PD - 8010 4 2015
PD - 8010 4 2015
PD - 8010 4 2015
PUBLISHED DOCUMENT
Pipeline systems
Part 4: Steel pipelines on land and
subsea pipelines – Code of practice
for integrity management
Publication history
First published July 2012
Contents
Foreword iii
0 Introduction 1
1 Scope 4
2 Normative references 4
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations 4
4 General recommendations 6
4.1 Management policy 6
4.2 Key principles 6
4.3 Outline of the integrity management process 7
4.4 Management processes 10
5 Integrity management processes 12
5.1 Overall process 12
5.2 Documentation 14
5.3 Key roles and responsibilities 16
5.4 Reporting 16
5.5 Performance indicators 17
6 Design for integrity 18
6.1 General 18
6.2 Procurement quality assurance 18
6.3 Installation, testing and commissioning 18
6.4 Piggable systems 18
6.5 Reliability, maintainability and data accessibility 18
7 Risk management 19
7.1 General 19
7.2 Risk assessment 19
7.3 Risk mitigation 23
7.4 Review 23
8 Process and condition monitoring 24
9 In-service inspection 24
9.1 General 24
9.2 Surveillance of land pipelines 24
9.3 Interpretation of inspection results 25
10 Information management 25
11 Maintainability, spares and preparedness 27
11.1 Maintainability 27
11.2 Spares philosophy 27
11.3 Preparedness 28
11.4 Emergency materials and repair 28
12 Review and audit 28
12.1 Review 28
12.2 Audit 29
Annexes
Annex A (informative) Typical policy requirements 30
Annex B (informative) The chemical injection system (CIS) 31
Annex C (informative) Inspection, monitoring and maintenance plans 32
Annex D (informative) Guidance on process and condition monitoring 34
Annex E (informative) In-service inspection 37
Annex F (informative) Information management 41
Bibliography 43
List of figures
Figure 1 – End of operating life 14
Figure 2 – Example risk matrix 20
Figure 3 – Typical pipeline system segmentation 21
Figure A.1 – Typical policy requirements 30
List of tables
Table 1 – Threats and mitigations 22
Table 2 – Inspection results: typical features and associated assessment
methodologies 26
Table C.1 – Possible inspection intervals based on a maximum ten-year
interval 33
Table F.1 – Examples of data stream allocation 42
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 44, an inside back cover and a back cover.
Foreword
Publishing information
This part of PD 8010 is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from
The British Standards Institution, and came into effect on 31 July 2012. It was
prepared by Subcommittee PSE/17/2, Pipeline transportation systems, under the
authority of Technical Committee PSE/17, Materials and equipment for
petroleum. A list of organizations represented on these committees can be
obtained on request to their secretary.
Presentational conventions
The provisions in this publication are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its
recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary
verb is “should”.
Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in
smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.
0 Introduction
0.1 General
This part of PD 8010 provides all those with an involvement in pipeline systems –
designers, equipment manufacturers, fabricators, constructors, installers,
executive operators, site operators, control room operators, integrity and
maintenance engineers, safety and associated pipeline personnel – with
guidance on how to ensure that any pipeline system retains its integrity: i.e. that
it continues to function as originally intended for the duration of the required
operating life, which might be significantly longer than the original design life.
Subclauses 0.2 to 0.8 present the high level management policy and principles,
and the framework under which a successful integrity management process can
be achieved. These subclauses are recommended reading for all senior managers
whose responsibilities are associated with the design, construction, testing or
operation of pipeline systems.
Cross-references are given to the subclauses in the main text which deal with
each issue in greater detail.
In any pipeline system, it is not sufficient solely to ensure that there are no leaks
of hydrocarbons or other chemicals to the environment; the system needs to be
able to transport fluids throughout its operating life without blockages,
unacceptable reductions in flow rate, or de-rating required due to excessive
corrosion or erosion. The management of reliability and maintainability in
operations is closely related to integrity management.
Clauses 4 to 12 provide recommendations for executive operators, site operators,
control room operators and contractors regarding:
• how to manage system integrity and reliability throughout the life of a
pipeline system;
• the features that will encourage integrity and reliability, and support
maintainability, throughout the pipeline system’s operating life, from the
design stage, including shut-down periods and into the decommissioning
phase.
The recommendations can be applied to any pipeline system at any stage in its
life (e.g. new facilities, or existing pipeline systems when the executive operator,
site operator and control room operator will not have been involved at the
design phase).
