Metering & Measurement
Implementation Struggles of PHMSA’s Fatigue Mitigation Regulations
Fatigue is one of a controller’s greatest threats. Despite restrictions that have transpired for monitoring and mitigating controller fatigue in the past decade, fatigue is not a new worry within the oil and gas industry.
Russian Gas Flows to Germany via Yamal Pipeline Unchanged
Russian gas continued flowing via the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Germany at Thursday levels, preliminary data from German network operator Gascade showed, below volumes seen earlier in the week when Gazprom started to increase supplies to refill its storage.
A Guide to New Robotics, Drone Technologies for Pipelines
Today, the pipeline industry can buy a wide range of technologies for automating, managing, monitoring, repairing and improving safety of pipeline infrastructure and operations.
Highway Traffic and the Effect on Pipelines
Ruptures of natural gas pipelines in right-of-ways of roadways are less common, but when they occur, the devastation can be far more extensive than the more common ruptures.
US Unveils Crackdown on Methane from Oil and Gas Industry
The Biden administration unveiled a plan to slash emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas operations, drawing cautious support from both environmental groups and drillers.
Leveraging 2 Kinds of Wisdom to Support Asset Integrity
For most pipeline integrity and risk assessment programs, there are two main sources of information, including measurement-driven data that is fed into computational risk assessment tools and information obtained from human observation or perception.
3-D Metal Loss Profiles from MFL Data
The responsible methodologically inherent MFL principal of ambiguity can be overcome: the groundbreaking Deep Field Analysis approach calculates 3-D profiles from MFL with high repeatability.
Operator Exceeds Requirements with Clamp-On Flow Meter Run Design
As a transporter, a company commits to the safe and reliable transfer of natural gas in adherence to the guidelines set forth by the American Gas Association (AGA), including the specifications outlined in its AGA Report No. 9, “Measurement of Gas by Multipath Ultrasonic Meters."
Challenges of Installing a New Pipeline
During the installation of a new pipeline, corrosion engineers must consider many different aspects of the pipeline and its corrosion protection. On the surface it may appear simple, thinking only of coatings and cathodic protection, but once construction is underway, the tasks are many.
Live Mapping of HAZ Softening in Pipeline Seam, Girth Welds
Modern pipeline grades, such as X70 and X80, improve many properties but come with undesirable features such as heat-affected zone (HAZ) softening in seam and girth welds.
Halliburton Develops Non Intrusive Pipeline Inspection Method for Unpiggable Lines
Halliburton’s technology team have been developing InnerVue non-intrusive diagnostics technology for several years. Advances in computing power and experience gained through numerous data collections in the field have moved the technology to a point where it can now be considered as an alternative for traditional intrusive ILI techniques.
Validating Meter Accuracy Simplified Using Flow Conditioning
AGA Report No. 9 requires flow calibration for all applications to reduce the meter’s overall uncertainty. Because of field installation effects, AGA 9 also discusses uncertainty requirements that an ultrasonic meter manufacturer must meet once the meter is installed.
Enhancing Safety with Integrated Rupture Disk Assemblies
For decades, rupture disks have served the oil and gas industry as an effective, passive safety mechanism to protect against overpressure or potentially damaging vacuum conditions.
Project Canary to Measure Greenhouse Gases from Rio Grande LNG Facility
NextDecade Corporation and Project Canary announced the formation of a joint pilot project for monitoring, reporting, and measurement of the greenhouse gas intensity of LNG to be sold from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville, Texas.
New Analysis Tool Can Help Solve Gas and Steam Transient Problems in Pipelines
Applied Flow Technology (AFT) says its new AFT xStream analysis software tool can help engineers rigorously evaluate and solve gas and steam transient engineering problems they have only been able to guess at in the past.
CASE STUDY: Free Span Assessment of Subsea Pipelines
Free spanning of subsea pipelines is a concern during both the installation and operational phase of the pipeline life and needs to be monitored to ensure the integrity of the pipeline.
Diagnostic in Bidirectional Prover - An Innovative Approach
It is important to accurately measure hydrocarbon commodities transferred through pipelines or marine terminals to maximize revenue generation at the point where the ownership of the commodity is transferred.
