FSU, US design codes differ on key points of pressure testing

Journal Article · Sun Dec 04 23:00:00 EST 1994 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6814632

Dalton, P; Sobolevsky, A ^[1]; Powers, J T ^[2]; Aynbinder, A ^[3]; Tabakman, Y ^[4]

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1. Gulf Interstate Engineering, Houston, TX (United States)
2. Belmont Engineering Services, Houston, TX (United States)
3. Ventech Engineers Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
4. Tabakman (Yuriy), Houston, TX (United States)

Results of final pressure testing of any newly built oil or natural-gas pipeline determine the new system's maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP). This is equally true for projects in the former Soviet Union (FSU) where many new pipelines and several projects of rehabilitating existing pipelines are being planned. This final article in a series of three on design codes in the FSU and US compares the pressure testing requirements of each set of codes. The first article provided a general introduction to both code systems. It also examined in detail their stress analysis provisions. The second compared the US and FSU technical requirements for line pipe in pressure piping service.

• OSTI ID: 6814632
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 92:49; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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