The aim of a pipeline integrity management system is to achieve safe operation
and 100% availability and capacity at all times, except for planned shut-downs.
Intervention due to a potential or actual integrity issue can result in significant
repairs, or even full or partial shut-down. Subsea repairs can be particularly
difficult as compared to pipelines on land.
It is much better to avoid the requirement for intervention, or to optimize such
interventions that might be required, by paying attention to good design, high
quality manufacture and careful installation, than to carry out unplanned
interventions during the operating life. Good operation, inspection and
maintenance are equally important in avoiding unplanned interventions.
0.6 Documentation
Every pipeline system will require documentation to be in place which will, as a
minimum, address:
• risk mitigation;
• design, fabrication and installation;
• operations.
Further guidance is given in 5.2.
0.8 Reporting
It is important to define the requirements for reporting, including but not
limited to:
• reports to legislative authority;
• reports to senior management and third parties;
• reports of tests and inspections carried out;
• reports of non-conformities.
Further guidance is given in 5.4.
1 Scope
This part of PD 8010 gives recommendations and guidance on integrity
management of steel pipelines on land and subsea pipelines, as defined in
PD 8010-1 and PD 8010-2 respectively.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this
document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only
the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
PD 8010-1, Code of practice for pipelines – Part 1: Steel pipelines on land
PD 8010-2, Code of practice for pipelines – Part 2: Subsea pipelines
3.1.4 header
<of manifold> principal component of pipework that is normally used for
gathering production
3.1.7 J-tube
rigid tube on a platform through which a riser (rigid or flexible) is pulled
3.1.8 operators
3.1.10 quill
component of chemical injection that ensures proper dispersal of the chemical
into the flow
3.1.14 tree
system for isolating and controlling the flow to and from a well
3.1.18 wax
long chain paraffins (alkanes), generally with 20 or more carbon atoms
NOTE Pure waxes are white odourless solids with melting points between 45 °C
and 65 °C.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this part of PD 8010, the following abbreviations apply.
4 General recommendations
COMMENTARY ON CLAUSE 4
The term “integrity management” encompasses all the activities required to ensure
that a pipeline system delivers the design requirements throughout the required
operating life. It also includes all activities required prior to commissioning (e.g.
design, procurement, fabrication, installation) to ensure that the system is optimized
for achieving integrity throughout its life, and all activities required to make
decommissioning or out-of-service planning as straightforward as possible.
4.4.3 Preparedness
NOTE 1 See also 11.3.
The risk assessment should include the creation of a priority list of threats and
failure modes. The response required for some failures might involve major
shut-downs and complex interventions (e.g. serious internal corrosion of a
pipeline). Contingency plans should be developed for the threats and failure
modes higher on the priority list that fall into this category. Contingency
planning should include:
• how to blow down the system;
• how to calibrate or measure the defect;
• understanding examination and testing protocols (e.g. inline inspection);
• suppliers of intervention equipment (e.g. hot tap spreads, welding habitats);
• primary intervention contractors;
• preparing procedures for the activities that will be required.
NOTE 2 The integrity management process defines what failures might occur.
• Hazard and Operability study (HAZOP) – not carried out, or actions not
completed ahead of task;
• inadequate procedure;
• lack of training;
• use of unqualified or non-competent personnel;
• lack of suitable supervision;
• poor communications;
• poor interface management.
On completion, the investigation report should be submitted to the relevant
managers, who should act upon the findings. The outcome of the investigation
should be promulgated widely within the organization to minimize the
likelihood of repetition or to improve the mode of response. So far as is
compatible with confidentiality, the outcomes should also be shared throughout
the industry.
Personnel should not await the submission of the incident report to start
putting into action obvious lessons from the incident.
NOTE 2 Damage assessment can be seen as a subset of an incident investigation. It
is necessary to determine the extent of damage, but also to understand the
underlying causes, before specifying the repairs required. The necessary repairs can
be achieved most expeditiously if contingency plans have been put in place
(see 11.3).
5.2 Documentation
5.2.1 General
As a minimum, organizations should require the documentation described
in 5.2.2 to 5.2.4 to be in place for every pipeline system.
NOTE Attention is drawn to the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 [2] regarding
additional documentation for major accident hazard pipelines.
The risk assessment included in this documentation should become the basis of
the risk assessment used in the operations phase.
NOTE In addition to the above, some pipelines will have legal requirements that
include emergency response plans and major accident hazard pipeline plans.
