Thermoplastic pipe in oil and gas production
The basic variables which influence the performance of thermoplastics as piping materials, and the tests to which the thermoplastic pipe may be subjected, are described. Pre-planning a plastic pipeline job is important. The routine of hauling, ditching, stringing, laying, pressure testing, and back-filling and connection work should be considered to maximize the installation cost savings possible with plastic pipe. In joining plastic pipe, the manufacturer's recommendations should always be followed. Plastic pipe offers flow advantages over corresponding sizes of steel, due to better friction characteristics and larger inside diameters. Acidizing costs for injection wells have been dramatically reduced by the use of plastic lines, eliminating the contribution of piping corrosion products to the plugging of the formation. Ditching a plastic line can be surprisingly less costly than that for less flexible types of pipe if grading requirements are eliminated, or if the plastic's flexibility saves a few trees by eliminating the requirements of a straight ditch. Small-diameter plastic pipe coils represent a fast and economical answer to oil-field service piping, such as treater gas-supply lines, gas engine lines, etc.
- OSTI ID:
- 6623658
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Annu. Southwest. Pet. Short Course; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Southwest. Pet. Short Course; (United States)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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