is now well
mendously in the last five decades and progressed from utility pigs that established, and interests are growing in the use of this versatile tech-
are used for cleaning, to smart pigs that are used for inspection purpos- nique. Intelligent pigging tools offers a viable alternative to traditional,
es, and today to in-situ repair smart pigs. manual inspection techniques with several significant advantages.
Figure 10: Figure 12:

Remote Field Eddy Current (RFEC) inspection technique. Schematic of the welding unit.
Figure 11: Osaka Gas Co./Sumitomo Metal Model; Internal Welding Robot system.
Figure 13: Colorado School of Mines Module; In-Situ Repair Welding Robot.
Figure 14: 3D view of MAWUO process welding unit. Figure 15: System configuration of intelligent pig for repair welding.
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