5.4 Reporting
Reporting, mainly related to the operations phase, occurs on three levels:
• outside the company, e.g. to legislative authorities, possibly to satisfy
legislative requirements;
• upwards within the company, e.g. from responsible person to asset owner,
or from asset owner to senior management, on the status of the
asset/system;
• laterally, e.g. between disciplines and departments, both within the
company and in third parties (including inspection authorities), associated
with the daily integrity management processes.
The requirements for reporting on all these levels should be clearly defined
within the integrity management scheme, in terms of both what should be
reported, and by whom. The requirements will generally be at the discretion of
individual organizations. The following are examples of reports that may be
used.
• Periodic integrity report to legislative authority – this may be a written
submission, or a verbal presentation, depending upon local requirements,
and should confirm fitness for purpose for the medium term and/or flag up
any significant maintenance or upgrades planned.
• Periodic integrity report to senior management – this should confirm the
fitness for purpose of the pipeline, both currently and the predictions for
the required operating life, or, alternatively, should highlight potential
problems that might impact on production or budgets in the medium term
(short-term issues should have been reported via more immediate
processes).
• Periodic integrity reporting to third parties – in some cases, a pipeline
operated by one organization crosses a facility (e.g. platform, terminal)
• number of inline inspection runs that reveal corrosion rates in excess of the
design assumption (or that rate modified in the light of subsequent trending);
• number of valves failing to meet performance standard;
• number of leaks of hydrocarbons to the environment from the pipeline system.
Organizations should establish leading performance indicators at senior
manager level as well, to ensure that they recognize their responsibility for
supporting the integrity management function.
7 Risk management
7.1 General
The risk management process should consist of three main steps:
• risk assessment;
• risk mitigation;
• review.
Risk assessment should be carried out at the design stage to determine
mitigation measures that are required before the pipeline is constructed and
commissioned.
Review and update of the risk assessment should be carried out on a regular
basis throughout the pipeline life, including during design, operation and
decommissioning.
7.2.2 Segmentation
The pipeline system should be divided into segments based on pipeline
characteristics and the characteristics of the area through which the pipeline
passes. The choice of segments should be such that failure likelihood and
consequence can be considered uniform within each segment.
An example of segmentation for a typical pipeline system is shown in Figure 3.
NOTE In addition to the items shown in Figure 3, a typical system might include:
• above-ground installations such as compressor or pump stations, block valve
stations;
• cathodic protection systems including anodes, transformer rectifiers, ground
beds;
• corrosion and hydrate inhibitions systems;
• SCADA system including sensors, telemetry, processors, displays;
• control systems including buttons, telemetry, cables, actuators;
• over-pressure protection systems;
• leak detection systems including inputs, processors, outputs;
• ESD system including inputs, processors, outputs.
Key
1 Pigtrap 7 500 m zone
2 Pipework 8 Riser
3 Landline 9 Emergency shut-down valve
4 High consequence area 10 Subsea isolation valve
5 Landfall
6 Seabed pipeline
A.C. corrosion
D.C. stray current corrosion
Atmospheric corrosion
Corrosion under insulation
MIC
Environmentally Hydrogen-induced Material
assisted cracking cracking selection
Stress corrosion cracking
Mechanical damage Third party impact, e.g. Burial Surveillance
excavator, trawl gear, Right-of-way marking
anchor, vehicle impact
Public awareness, e.g. one-call
Dropped objects
Impact protection, e.g.
Sabotage
concrete coating/
Unauthorized hot taps rockdump/concrete slabs
Natural hazards Earthquake Routing River bank civil works
Landslide Backfill selection
River crossing scour
Operational issues Blockage/freezing Operator competence
assessment/training
Incorrect operation
Design and materials Pipe body defects Mill quality Pre-commissioning hydrotest
assurance/
Seam weld defects
quality control
Construction Girth weld defects Construction Pre-commissioning hydrotest
quality
Construction damage e.g.
assurance/
dents, gouges
quality control
Equipment failure Valve
Flange
Pig launcher/receiver
Fatigue Pressure cycling Construction Pre-commissioning hydrotest
quality
Thermal cycling Monitoring of pressure cycles
assurance/
Cyclic external loading quality control
Vortex-induced vibration Anti-VIV strakes
7.4 Review
Where mitigation is in place, data should be gathered to determine whether it
is effective (see lagging performance indicators, 5.5).
