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Pigging and plugging - Oil and Gas
Virtual classroom
Available dates:
20-23 September 2022 (half days am)
Application course
About the course
This course will help subsea pipeline and integrity engineers to understand how to use pipeline pigs and plugs to perform a variety of operations.
Providing an overview of pigs and plugs available and their functionality, the tutor will explain the latest theories on improving the reliability and accuracy of pigging, for both cleaning and inspection purposes. Analysing case studies and discussing how to avoid stuck pigs and plugs, learners will deepen their knowledge of how to run successful and safe pigging and plugging campaigns.
At a glance
Available dates
20-23 September 2022 (half days am)
Duration
2 days (14 study hours)
Location
Virtual classroom
Level
Application
Price
£1,150 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
- Explain the principles of operating pipeline pigs and isolation plugs
- Compare different types of pigs and plugs and explain when and how they are used
- Investigate problems that can occur when pigging and suggest resolutions
- Apply industry lessons learned and best practice to your projects
Course structure
Day by day content
Day one
Introduction to pigging
- Overview of pigs
- Types of pigging programmes
Flow assurance
- Introduction to flow assurance
- Flow regime
- Causes of flow restriction
- Flow control methods
Piggability
- Assessment of pipeline piggability
- Modifications required
- Flow assurance issues
- HSE considerations
Pig design
- Design of pigs
- Pig design validation
- Tracking design
Launching and receiving
- Pig trap design
- Principles of pig launching and receiving
- Main issues
- Risk assessment procedures
- Operational pigging procedures
Day two
Pipeline cleaning
- Pipeline cleaning strategy
- Operational maintenance pigging
- Pig types and function
Inspection tools
- Gauge pig
- Calliper pig
- Magnetic flux pig
- Ultrasonic pig
- Inertial mapping unit
- Inspection of flexibles
- Other inspection technologies
- Case study
Non-standard pigging operations
- Requirements for non-standard pigging
- Non-standard pigging/inspection technologies
- Stuck/stalled pig contingencies
Pipeline isolation
- High friction pigs
- Types of plug
- Plug design
- Deployment
- Setting/unsetting
- Retrieval
- Environmental issues
TESTIMONIALS
What past delegates have said
This course gives a good overview of possibilities within pigging and plugging, with great operational experiences
—Anders Simonsen, Pipeline Engineer, A/S Norske Shell
Pigging and plugging - Oil and Gas
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