Locator continuously records pipeline depth readings

Journal Article · Mon Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6243017

Fedde, P A; Patterson, C

Texas Gas Transmission Corp., Owensboro, Ky., has helped develop and test a pipeline-depth locator which is accurate to +-1.5 in. for lines buried as deep as 6 ft. It also continuously records pipeline depth. Development of the instrument came in response to regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), which require pipeline companies to maintain adequate cover over their buried lines and equipment. The result is that frequent surveys must determine if construction, terracing, or land-leveling activity has removed cover from the pipelines. With the instrument, a three-man crew can survey approximately 6 miles of pipeline/10-hr. working day.

• Research Organization: Texas Gas Transmission Corp., Owensboro, KY (US)
• OSTI ID: 6243017
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 86:35
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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