Review of the risk assessment and effectiveness of the mitigation measures used
should be performed on a regular basis and, additionally, in response to:
• changes in design or operation of the system;
9 In-service inspection
9.1 General
In-service inspection should be carried out to provide information on the
internal and external condition of the full range of a pipeline system.
NOTE 1 Inspection can provide information on the internal condition of the
pipelines, but is limited with regard to manifolds, and cannot generally be applied
upstream of a manifold (i.e. trees and the associated tie-in jumpers).
Inspection should be used to confirm that mothballed systems, and any
components of decommissioned systems that remain in situ, exceed the specified
minimum condition and pose no threat to other stakeholders.
NOTE 2 The “specified minimum” condition might refer to, for instance, the
amount of degradation a mothballed system can be allowed to sustain.
NOTE 3 Further guidance on external and internal inspection is given in Annex E,
and UKOPA recommendations for pipeline inspection and maintenance are given in
UKOPA/12/0027 [3], available from the UKOPA website.
The type and frequency of surveillance should be determined for each pipeline
section, taking into consideration a range of factors such as location and
developments in the area, the extent of third party activity, pipeline design (wall
thickness and operating stress) and environmental conditions.
NOTE The frequency of inspection can be significantly reduced if the pipeline
segment is fitted with an automatic detection system for third party contacts.
In addition to route surveillance, works notification systems should be
established to obtain information on planned activities and identify their
potential impact on the pipeline. Where appropriate, arrangements for
monitoring and supervision of the site work should be put in place to ensure
that pipeline integrity is not affected by the work.
10 Information management
An information management process should be developed in order to:
• facilitate the management of the pipeline itself, from the commencement
of design onwards; and
• ensure that, at any time through the life cycle, including planning for
upgrades or decommissioning (and possible re-use of components), it is
possible to fully appraise the condition of the pipeline, and to understand
the implications of change (see 4.4.5).
The information to be managed should include:
• background documents, e.g. those defined in 5.2 and facility drawings;
• feedback data, e.g. data from monitoring systems (although some might be
held in a production operations logging system, in which case duplication is
not recommended), wall thickness measurements, and inspection records
(including photographs and video records);
• results, e.g. from the manipulation and trending of live data, and from risk
assessments;
• reports, e.g. of the analysis of anomalies, of inline inspection runs, of
corrosivity studies;
• performance indicators (see 5.5).
Information should be managed against the location along the pipeline.
NOTE Further guidance on information management is given in Annex F.
11.3 Preparedness
NOTE 1 See also 4.4.3.
Preparedness implies contingency planning. This goes beyond the holding of
spares, and applies where the holding of spares is impractical. For example, the
amount of downtime for repairs can be reduced if planning has been carried
out and procedures developed for isolation, blow-down, flushing, pigging, etc.,
and if potential suppliers of spares and services have been identified.
The priority listing from the risk assessment should be used to identify the most
likely failure scenarios affecting the system as a whole (i.e. not simply
component failure, unless such a failure would result in pipeline shut-down),
and response plans should be drawn up for each such scenario.
NOTE 2 Attention is drawn to UKOPA guidance on emergency planning
(UKOPA/11/0034) [18].
12.1 Review
The feedback included in the “define – plan – implement – feedback” cycle
(see 5.1) can include review of individual tasks, but should also include
performance of the overall integrity management process as a whole. The
responsible person should undertake a regular review of the process (e.g. at
three-monthly intervals), using the performance indicators (see 5.5), to ensure
that personnel are achieving what they are supposed to, and also to confirm
that the process is really serving the integrity of the system.
An important part of this review is to attempt to determine what might not
have been considered during the design process. One approach to this is to
work through a schematic of the system, analysing what is known, with the aim
of identifying what is not known.
The review should also include confirmation that:
• the size of the integrity management team is adequate;
• each team member is suitably qualified and competent;
• interfaces with departments and technical authorities are active and
well-managed; and
• senior management are aware, and supportive, of the process.
This process enables the responsible person to prepare for audit.
12.2 Audit
At a suitable interval (e.g. annually), the responsible person should organize an
audit by an external body (possibly an independent audit group within the
parent organization). The audit should draw upon the performance indicators,
and also integrity strategy, the integrity management scheme, etc. (see 5.2.4).
The result of the audit should be reported to senior management.
These data provide the operators with a real-time picture of the system
performance, but can also give the integrity engineer an insight into:
• system availability;
• prediction of future maintenance requirements;
• flow assurance threats;
• system integrity.
