KuTenk 2000 - SOIL252105-Offshore Pipelines

by Boyun Guo, Shanhong Song, Jacob Chacko and Ali Ghalambor 

2005 (300 pages)

ISBN:9780750678476

Written primarily for engineers and management personnel working on offshore and deepwater oil and gas pipelines, this text sets forth guidelines that can be employed to optimize pipeline development projects.

Offshore Pipelines

Preface

List of Symbols

Unit Conversion Factors

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Part I - Pipeline Design

Chapter 2

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General Design Information

Chapter 3

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Diameter and Wall Thickness

Chapter 4

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Hydrodynamic Stability of Pipelines

Chapter 5

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Pipeline Span

Chapter 6

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Operating Stresses

Chapter 7

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Pipeline Riser Design

Chapter 8

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Pipeline External Corrosion Protection

Chapter 9

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Pipeline Insulation

Chapter 10

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Introduction to Flexible Pipelines

Part II - Pipeline Installation

Chapter 11

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Pipeline Installation Methods

Chapter 12

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Installation Bending Stress Control

Chapter 13

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Pipeline On-Bottom Stability Control

Part III - Pipeline Commissioning and Operations

Chapter 14

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Pipeline Testing and Pre-commissioning

Chapter 15

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Flow Assurance

Chapter 16

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Pigging Operations

Appendices

Appendix A

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Gas-Liquid Multiphase Flow in Pipeline

Appendix B

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Steady and Transient Solutions for Pipeline Temperature

Appendix C

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Strength De-Rating of Old Pipelines