Best Practice for Management of Pipeline Integrity by Pigging in Complex Environments
Corrosion of oil and gas pipelines can result in serious environmental, health and safety hazards if the integrity of a pipeline or riser system is compromised. Corrosion inhibition regimes and pipeline inspection are both critical in determining the condition and fitness for purpose of pipelines. In mature oil and gas regions such as the North Sea, ILI is becoming increasingly important in verifying the status of ageing pipelines and allowing their operational lives to be extended. In newer regions with more corrosive fluids, ILI allows operators to assess the efficacy of their pipeline management systems.
This webinar will detail the purposes of pipeline pigging during both commissioning and production operations, outlining the different threats to pipelines that pigging can mitigate. It will also discuss the design aspects of a piggable pipeline system.
The technologies behind ILI tools will be covered, including the principles of operation and defect detection, advantages and disadvantages of both magnetic flux leakage and ultrasonic ILI tools. Guidance will be given on how to select appropriate technology.
Presented by
Paul Otway,
Senior Subsea Engineer
Paul has extensive experience in subsea pipeline design and integrity projects for global operators. His particular focus is the management of pipeline ILI campaigns including technical definition of pigging campaigns, pig selection/design, review and HAZOP of procedures and offshore management of pigging operations. Paul won the Subsea UK Young Emerging Talent award in 2013 for his ILI work.
About Jee
Jee Ltd is an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering consultancy. Its engineers have defined and managed pigging operations across the globe in complex scenarios including deep water, multi-diameter lines and FPSO vessels.
To benefit from our 25 years of experience, please register for the webinar.
