ALYESKA REMEDIES TAPS' PIPELINE VIBRATIONS AT THOMPSON PASS

Pipeline vibrations during summer 1996 on the TransAlaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near Thompson Pass were determined by operator Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. to result from pressure pulses originating near a slackline portion of TAPS. The vibrations only occurred when the slackline-packline interface was positioned in a terraced portion of the pipeline topography downstream of the pass. This knowledge allowed Alyeska to control the pulsations by backpressuring the pipeline and moving the slackline-packline interface above the terrace.

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  PennWell Publishing Company

  1421 South Sheridan, P.O. Box 1260
  Tulsa, OK  United States  74101
• Authors:
  • Norton, J D
  • Tonkins, W
  • Flanders, B
• Publication Date: 1998-6-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 58-64
• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue Number: 22
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance; Operations; Pipeline transportation; Pipelines; Topography; Vibration
• Identifier Terms: Alaska Gas Pipeline
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline maintenance; Pipeline operating problems; Topographical factors
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Maintenance and Preservation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00750364
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 16 1998 12:00AM