Pipeline Risk Management Manual

by Muhlbauer, W. Kent

• ISBN13: 9780884150350
• ISBN10: 0884150356
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Gulf Pub Co

Summary

Where is the greatest potential for failure in pipeline operations?
What portion of the pipeline budget should be spent on maintenance?
Will more surveillance or more safety devices substantially reduce pipeline risk exposure?
This indispensable book answers these questions and many more like them. Pipeline Risk Management Manual provides pipeline professionals with a practical risk-management tool that does not require huge databases, complicated calculations, or detailed probabilistic theories.
A unique indexing system provides a step-by-step procedure for analyzing cross-country pipeline facilities. It incorporates factors that contribute to or reduce pipeline failures such as third party activity levels, design criteria, corrosion potential and control, human error, and the consequences of failure. Pipeline professionals can use these factors to compare relative risks and to make decisions using a quantifiable, objective system of analysis.
Historical data, work experience, and even an element of common sense can also be factored into this versatile, flexible risk assessment tool. As a result, this revolutionary new approach will become a vital part of your everyday design, business, and operations decisions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Risk Evaluation at a Glance
Risk and Quality: Theory and Application	p. 1
Risk Assessment Process	p. 21
Third Party Damage Index	p. 31
Corrosion Index	p. 53
Design Index	p. 106
Incorrect Operations Index	p. 132
Leak Impact Factor	p. 164
Managing the Data	p. 205
Appendix A: Typical Pipeline Products	p. 219
Appendix B: Leak Rate Determination	p. 221
Appendix C: Pipe Wall Thickness Determination	p. 225
Appendix D: Surge Pressure Calculations	p. 232
Appendix E: Pipeline Risk Evaluation Example	p. 235
Glossary	p. 243
References	p. 248
Index	p. 251
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