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Qp Approach for Pipeline Integrity Management in Mature Production Fields
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, IPTC 2009: International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dec 2009, cp-151-00194
Abstract
Mature production field operators are faced with various challenges to operate assets under safe but yet economical practices. These<br>challenges range from changing flow characteristics, particular higher water cuts, higher demands for optimized production and more<br>tight economics. Integrity of equipments present in the process circuit represents one of the major challenges operators are faced with.<br>Pipelines represent the backbone of the whole circuit and their integrity and capability to ensure safe and continuous flow is of<br>paramount importance to operators.