Intelligent Pigging of 48” diameter, 20 KM Offshore Crude Oil Pipeline at BPCL, Kochi, India

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Published Jul 14, 2015
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Volume 4, Issue 7, July 2015 (Special Issue)

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Mahesh Prasad
G. M. Pillai
M. Venkatesh

Abstract

KEI-RSOS Maritime Limited (KRML)was entrusted byBharatPetroleumCorporationLimited(BPCL),IndiatocarryouttheIntelligentPiggingof48”diameter,20KMCrudeoiloffshorepipelinefromSTFtoSPMatKochiSPMfacility.KRMLinassociationwithM/s.3PServices,Germany,executedthepiggingprojectsuccessfully.ThemethodologyusedforthisprojectwasBi-directionalpigging,whichisthelatest&wascarriedoutfirsttimeinIndia.Thepaperdiscussesthedetailsoftheprojectincludingutilisationofcleaningpig,GEOpig,Intelligent(MFL)pigandourexperiences.Thepaperalsodiscussestheadvantages&thebenefitsofthetechnologyrelatedtoreductioninprojectexecutiontime&projectcost,simplicityofoperationandenvironmentalfriendliness.Thelimitationofthemethod&problemencounteredarealsodiscussedandshared,sothattheoffshoreindustrycantakebenefitfromourexperience, infuture.

KEI-RSOS Maritime Limited (KRML)was entrusted byBharatPetroleumCorporationLimited(BPCL),IndiatocarryouttheIntelligentPiggingof48”diameter,20KMCrudeoiloffshorepipelinefromSTFtoSPMatKochiSPMfacility.KRMLinassociationwithM/s.3PServices,Germany,executedthepiggingprojectsuccessfully.ThemethodologyusedforthisprojectwasBi-directionalpigging,whichisthelatest&wascarriedoutfirsttimeinIndia.Thepaperdiscussesthedetailsoftheprojectincludingutilisationofcleaningpig,GEOpig,Intelligent(MFL)pigandourexperiences.Thepaperalsodiscussestheadvantages&thebenefitsofthetechnologyrelatedtoreductioninprojectexecutiontime&projectcost,simplicityofoperationandenvironmentalfriendliness.Thelimitationofthemethod&problemencounteredarealsodiscussedandshared,sothattheoffshoreindustrycantakebenefitfromourexperience, infuture.

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