development of internal -trenchless repair technology final paper for gti conf

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DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL (TRENCHLESS) REPAIR TECHNOLOGY FOR GAS TRA NSMISSION PIPELINES *  W. A. Bruce, D. D. Harwig, I. D. Harr is an d J . R. Gord on Edison Welding Institut e Columbus, Ohio M. Sullivan and C. Near y Pacific Gas & Electric San Ramon, Californi a  AB STRACT  The m os t common cau se fo r r ep air of gas transm is sion pipelines is external, corrosion-caused loss of wall thickness. To prevent an area of corrosion damage fr om causing a pipeline t o rupt ure, the area containing the corrosion dam age m ust be reinforced. The m ost comm only used met hod for repair of  gas transmission pipelines is the installation of welded full-encirclement steel repair sleeves. Repair methods that can be applied from the inside of a gas transmission pipeline (i.e., trenchless methods) are an attractive alternative to conventional repair methods since the need to excavate the pipeline is precluded. This is particularly tru e for pipelines in environm entally sensitive and highly populated areas. Several repair m ethods that are comm only applied from the outside of t he pipeline are, in theory , directly applicable from the inside. However, issues such as development of the required equipment to perform repairs remotely and mobilization of equipment through the pipeline to areas that require repair need t o be addressed. Several additional repair met hods that are comm only applied to other types of pipelines (e.g., gas distribution lines, water lines, etc.) also have potential applicability but require further development to meet the requirements for repair of gas transmission pipelines.  Thi s p ap er d esc r ib es an on -g oi n g p r oj ect t h at is b ei n g sp onsore d b y t h e U.S. De p ar tmen t of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to develop internal repair technology for gas transmission pipelines. *  For presentation at Natural Gas Technologies II, GTI Conference & Exhibition, February 8-11, 2004, Phoeni x, Arizona.  

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