Pipelines and valve stations
Pipelines and valve stations
(OP)
Good day,
I am working in the early stages of engineering that consists of two pipelines (API 42 º and 16 º) of approximately 500 km.
I have previously worked with pipelines (gas) in engineering detail.
I have three questions regarding the design in its early stages:
1. The design of the pipe should be buried or aboveground.
2. Every few kilometers you must place the valve stations. Without taking account of the typical n crossing rivers or crossroads.
3. Request for sending and receiving of cleaning tools (pig launcher).
I wonder whether this is possible to sustain with some standards (API, ASME, etc) into the design practices of the company, something I found but I would support this with any standard.
Greetings and thank you very much in advance for their contributions.
I am working in the early stages of engineering that consists of two pipelines (API 42 º and 16 º) of approximately 500 km.
I have previously worked with pipelines (gas) in engineering detail.
I have three questions regarding the design in its early stages:
1. The design of the pipe should be buried or aboveground.
2. Every few kilometers you must place the valve stations. Without taking account of the typical n crossing rivers or crossroads.
3. Request for sending and receiving of cleaning tools (pig launcher).
I wonder whether this is possible to sustain with some standards (API, ASME, etc) into the design practices of the company, something I found but I would support this with any standard.
Greetings and thank you very much in advance for their contributions.





RE: Pipelines and valve stations
ASME B31.4
CFR 49, PART 195
and all their reference specifications.
Please do consider the locations of cities, towns, villages, roads, railroads, environmentally sensitive areas, valleys, mountains, rivers, streams, spill volumes, product value, extent of possible damage, expense of cleanup and all other pertinent features when locating block valve stations.
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
"I came, I saw, I made it better."
-Ode to Industrial Engineers
William Hammett ChevronTexaco Corp.
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
"I came, I saw, I made it better."
-Ode to Industrial Engineers
Will ChevronTexaco Corp.
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
"I came, I saw, I made it better."
-Ode to Industrial Engineers
Will ChevronTexaco Corp.
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
And somneone better let Chevron know: http:/
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RE: Pipelines and valve stations
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
It's also quite embarassing that I was 1)not only shown up, but 2) shown up about something I would have been expected to know a little more about.
"I came, I saw, I made it better."
-Ode to Industrial Engineers
Will ChevronTexaco Corp.
RE: Pipelines and valve stations
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/