In the initial stages of route selection, most of the basic. Some parts of pipeline are done and some parts still have further constructions and. North atlantic pipeline partners project configuration in 1997 methodology this work is aimed at answering the question of what might the iceberg contact risk be for a grand banks pipeline and how might this risk be minimized through strategic routing. Stockwater tanks should be located at sites with good drainage, be on solid ground. Oil and gas pipeline design, maintenance and repair. Approved detailed route sections for trans mountain expansion project pdf 9617 kb segment 1 pdf 6802 kb segment 2 pdf 6177 kb hintonhargeaves reactivation segment.
The detailed pipeline route selection is preceded by defining a broad area of search between the two fixed start and end points. The route should pass by but the shady and deposited slope and not in sunny and erosive slope as possible as. Stockwater tanks should be located at sites with good drainage, be on solid ground and be where it will be easy to provide a tank overflow. The engineers assessment based on survey data is essential to the oil and gas pipeline construction project. Route selection is a critical first step in the process of pipeline design and construction and has a potential significantly impact the construction and operation of the pipelines. This helps alleviate the need for rerouting of the pipeline further along in the project schedule, when changes can become more costly and timeconsuming. Pipelineflowline route selection in the area of the approach to fixed or floating offshore facilities, or subsea manifolds considers the following. This paper uses the geographical information systems gis technique to generate an optimal oil pipeline route in malaysias oil rich baram field. Method for route selection of transcontinental natural gas. A case study of pipeline route selection and design through.
Gisbased optimal route selection for oil and gas pipelines. Potential pipeline route options were assessed by considering a range of issues or selection criteria that could be interpreted from this information. Janaowsai 7 noted that pipeline routing has been conventionally carried out using coarse scale paper maps, hand delineation methods and manual overlaying of. Inputs from pipeline host communities where the pipelines will pass were. The pipeline route selection process focuses on achieving the optimal location for a pipeline. The selection and planning of the optimum pipeline route can.
According to the engineering investigation of longdistance oil and gas pipelines, the criterions and measures of route selection are drawn as follows. The design of a natural gas pipeline route is a very important stage in natural gas. Segments transported to the construction site before being laid in ditches, sections joined connected together to form a long pipeline. Criterions and measures of route selection of shallowly. Preliminary route selection engineering survey legal survey construction survey. Wandoan coal western csm water supply pipeline impact. Pdf gis based pipeline route selection by arcgis in turkey. Jan 26, 2015 a southern route is shorter and reduces environmental concerns, but as this route also involves a marine crossing, the future expansion of the pipeline system is curtailed. Through discussion of an enhanced pipeline route selection process, this. Route selection of transcontinental natural gas pipelines is characterized by complexity compared to the cases of national and crossborder pipelines.
Gis suitability modeling to support a pipeline route selection. Regional land surveyors, inc 8642 w market st, ste 100 greensboro, north carolina 27409 336 6658155. Even though this is the desired process outcome, in reality it is counter to data and information collection efforts that are concentrated on identifying and inventorying locations for pipeline. A pipeline system survey is sanctioned prior to construction to obtain a complete and comprehensive record of all physical aspects associated with the system. The final route is selected to optimize design and construction coupled with being the most costeffective with minimal environmental impact. Route selection process enbridge developed the projects preferred route based on its extensive pipeline routing experience, knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations, as well as input from agencies, landowners and local governments. The route selection method for transcontinental natural gas pipelines results in the.
Pipeline route selection process millennium pipeline. Special emphasis is placed on the method finding the shortest route and minimizing the visual affects of the pipeline. Create a routearcgis pipeline referencing for arcgis pro. A southern route is shorter and reduces environmental concerns, but as this route also involves a marine crossing, the future expansion of the pipeline system is curtailed. Proper pipeline route selection is a strategic component of a companys pipe laying activities when laying new.
This selection has to consider a variety of issues, some of a political nature, but most others dealing with geohazards, physical factors along the prospective route, and other uses of the seabed in the area considered. Type of flow regime, pressure drop, building costs, inaccessible areas and maximum allowable gradients. Since a pipeline construction in peru is a capital intensive project and the subsequent operations is an activity expected to be done throughout many years, the decision of a pipeline route has to consider as many variables as possible. To design and construct a pipeline project the following survey activities are required. To determine the route, engineers, environmental experts and hundreds of others evaluate a variety of safety, environmental and technical factors. Jul 15, 2014 the oil and gas pipeline routes are defined by the pipeline sizes, terrain, soils, and engineering analysis requirements. Therefore, theyll select the ideal pipeline route and size, and. Missouri livestock watering systems handbook route selection and surveys 41 10197 chapter 4 pipeline route selection and surveys 4. Alternate route analysis for gas pipeline relocations in. A preliminary route with alternates is produced in preparation for a site visit. The most devastating impact on pipeline operations is a rupture caused by unstable terrain or geological hazards, which in some areas are widespread phenomena influenced by geological and environmental conditions that involve both.
Pipeline route selection for rural and crosscountry pipelines. This complexity arises from their large magnitude, which results in the examination of parameters that do not exist or. Pipeline and route surveys regional land surveyors. Spatial information has always played an important role in pipeline route selection process. Onshore pipeline routes are surveyed by aerial photography and surface mapping, which are performed during the conceptual design phase. The company already has a pipeline route in mind but wants to assess this further within the context of the physical landscape, private land ownership, and public lands data. The use of gis to support the pipeline route selection has extensively been. Alternate route analysis for gas pipeline relocations in ridges basin final report attachment k to the alp project final supplemental environmental impact statement fseis contains the final report prepared by the bureau of reclamation, western colorado area office, southern division, of the gas pipeline relocation analysis for ridges basin. With access permission, representatives from the pipeline team with land, environmental, design and construction expertise meet in the.
