Optimization Method for Line Pipe Selection & Sizing (A Case study From Saudi ARAMCO Water Injection System)

This paper intends to address the proper method for carbon steel pipe-sizing using Barlow’s Formula as the initial step in pipesizing<br>mechanism; and how this formula will assist us to select the proper grade of line pipes. The paper proposes that the<br>grade of the carbon steel line pipe has to be determined first, and the sizing of the carbon steel line pipe has to be determined<br>second. The proposed method for selecting the proper grade of line pipes comes from personal experience with surface water<br>injection in Saudi Arabia.