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Further design of subsea pipelines - Oil and Gas
Virtual classroom
Available dates:
17-20 May 2022
Application course
About the course
Ideal for pipeline engineers looking to extend their knowledge, this course takes a problem-based approach, imparting decades of our experience of the more complex design issues affecting pipelines. We recommend attending our Design of subsea pipelines course before taking this course, or having prior knowledge of the subject.
High pressure (HP), high temperature (HT) and highly corrosive fluids and gases are covered in this course, giving learners an informed approach to conflicting methods of mitigating HP and HT problems. With design exercises, practice calculations and analysis of case studies, this course will teach learners how to apply the correct codes and assess solutions to pipeline failures.
At a glance
Available dates
17-20 May 2022
Duration
4 days (28 study hours)
Location
Virtual classroom
Level
Application
Price
£2,300 plus VAT
Early Bird
Book up to six weeks in advance of the start date of your chosen course to take advantage of the Early Bird discount
Learning outcomes
- Summarise the design approaches for HP, HT and high corrosion
- Design for collapse and buckle propagation resistance
- Explain how to calculate corrosion rates and determine the associated mechanisms and methods
- Describe the evaluation of different levels of strain and their design requirements
- Investigate the causes of fatigue and how to calculate acceptability
- Explain how to assess and mitigate pipeline walking
- Predict potential hazards and recommend pipeline protection method
Course structure
Day by day content
Day one
Pipe soil interaction
- Soil types and properties
- Pipeline embedment
- Axial pipe-soil interaction
- Lateral resistance
- Buried pipeline upheaval resistance
Hydrostatic collapse
- Need for buckle arrestors
- Buckle arrestors
- Worked example
Corrosion
- Corrosion mechanisms
- Corrosion control
- Corrosion rates
- Case studies
Day two
Lateral buckling
- Virtual anchor spacing
- Design process
- Out-of-straightness surveys
- Buckle mitigation
Upheaval buckling
- Upheaval buckling mechanism
- Upheaval buckling analysis
- Worked example
Strain-based design
- What is strain-based design?
- Loading
- Low strain requirements
- Moderate strain requirements
- High strain requirements
Day three
Fatigue
- Principles of fatigue
- Fatigue loadings
- Design for fatigue
- Worked example
- Case studies
Expansion, walking
and anchoring
- End expansion
- Pipeline walking
- Walking modes
- Pressure effects
- Walking and lateral buckling
- Anchoring
- Other prevention and mitigating measures
- Case study
Day four
HIPPS
- Configuration and components
- Design applications
Pipeline protection
- Hazards
- Pipeline loads
- Pipeline load capacity
- Risk and safety analysis
- Pipeline coatings
- Rock dump
- Trenching for impact protection
- Protection structures
- ‘Soft’ protection options
TESTIMONIALS
What past delegates have said
Thorough, professional and enjoyable
—Chris Govier, Senior Subsea Engineer, Genesis Oil and Gas
A thorough course covering very relevant topics
—Neal McGowan, Genesis Oil and Gas
Further design of subsea pipelines - Oil and Gas
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