For instance, an increasing pressure differential between the pipeline inlet and
outlet could indicate wax build-up, severe wall roughening (internal corrosion),
or a partial blockage (possibly a hydrate). Increasing gas production in a
multi-phase system could indicate encroaching slugging conditions. Fluctuating
pressures could indicate slugging, development of two-phase flow conditions or
sand production in bursts.
The data stream into the control room, collected for production purposes, is
effectively continuous: the acquisition frequency is generally not risk-based. The
integrity engineer should, however, carry out reviews of the data at a frequency
related to the level of risk.
Data from components of the SCADA and CIS can take a finite time to reach the
control room, and not all data arrive sequentially, so that it can prove difficult
to fully understand system performance. For this reason, the SCADA needs to be
configured to “time stamp” all data so that they can be ordered sequentially
when diagnostics are being carried out.
Data such as these are also of use to the integrity engineer to ensure that the
system continues to be operated within its safe operating limits and, with the
supporting corrosion engineer, for determining potential corrosion rates in
different parts of the system. The integrity engineer might not require the data
with such a high frequency as production operations, and not necessarily online,
but needs to be able to download data readily for integrity monitoring
purposes.
D.2 Sampling
Sampling refers to obtaining samples of product, lift gas, injection water,
hydraulic control fluid, injection chemical, etc., and carrying out tests to obtain
data. Examples include:
• product – water cut, bulk solids, chlorides, iron count, wax, asphaltene,
gases;
• lift gas – H2S level, dewpoint;
• injection water – O2 levels, residual O2 scavenger (e.g. bisulphite),
sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) counts;
• hydraulic control fluid – cleanliness [in both the supply containers and the
hydraulic power unit (HPU) reservoir];
• injection chemical – cleanliness, concentration;
• separator residues – after cleaning – corrosive species, sand, wax,
asphaltene;
• pig debris (“pig trash”) – corrosive species, sand, wax, asphaltene, hydrates;
• flexible riser annulus – corrosive species, measure permeation of gas.
NOTE Some parameters, such as dewpoint and CO2 level, can be monitored online
in real time but, in some older systems, might also have to be obtained by sampling.
D.3 Testing
Testing refers to activating a process for the sole purpose of confirming that
initiation and function match the performance standard. Tests are prescribed to
be conducted at specified intervals. In general, the testing intervals are
risk-based, although until such time as sufficient, suitable data is available, it
might be necessary to rely on suppliers’ manuals. Examples of equipment that
might require testing include:
• emergency shut-down valve (ESDV);
• subsea isolation valve (SSIV);
• instrumented pressure protection system (IPPS) valves;
• slam shut valves.
These tests confirm that:
• initiating a demand leads to a signal being sent to the actuator;
• the actuator moves the gate or ball (partial closure test);
• the gate or ball closes to the stop (full closure test).
A full closure test also permits a leak-off test to be carried out.
A leak-off test comprises closing off the zone behind the valve being tested, and
monitoring for an increase in pressure. If the pressure increases, then the rate of
increase and the volume of the zone allows the leak rate to be calculated. This
can be compared to the maximum allowable rate of passing defined in the
performance standard for the valve. It is good practice to monitor the pressure
in the next zone downstream as well, to ensure that any pressurization is not
occurring from downstream rather than upstream.
It is also possible to obtain a valve “footprint” – the hydraulic profile of the
closure (or opening) – and to measure the usage of hydraulic fluid, provided
that positive displacement flow meters are provided (which is strongly
recommended). The footprint and usage can be trended from test to test.
Ideally, a baseline test will have been carried out at commissioning so that “in
service” footprints, etc. can be compared to the “as installed” footprint.
Not all valve actuators incorporate remote positional feedback, the only direct
position indication being local (e.g. can be observed by ROV). In some cases,
valve movement is inferred by pressure sensing or even, in some cases, by a
“success” report from the control system. In the latter case, in the event of a
fault, the valve position might not actually change – indeed, the actuator might
not even get charged – but success will be inferred. This can result in erroneous
assumptions. Due consideration is needed at the design stage to ensure that
valves can be satisfactorily tested when required.
Testing is not limited to valves. Many components of the control system can be
tested as part of ongoing reliability confirmation. Chemical injection metering
and rate control components can be tested. Vacuum or nitrogen testing of
flexible riser annuli can demonstrate whether there is a breach of the outer
sheath, with the potential for corrosion.
Feedback from the pipeline system can also help the integrity engineer to
understand the performance of the system. For example, if a routeing valve is
operated, this means that the corrosivity in various parts of the system might
change. Feedback can also identify whether the chemical injection is likely to be
protecting the system as anticipated.
