Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach

© 2015, NACE International. To estimate the internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines, a Monte Carlo simulation approach was adopted. The average maximum pit depths of corroded pipelines were correlated with the operating parameters-temperature, CO<inf>2&a...

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Main Authors: Ossai, C., Boswell, Brian, Davies, I.
Format: Journal Article
Published: National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers International 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21038
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Boswell, Brian
Davies, I.
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Davies, I.
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description © 2015, NACE International. To estimate the internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines, a Monte Carlo simulation approach was adopted. The average maximum pit depths of corroded pipelines were correlated with the operating parameters-temperature, CO<inf>2</inf> partial pressure, pH, flow rate, sulfate ion concentration, chloride ion concentration, water cut, and wall shear stress via a multivariate regression analysis. Poisson square wave model was used to predict the time lapse of the pit depth growth using the statistical best fit of the maximum pit depth and operating parameters as boundary conditions. Weibull probability function was used to determine the failure intensity and survivability of the pipelines for different distribution types, whereas inspection data from a magnetic flux leakage in-line inspected transmission pipeline were used to test the application of the model. The future pit depth distribution, survivability, and failure rate of this transmission pipeline were also determined, with the result showing that the model is vital for future internal pit depth growth and reliability estimation from single field inspection data.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-210382017-09-13T13:43:08Z Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach Ossai, C. Boswell, Brian Davies, I. © 2015, NACE International. To estimate the internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines, a Monte Carlo simulation approach was adopted. The average maximum pit depths of corroded pipelines were correlated with the operating parameters-temperature, CO<inf>2</inf> partial pressure, pH, flow rate, sulfate ion concentration, chloride ion concentration, water cut, and wall shear stress via a multivariate regression analysis. Poisson square wave model was used to predict the time lapse of the pit depth growth using the statistical best fit of the maximum pit depth and operating parameters as boundary conditions. Weibull probability function was used to determine the failure intensity and survivability of the pipelines for different distribution types, whereas inspection data from a magnetic flux leakage in-line inspected transmission pipeline were used to test the application of the model. The future pit depth distribution, survivability, and failure rate of this transmission pipeline were also determined, with the result showing that the model is vital for future internal pit depth growth and reliability estimation from single field inspection data. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21038 10.5006/1543 National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers International restricted
spellingShingle Ossai, C.
Boswell, Brian
Davies, I.
Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach
title Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach
title_full Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach
title_fullStr Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach
title_short Estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: A Monte Carlo simulation approach
title_sort estimation of internal pit depth growth and reliability of aged oil and gas pipelines: a monte carlo simulation approach
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21038