Hydrostatic Test Establishes New MOP for 100-mile Pipeline
Faced with anomaly-related pressure reductions and ambiguous ILI results, a client turned to Acuren’s engineering team for a comprehensive integrity solution. Acuren managed nitrogen purging, anomaly cutouts, spike and hydrotesting, and pipeline restoration, securing a five-year reassessment interval and re-establishing MOP. Through strategic planning and contingencies, the project exceeded expectations, finishing early and under budget.
Managing System Wide Depth of Cover to Reduce Risk to Critical Assets
Project Impact Identified areas of low cover that increased risk for pipelines Raised land owner awareness in areas where land use has reduced cover over pipelines Significantly reduced cost of low cover mitigations through creative greenspace and other land owner agreements Reduced risk to critical infrastructure According to PHMSA’s data, there were 182 product releases […]
Implementation of a Closed System Mitigates the Possibility of an Emergency Event While Also Solving an Odor Issue
Project Impact Eliminated odor and complaints. Mitigated brine system over-pressure, eliminated possible emergency situation. When a facility has an on-going odor concern because of operational changes, a new design to eliminate the odor is needed. Add in the need to address an emergency relief scenario, and the design becomes more critical. An LPG storage company […]
Preparing a Valuable Asset for the Next Chapter of Service
Project Impact Safely delivered and recouped the value of 183,000 bbls of manufacturing feedstock product Readied the underutilized pipeline asset for repurposing Positioned the asset to generate revenue As markets shift and customers come and go, energy transportation infrastructure operators sometimes find themselves with a pipeline to nowhere and a need to adapt to the […]
Installing a Communications Gateway to Enhance Pipeline Cybersecurity
Project Impact Increase cybersecurity of critical infrastructure Decreased system vulnerability to hackers Reduced risk of downtime related to security breaches Automated interface between the client’s SCADA and PLC systems and their customer’s terminal control system Pipeline operators and their customers each have separate computer systems and controls that need to “talk” to each other to […]
Doing All the Right Things on the Ground—and on Paper
Project Details Regulatory compliance and audit support for regulated petroleum pipelines. Project Impact Improved documentation quality and organization Minimized regulatory noncompliance Streamlined and improved audit processes Finding and developing petroleum resources in ways that are environmentally safe and effective is a passion—even a calling—for some professionals in the oil and gas business. But handling all […]
Keeping a 700-Mile Pipeline System—and Its Paperwork—in Working Order
Project Impact Increased threat resistance Reduced risk of pipeline failure Achieved increased ongoing regulatory compliance Enhanced documentation quality and organization Improved audit process Pipelines carrying natural gas and hazardous liquids run through the communities where we live, work, and play. Pipeline operators bear the responsibility to make sure those pipelines do not leak and that […]
Engineering Pipelines, Facilities, and New Business Opportunities
Project Details Booster pump station with 2 x 600 HP vertical can centrifugal pumps Two meter stations with flow and pressure control and meter proving Pipeline interconnect station with connections to main and loop lines 1.3 miles of 16” pipeline with one mile above grade Project Impact Continuous new revenue stream Trouble-free operation for 10+ […]
Complex Deep Excavation Integrity Inspection Completed In Time and Under Budget
Project Impact Successful inspection and repair of feature, in accordance with PHMSA regulations Prevented costly purge and downtime for difficult HDD Minimized traffic disruption. Restore pipeline operating pressure. In time, under budget. Integrity management is not a one-size-fits-all service. The challenges and resulting projects are specific to a particular situation and require input from multiple […]
Perfecting Data Inputs for Accurate Crack Assessment and Better Integrity Management
Challenges and Solutions Reduced the scope of required repairs using engineering analysis. Saved costs while effectively maintaining the integrity of the pipeline system. Improved materials testing data on assets for future integrity analyses. Data is only as meaningful as the analysis behind it. When a major pipeline operator in the Midwest received data from its […]