Training course
Onshore Pipeline Engineering
Design, construction and operation of cross-country oil and gas pipelines to ASME B31.4 and B31.8, from route selection and hydraulics to cathodic protection, pre-commissioning and integrity.
- Duration
- 3 days
- Outline
- 14 modules
- On completion
- Certificate from Z-Subsea Energies
About the course
This comprehensive course gives an overview of onshore pipeline engineering through lectures, photo and video presentations, case studies and workshops. It concentrates on the fundamental issues behind a robust, safe and economical onshore pipeline system, from conceptual and detailed design through to construction, operation and maintenance.
The principal codes are ASME B31.4 for liquid pipelines and ASME B31.8 for gas transmission and distribution piping, together with PD 8010-1 Steel pipelines on land, API RP 1102 Steel Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways, API Standard 1104 Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities and other relevant codes and practices.
What you will learn
The steps in engineering and designing an onshore pipeline system, from route selection to pre-commissioning and operation
The key topics in onshore pipeline engineering
The physical concepts behind pipeline design philosophy
The criteria for a robust and safe pipeline design
Who should attend
- Pipeline engineers
- Pipeline operations professionals
- Project engineers and managers
- Engineers from other parts of the oil and gas industry who want to understand onshore pipeline engineering
Course outline
01 Onshore pipeline system components 7 topics
- Cross-country pipelines
- Types of intermediate station
- Originating stations
- Intermediate booster stations
- Sectionalising valve stations
- Pigging stations
- Oil storage tank farms
02 Field layout and pipeline route selection 6 topics
- Pipeline route survey
- Right of way (ROW/ROU) and land acquisition
- Crop compensation
- Government clearances
- Geotechnical survey
- Cathodic protection survey
03 Design codes 5 topics
- Overview of international codes
- ASME, API, BS, ISO and DNV codes
- Safety considerations
- Battery limits
- Design format
04 Pipeline system design 5 topics
- Hydraulics and line sizing
- Liquid pipeline hydraulics
- Gas pipeline hydraulics
- Multiphase pipeline hydraulics
- Pipeline hydraulics workshop
05 Material selection 10 topics
- Cost and safety
- Suitability for process conditions
- Operational reliability
- Design for integrity
- Optimisation of life-cycle costs
- Mechanical properties
- Corrosion resistance
- Ease of fabrication
- Coatings
- Design life
06 Wall thickness design 4 topics
- Safety classification
- Limit state design
- Burst criterion
- Allowable stress criterion
07 Pipeline crossing design 3 topics
- Road crossings (open-cut and cased)
- Railway crossings
- River and stream crossings
08 Pipeline buckling 1 topic
- Design against upheaval buckling
09 Pipeline system cost estimation 3 topics
- Capital cost estimation (CAPEX)
- Operating cost estimation (OPEX)
- Financial analysis (IRR)
10 Cathodic protection (CP) design 2 topics
- Methods of cathodic protection
- Anode beds versus bracelet anodes
11 Pipeline construction 6 topics
- Load-out and transport of pipe
- Stringing
- Welding and radiographic examination
- Cold field bending
- Trenching and blasting
- Lowering and backfilling
12 Pre-commissioning 6 topics
- Gauge plate run
- Hydrotest
- Mainline valve installation
- Dewatering and drying
- Magnetic pig run and caliper survey
- Line preservation
13 Pipeline operation and maintenance 6 topics
- Optimising booster pumps and stations
- Optimising flow rates
- Increasing flow with drag-reducing agents
- Loop lines
- Operational pigging
- Injecting corrosion inhibitors
14 Pipeline integrity 7 topics
- Integrity management codes and standards
- Identifying typical pipeline threats
- Defining a pipeline integrity management system
- Assessing and managing risk, qualitatively and quantitatively
- Pipeline inspection techniques
- Pipeline monitoring techniques
- Pipeline repair techniques
Codes and standards covered
- ASME B31.4
- ASME B31.8
- PD 8010-1
- API RP 1102
- API Standard 1104
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- Run in-house for your team, anywhere in the world
- Syllabus tailored to your project requirements on request
- Certificate from Z-Subsea Energies on completion
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