KuTenk 2000 - SOIL252107-Pipeline Operation & Maintenance—A Practical Approach

by Mo. Mohitpour, Jason Szabo and Thomas Van Hardeveld 

2005 (668 pages)

ISBN:0791802329

Reflecting the authors' collective experience totaling some eighty years, augmented by technical research, this text assesses pipeline risks, reliability, and availability from not only a technical, but also a business point of view.

Pipeline Operation & Maintenance—A Practical Approach

Preface

Foreword

Chapter 1

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Elements of Pipeline Operation and Maintenance

Chapter 2

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Operation and Maintenance Organization

Chapter 3

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Overview of Pipeline System Operation

Chapter 4

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Pipeline System Maintenance

Chapter 5

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Valves & Operators

Chapter 6

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Hydrocarbon Measurement

Chapter 7

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Pump and Compressor Station Operation

Chapter 8

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Pump and Compressor Station Maintenance

Chapter 9

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System Automation

Chapter 10

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Pipeline System Operational Reliability/Availability Assessment

Appendix A

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Typical Operating Policies and Procedures

Appendix B

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Troubleshooting Chart for a Gas Turbine

Appendix C

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Sources of Information on Pipelines, Piping and Petroleum

Appendix D

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Acronyms, Definitions and Unit Conversions