Pipeline route selection shell canada limited november 2010 page h1 h. This will significantly enhance the accuracy of the obtained result and ultimately generate an optimal pipeline route that will be acceptable to all. Potential selection criteria were categorised as regulatory, planning, environmental, social or economic criteria. This complexity arises from their large magnitude, which results in the examination of parameters that do not exist or are considered negligible for pipelines of smaller scale. The keystone pipeline system is an oil pipeline system between canada and the u.
Step one preliminary routing analysis top left gas service required from mainline to location of new facility. The use of gis to support the pipeline route selection has extensively been discussed, and it continues to be an area of research as gis technologies continue to evolve, data availability improves, and the criteria or conditions terrain, geographic. The centerlines pipeline layer involved in creating a route in the utility network dataset must have their from measure and to measure fields populated with measure values. Pipeline route design in these conditions is always a challenge because of the difficult geography. Keystone xl, nebraska state usa abstract the keystone xl has a big role for transforming canadian oil to the usa. Before the construction of pipeline starts, an extensive route selection and planning process takes place. Third, this risk a ssessment provides keystone with an initial basis for the development of emergency response planning and eventual incorporation of the project into transcanadas. The foot of mountain is the first choice when the route passes by the valley. Gis tools will be used for spatial data analyses and the routing criteria will be carefully and accurately ranked. Pdf in this paper, route location selection is treated as a two end point boundaryvalue problem. A pipeline route starts with cepa members commitment to deliver the energy canadians need in the safest, most efficient way. The oil and gas pipeline routes are defined by the pipeline sizes, terrain, soils, and engineering analysis requirements. A case study of pipeline route selection and design through discontinuous permafrost terrain in northwestern alberta.
Apr 08, 2014 environmental consultant, jason smith, talks about the many factors that are considered when planning the route of a proposed pipeline. Natural gas transmission pipeline route selection using gis and. A methodology for geothermal pipeline route selection based. Pipeline route selection and ground characterization, algeria. Wiechnik, cory, boivin, raymond, henderson, jim, and bowman, mark. The detailed pipeline route selection is preceded by defining a broad area. Pipeline route planning and selection route selection is a foremost and crucial step in the overall pipeline design and construction process feldman et al, 1995. Pipeline route selection process valley lateral project. The most direct route is not always optimal and each solution has an associated cost and schedule increase.
One of the earliest and most critical tasks in a submarine pipeline planning exercise is the route selection. Enhancing the pipeline route selection process semantic scholar. It integrates data from different sources into a centralized database used for modeling and analysis based on spatial component. Automatic pipeline route design with multicriteria. Pdf optimal oil pipeline route selection using gis. Pipeline route selection process proposed 300 survey area proposed tiein to existing millennium pipeline cpv valley energy center project overview map per ferc prefiling request pipeline route selection process valley lateral project. Route selection for a marine pipeline linking the jeanne d. The work was part of the identification of suitable route options for a large buried pipeline between the gas fields and the existing pipeline network, some 500 km to the north.
The project aims to ensure the generated route has the highest utility to the public, in addition to minimizing harmful impacts to people and the natural environment. Natural gas transmission pipeline route selection using gis and ahp. Nabucco pipeline route selection through turkey comparison of a gisbased approach to a traditional route selection approach by v. Pipelines often cover thousands of kilometres across remote areas, and ensuring the longterm safety of a pipeline is paramount in the routing selection process. Pipeline route selection the route to success subsea pipeline. A pipeline route selection tool in arctoolbox that automates route selection and estimates construction costs cost estimation a route line list reporting tool that summarizes the type, identification, and stationing of line crossing features e.
Firms investing in the pipeline will want to develop the most profitable construction project. For steel pipes, the maximum section length is usually 40 ft. Third, this risk a ssessment provides keystone with an initial basis for the development of emergency response planning. Based on this route selection process and after a combined assessment of the available material, including the consultation responses and comments on these, the danish energy agency, in con sultation with the competent authorities, assessed that the eia for the section of the pipelines. Environmental consultant, jason smith, talks about the many factors that are considered when planning the route of a proposed pipeline.
Use the configure utility network feature class geoprocessing tool to associate the pipeline layer, and the update measures from lrs tool to populate measure values. Method for route selection of transcontinental natural gas pipelines. To facilitate the anchoring of vessels for support and future construction activities at the offshore. Purpose of the study a terrain evaluation of a remote area of hyperarid desert in central algeria was undertaken as part of the frontend engineering design feed studies for a gas field development. Hintonhargeaves reactivation segment pdf 3407 kb segment 3 pdf 2534 kb segment 4 pdf 4293 kb darfieldblack pines reactivation segment. Gis sustainability modeling to support a pipeline route.
The function of the pipeline is decreasing the dependency of the american oil industry on. Sep 17, 2012 eia and route selection for pipelines 17 september 2012 chris rochfort, from mwh, discusses how the possibility of environmental impact assessment eia can directly influence the route for a new pipeline at the early project stages. The approach to the offshore facility is a significant consideration. Gis sustainability modeling to support a pipeline route selection. Pipeline route selection as outlined in section 1, figure 1 is an iterative process in which the quality of the.
Proceedings of the 1996 1st international pipeline conference. Pipeline flowline route selection in the area of the approach to fixed or floating offshore facilities, or subsea manifolds considers the following. New approach to route selection geographical information system gis application used is called arcgis it is a realtime method of pipeline and cable route selection. It starts from alberta city which is located in the west part of canada and it ends in the other cities in u.
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