External inspection of structures can also be carried out by divers, but this is
becoming increasingly uncommon. In the case of some older subsea facilities
[e.g. manifolds, subsea isolation valve (SSIV) skids, tee and wye connection
enclosures], however, diving is the only available method for inspecting
equipment within protection covers. Diving is limited to water depths of
approximately 200 m, and many nations actively discourage the use of divers
even within these water depths.
For general visual inspection of pipelines, umbilicals, etc., specialized pipeline
inspection ROVs are generally used. These are, typically, fitted with:
• three closed-circuit TV cameras (with video recording), one of which takes
the pilot’s view while the other two are on booms (or outriggers) to each
side of the ROV to look at the sides of the pipeline (the pilot’s view might
be duplicated with a SIT camera);
• a transverse profiler system, rotating head or multibeam, to record the
seabed profile transverse to the pipeline (looking at scour, embedment,
etc.);
• a pipetracker, to enable the pilot to follow the pipeline or umbilical when
buried, and to measure depth of burial;
• remote cathodic protection measurement;
• a cathodic protection stab (for measuring the potential at individual
sacrificial anodes).
This suite of tools can provide a wealth of data, provided the ROV transits
relatively slowly.
An SSS can be fitted into a towed fish (i.e. a streamlined body, towed by a ship,
the control of attitude being limited to the speed and manner of towing), or
into a remotely operated towed vehicle, which is a less streamlined body, also
towed by a ship, that is equipped with control surfaces to give a pilot good
control of attitude. In either of these arrangements, inspection is a relatively fast
process. Since it is towed, SSS can only be used to inspect pipelines, umbilicals,
etc., and cannot inspect those parts close to platforms or other installations
(since the ship needs to keep a safe distance off). SSS can also be fitted to an
ROV, but the inspection cannot be conducted with equivalent speed. It can,
however, inspect relatively close to installations.
General visual inspection is well suited to identifying features such as coating
damage, anode depletion, spans, unanticipated exposure or burial and upheaval
buckles along pipelines. Displacements, either global displacements or lateral
buckles, might not be apparent to the survey team from the visual evidence. SSS
is well suited to identifying features such as spanning, embedment,
unanticipated exposure or burial, lateral and upheaval buckles, and gross
displacement (e.g. due to instability or anchor hooking), and can also identify
features in the vicinity of pipelines, such as trawl scars, that might indicate local
damage, although SSS is unlikely to be able to detect such damage.
SSS can also identify gross damage, e.g. mattresses displaced, pipeline or
umbilical jumpers displaced, fishing gear stuck on structures, fishing scars
indicating interactions (even if nothing else detectable), and SSS pipeline surveys
can be extended across subsea facilities for this purpose.
For pipelines and umbilicals, SSS and general visual inspection can complement
each other, and it is common practice to run a (general and rapid) SSS survey
and then follow that up with general visual inspection of areas that, from the
SSS survey, might have suffered local damage, or where greater detail is
required (e.g. spans or buckles).
Pigging loops introduce other threats. For instance, it is more difficult to protect
manifold pipework than it is pipelines by chemical injection, so that there is a
greater possibility that a pigging loop could suffer deposition of scale or wax:
this could lead to a pig becoming stuck, and it is difficult to recover a stuck pig
from manifold pipework. It is important to check the compatibility of fluids that
might be commingled at a pigging loop to ensure that this will not encourage
solids deposition, for example. The risks need to be understood, and mitigation
measures put in place.
NOTE Short runs of pipeline can be inspected by tethered crawler pigs. In this case,
only a single pig trap is required. Some contra-flow pigs are in prototype at the time
of publication of this part of PD 8010, but not in common use: these would also
require only a single pig trap, and could, theoretically, inspect the full length of the
pipeline.
Contra-flow pigs progress against the flow, deriving their propulsion energy
from the flow. On reaching the far end or a blockage, they revert to passive pig
mode and return with the flow.
Umbilicals cannot generally be inspected internally. Failures of individual cores
might only be apparent from monitoring to compare what is injected on the
platform with what is injected subsea. More general damage can be identified
by loss of control functions.
MFL and UT inline inspection toolscan traverse flexible risers, but these
technologies are not suitable for internal inspection of them. Electromagnetic
methods have been developed for localized internal inspection, but they have
yet to be incorporated into any effective general inspection pigs.
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