Oil and Gas Pipelines :operation, Monitoring and : Unit

maintenance
:Unit code
Level
:Credit hours

Introduction

Pipeline systems for oil and gas industry play important role in modern industrial
operations. The purpose of this course is to present basic characteristics of
efficient operation of oil and gas pipelines in various oil industry applications.

This course will cover the interaction of pipelines with flow moving equipment
operation, monitoring and maintenance ,

The students will be introduced to main points of inspection and testing according
to relevant API standards.

They will also develop familiarity with methods of

flushing ,cleaning ,pigging ,inspection and other maintenance activities, including
necessary repairs as prevention of failures.

This programme will include several workshops with real problems from industrial
practice which will enable discussions and exchange of experiences.

Aim
This an overview to oil and gas pipelines operation ,monitoring and maintenance
course . It has been designed to provides students with the necessary knowledge
to demonstrate the principles operation and maintenance in a mechanical and
technological environment .Also to provide the the students with a full and
comprehensive picture of operations, monitoring and maintenance as well as
understand how to detect the location of leaks and weak points along the
pipelines .so the course will covers all topics around the wide range of pipeline
operation ,monitoring and maintenance
Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to be able to:

1 Discuss an Overview o f Technical Characteristics of Pipelines

2. 2.Explore pipeline Operation & Material Degradation

3.Understand and Discuss Operation & Safety Management

4. Explain in detail Maintenance Technologies

5. Discuss and Understand Oil and gas Pipelines Testing & Monitoring in
Operation

Essential Content

LO1. Discuss an Overview of Technical Characteristics of Pipelines

Overview of main elements of oil and gas pipeline systems ,Selection & sizing of
pipelines: flow rate, MAWP, pumping power: ASME B31.3 .Selection of pipeline
material and interaction with working fluid .Pipeline flow control and
measurements: custody transfer

LO2 Explore p[ipeline Operation & Material Degradation

Pipeline material ageing: erosion, corrosion & stress corrosion cracking .Corrosion
Direct Assessment: External (ECDA) and internal (ICDA) Methods .Cathodic
protection, coating and other technologies: outer & inner surface .Metal loss
inline inspection (ILI) and smart pigging (NDT) monitoring .Pipeline fatigue, cracks,
seam defects and ruptures

LO3 Understand and Discuss Operation & Safety Management

Safety Instrumentation, Control Valves and Other Safety Accessories.Transient

operation and effects and water hammer .Pipeline failure prevention & root cause
analysis .
Leak detection methods (LDAR) and patrolling & surveillance: SCADA .Inspection
(RBI), Hydrostatic test methodology .Workshop: Examples and Solutions

LO4 Explain in detail Maintenance Technologies

Pipeline maintenance & cleaning technologies: pipeline

reconditioning .Monitoring of pipeline vibrations and support integrity .Repair
technologies: welding of composite sleeves and segment replacements

Maintenance of valves, fittings and accessories .Valve repair: hot tapping,

temporary plugging (stopple)

LO5 Discuss and Understand Oil and gas Pipelines Testing & Monitoring in
Operation

Hydrostatic testing: allowable operating pressure and hydrostatic test

pressure .Reliability and availability of pipelines in operation .Risk based
inspection (RBI) .Fitness for Service (FFS)

Estimate of remaining life of equipment. Discuss the methods of NDT and how to
apply for pipeline testing and inspectio

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

 Distinction Merit Pass

D1 Assess Pipeline flow LO1. Discuss an Overview of Technical Characteristics of

control and measurements: Pipelines
custody transfer

M1 Discuss maximum P1 Explain Overview of main

allowable operating elements of oil and gas pipeline
working pressure ( systems
MAWP), pumping
P2 Explain Selection & sizing of
power: ASME B31.
pipelines: flow rate and
. operating pumping pressure, 3

P3 Explore Selection of pipeline

material and interaction with
working fluid

D2 Compare and contrast LO2 Explore p[ipeline Operation & Material Degradation
the Pipeline fatigue, cracks,
.
seam defects and ruptures
 M2 Explain .Metal P4 Explain Pipeline material ageing:
loss inline erosion, corrosion & stress corrosion
inspection (ILI) and cracking
smart pigging (NDT)
P5 Explain .Corrosion Direct
monitoring .
Assessment: External (ECDA) and
internal (ICDA) Methods .Cathodic
protection, coating and other
technologies: outer & inner surface

D3 Present in detail LO3 Understand and Discuss Operation & Safety

..Inspection (RBI), Hydrostatic Management
test
methodology .Workshop:
M3 Identify the P6 Describe Safety Instrumentation,
Examples and Solutions
Control Valves and Other Safety
Pipeline failure
e Accessories
prevention & root
P7 Discuss and understand the
cause analysis Transient operation and effects and
water hammer ..

P8 Explain Leak detection methods

(LDAR) and patrolling & surveillance:
SCADA

D4 Present and discuss in

detail Valve repair: hot LO4 Explain in detail Maintenance Technologies
tapping, temporary plugging
 (stopple) M4 Maintenance of P9 Discuss Pipeline maintenance &
valves, fittings and
cleaning technologies: pipeline
accessories
according to the reconditioning
regulations and API
Standard, P10 Explain Repair technologies:
welding of composite sleeves and
segment replacements

P11 Undertand Monitoring of

pipeline vibrations and support
integrity

D5 Discuss the methods of LO5 Discuss and Understand Oil and gas Pipelines
NDT and how to apply for Testing & Monitoring in Operation
pipeline testing and
Estimate of remaining life of equipment
inspection

M5 Discuss Fitness for P12 Explain Hydrostatic

Service (FFS) according testing: allowable operating
to standard procedure pressure and hydrostatic test
pressure .

P13 Explain Reliability and

availability of pipelines in
operation

P Explore .Risk based

inspection (RBI) .
Recommended Resources

1 Oliemans, R. V. A. "Multiphase science and technology for oil/gas production

and transport." University of Tulsa Centennial Petroleum Engineering Symposium.
OnePetro, 1994.
2 Frankel, Michael. Facility piping systems handbook: for industrial, commercial,
and healthcare facilities. McGraw-Hill Education, 2010.
3 Larock, Bruce E., Roland W. Jeppson, and Gary Z. Watters. Hydraulics of
pipeline systems. CRC press, 1999.
4 Braestrup, Mikael, et al. Design and installation of marine pipelines. John Wiley
& Sons, 2009.
5 American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Code Committee for Pressure
Piping, B31. Pipeline transportation systems for liquid hydrocarbons and other
liquids. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1998.
6 Pluvinage, Guy, and Mohamed Hamdy Elwany, eds. Safety, reliability and risks
associated with water, oil and gas pipelines. Springer Science & Business Media,
2007.
7 Bahadori, Alireza. Oil and gas pipelines and piping systems: Design,
construction, management, and inspection. Gulf Professional Publishing, 2016.
8 Devold, Havard. Oil and gas production handbook: an introduction to oil and gas
production, transport, refining and petrochemical industry. ABB Oil and Gas,
2013.
9 .Pipeline Operation and Maintenance : A practical Approach, Second
Edition ,ASME (2010)

Essential requirements
Learners will need access to visit oil and gas Pipeline companies suitable to
understand the difference between the different types of oil and gas pipelines
operation and monitoring . Also visit to an oil field to understand the flow lines ,
manifolds and piping system in the oil fields