Plugging pig reduces line maintenance, repair costs

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Pipe Line Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7361104

A relatively new technique involving the use of plugging pigs to seal-off thruput on liquids lines was used by Ashland Pipe Line Co. during consecutive maintenance and repair projects on a crude trunkline in Illinois. Following completion, cost of the two operations was estimated at about two-thirds of that for similar projects using conventional line-plugging equipment. The pigs are produced by International Pipeline Equipment Co. (IPE) and are inserted into the line from the standard cleaning and batching, pig-launching equipment installed on the system. Ashland used one of the special pigs during reconditioning of a gate valve at its Patoka terminal and then pumped it downstream to seal the line at the site of a damage repair project. The service is provided by Advance Valve Installations, Inc.

• OSTI ID: 7361104
• Journal Information: Pipe Line Ind.; (United States), Journal Name: Pipe Line Ind.; (United States) Vol. 44:5; ISSN PLINA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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