PART 2: Policy Implications for Satellite-Based Methane Detection
Access to publicly available satellite methane data from TROPOMI, and in future platforms such as those being planned by the ESA Copernicus missions, are animating interest from for-profit companies and not-for-profit advocacy groups interested in using methane data to advance these organizations’ missions.
Integrating Flow Assurance Engineering Domains Ensures Operations in Caspian Sea
Once the term “flow assurance” was coined in the 1990s, continued evolution in the offshore marketplace has demanded that the industry invest in advancing the design, strategies and principles that form the core of the field.
Gassco Changes Make Norway Gas Flows Harder to Gauge - Analysts
Norwegian gas pipeline operator Gassco launched a revamped data website this week that switches away from live physical flows, drawing criticism from analysts who say it has reduced transparency in a key energy market.
Dresser NGS Expands Product Line with Acquisition of Flow Safe
Dresser Natural Gas Solutions has acquired Flow Safe in a move that enables the Houston-based measurement and instrumentation provider to offer over-pressure protection for its natural gas customers.
Building a Gas Utility for Future Prosperity
Nicor Gas, the largest natural gas distribution company in Illinois with 2.2 million customers, is one provider that has embraced new opportunities by launching a robust meter modernization program.
Lost and Unaccounted For: Measurement Operations Adapting to Technology
With the advent of smart, electronic metering technology, such as ultrasonic meters and online gas chromatographs, the diagnostics information available at metering facilities has increased exponentially. Likewise, advancements in networking has made collecting the diagnostics data possible.
Using Pressure Regulators for Site Distribution in Natural Gas Pipelines
The purpose of codes covering higher-pressure natural gas distribution systems is to provide a basis of design for the pipeline and all the components connected to the downstream system, including valves, control valves, regulators, meters, pressure vessels and other components connected to the piping system.
Flexible Flow Meter Sector Positioning Itself for Better Times
Even though gas flow can be a difficult measurement to make, flow meter suppliers are continually identifying novel solutions for this task.
Aligning Operating Procedures with Land Management Orders
In 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published revisions to the Oil and Gas Measurement Regulations (43 CFR 3170s) for conducting oil and gas operations on federal and native American lands.
Technology Meets Mega Rule Materials Verification Challenge Head On
With the implementation of the Mega Rule, U.S. pipeline owners and operators will be required to provide traceable, verifiable and complete (TVC) records that confirm the physical and operational characteristics of the pipeline meet the new requirements.
Correct Pigs, Procedures for Hydrostatic Testing of New Pipelines
Laying a cross-country pipeline is expensive. Many hours of engineering and planning must meet certain standards and regulations and receive federal government approval before starting construction. It costs approximately $100,000 per diameter-inch-mile to build a pipeline in a reasonable lay area. This number can easily triple in marsh lands, hills, mountains and rocky terrain. In those areas it could cost about $20 million to lay 100 miles (161 km) of 20-inch pipe.
For Inspection and Pressure, How Low Can the Gathering Sector Go?
As natural gas assets are beginning to age, there is a larger need for integrity solutions in this area. The challenge with these assets is that they often operate at lower pressures, which can make running a conventional inline inspection tool difficult.
Evolution of Ultrasonic Inline Inspection
Inline inspection (ILI) by means of intelligent pigging has become a standard application to ensure the safe operation of pipelines worldwide. Ultrasonic inspection tools have proven successful for crack and metal loss inspections of liquid pipelines.
- US to Dominate Midstream Project Starts in North America Through 2025, GlobalData Forecasts
- Enbridge to Expand Natural Gas Pipeline for Transport to Texas LNG Brownsville
- DIMP-Related Pipe Replacement Work Continues in Full Force US
- Enterprise Products to Buy Navitas for $3.3 Billion to Boost Natural Gas Pipeline Network
- Biden Administration Offers $1 Billion Loan Guarantee for Hydrogen Project
- U.S. Will Become Net Importer of Petroleum Products by End of 2020 — EIA
- Proteum Energy and Istmo Energy to Produce Low-Cost Hydrogen in the Permian Basin
- US Has 'Understanding' With Germany to Shut Nord Stream 2 Pipeline if Russia Invades Ukraine
- Biden Administration Offers $1 Billion Loan Guarantee for Hydrogen Project
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