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INPUT DATA

2.1 Pipe parameters

The pipe parameters considered for the crossing design and analysis are as follows:

Description Symbol Value

Pipe steel outside diameter Ds = 508 mm
Pipe steel wall thickness ts = 12.7 mm
Corrosion allowance CA = 0 mm
Specified minimum yield strength of steel SMYS = 359 MPa
Density of steel of pipe ρs = 7850 kg/m3
Young’s modulus of elasticity of steel Es = 207000 MPa
Poisson’s Ratio ν = 0.3
External coating thickness [1st coat] tcoat1 = 2.8 mm
External coating density [1st coat] ρ coat1 = 960 kg/m3
External coating thickness [2nd coat] tcoat2 = 0 mm
External coating density [2 coat] nd
ρcoat2 = 0 kg/m3

2.2 Design parameters

The design parameters considered for the crossing design and analysis are as follows:

Description Symbol Value

Design pressure of pipeline Pd = 6.26044 MPa
Minimum hydrostatic test pressure of pipeline Ph = 8.764616 MPa
Design temperature of pipeline (buried) Td = 65.55556 oC
Ambient temperature of pipeline (installation) Tamb = 33.333 oC
Avg. co-efficient of friction b/w pipe & soil µsoil = 0.3
Avg. co-efficient of friction on roller support µroller = 0.3
Distance between roller supports Lroller = 12 m
Radius of Overbend [pipe on conveyors] Ro = 550 m
Drag co-efficient between pipe and bentonite µmud 344.5 N/m2
Density of bentonite in the drilled hole ρbent = 1437.79 kg/m3

2.3 Maximum allowable stress percentages

Description Symbol Value
Maximum allowable longitudinal stress FL = 80 % SMYS

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Description Symbol Value

Combined equivalent stress [hydrotesting] FH = 90 % SMYS
Combined equivalent stress [operation] FO = 90 % SMYS
Safety factor for computed elastic bend radius FEBR = 1.85 times

2.4 Drilling profile

The pipeline design parameters considered for the crossing design and analysis are as follows:

Description Symbol Value

Horizontal length of crossing Lh = 300 m
Depth of crossing w.r.t RL Depth = 10.5 m
Angle of entry of pipe string θin = 8 deg
Angle of exit of pipe string θout = 9 deg
Radius of curvature (pipe side) Rin = 550 m
Radius of curvature (rig side) Rout 550 m
Entry height w.r.t RL hin = -3 m
Exit height w.r.t. RL hout = -2 m

2.5 Parameters for maximum permissible overburden on pipe

Description Symbol Value
Height of soil column above pipe Hsoil = 8 m
Height of water column above pipe Hwtr = 20 m
Density of soil column above pipe ρsoil = 2236 kg/m3
Density of water column above pipe ρwtr = 1000 kg/m3

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PIPE WEIGHT CALCULATIONS

3.1 Empty weight of pipe

Dry weight of pipe is calculated as per following formulae:

Weight of steel of pipe [Wsteel] = 𝜋 (𝐷𝑠 2 − 𝐷𝑖 2 )𝜌𝑠

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where, 𝐷𝑖 = 𝐷𝑠 − 2𝑡𝑠
155.128 kg/m

Weight of external coating [1st coat] [Wcoat1] = 𝜋 (𝐷𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1 2 − 𝐷𝑠 2 ) 𝜌𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1

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where, 𝐷𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1 = 𝐷𝑠 + 2𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1
4.314 kg/m

Weight of external coating [2nd coat] [Wcoat2] = 𝜋 (𝐷𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡2 2 − 𝐷𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1 2 ) 𝜌𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡2

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where, 𝐷𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡2 = 𝐷𝑠 + 2(𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1 + 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡2 )
0.000 kg/m

Total empty weight of pipe [We] = 𝑊𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 + 𝑊𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡1 + 𝑊𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡2

159.442 kg/m

3.2 Submerged weight of pipe

Submerged weight of pipe is calculated as below:

Buoyancy force (weight of bentonite [Wb] = 𝜋 (𝐷𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡2 2 ) 𝜌𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑡

displaced by the pipe) 4

297.876 kg/m

Submerged weight of pipe in the [Ws] = 𝑊𝑒 − 𝑊𝑏

drilled hole
-138.434 kg/m

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DRILLED PATH ANALYSIS

4.1 Drilling hole design

The designed drilling path consists of a series of straight lines and curves.

The straight lines are referred to as tangents. The straight sections are those in which the
drilling hole curvature is ideally zero. This implies that any pipe section can be considered as
straight section if the curvature of that section is less than that necessary to make the pipe
deviate beyond the walls of the hole, which is approx. 1.5 times larger in diameter than the
pipe itself.

The curves are typically sag bend and over bend. The curved sections are considered short
enough to assume one constant radius for the entire sweep of that section.

A plot of simple designed drilled profile is shown in figure below:

Fig. Typical horizontal directional drilling profile

4.2 Drilling hole profile

Description Type Angle Direction Length

Section A to B Straight 8o Downwards LAB = 15.430 m

Section B to C Curved 8 o to 0o Downwards LBC = 76.794 m

Section C to D Straight 0o Horizontal LCD = 111.222 m

Section D to E Curved 0o to 9 o Upwards LDE = 86.394 m

Section E to F Straight 9o Upwards LEF = 11.050 m

Total drilling length of the HDD crossing Ldrill = 300.890 m

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