Scheduling, maintenance software helps reduce pipeline costs, downtime

Journal Article · Mon Oct 26 04:00:00 EST 1998 · Oil and Gas Journal

OSTI ID:669930

Smith, A; Law, F; Sillner, R ^[1]

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1. TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary (Canada)

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary, has installed scheduling and maintenance software that has reduced maintenance costs by $40,000-100,000 (Can.)/day and reduced unscheduled downtime. The applications enable TCPL better to manage both maintenance scheduling and resources required to keep pipelines running smoothly. The applications are part of an information systems initiative called Information Technology Next Generation (ITNG). The impetus behind ITNG was the deregulation of the pipeline industry in 1995. The paper describes incentives, objectives and design, scheduling, maintenance, compressor wheel assemblies, and ITNG results.

• OSTI ID: 669930
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 43 Vol. 96; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
CANADA
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
MAINTENANCE
NATURAL GAS
PERFORMANCE
PIPELINES
PROCESS CONTROL
SCHEDULES