The Practicality of Drilling Very Long Pipelines Under Hazardous Terrain - 5km, 10km?

This chapter on the practicality of drilling very long pipelines under hazardous terrain is from the proceedings of an international conference on the terrain and geohazard challenges facing onshore oil and gas pipelines (June 2004, London, United Kingdom). The authors describe the rapidly expanding length/diameter parameters of horizontal directionally drilled (HDD) solutions for avoiding or mitigating the impact of terrain and geohazards on new pipelines while also safeguarding the environment. Topics include the reductions in pipeline routing options, examples of HDD solutions to terrain and geohazards, the availability of technology (equipment and tooling), issues in drilling and reaming long pilot holes, drill pipe buckling, torque and drag on the drill pipe, drag co-efficient, torsion capacity, hole opening (reaming), product pipe pullback, very deep HDD crossings, cobbles and gravels, and soft ground and hard ground issues. The authors conclude that, by using techniques well-proven in oil and gas well drilling, the ceiling for the practical length of HDD crossings can be significantly extended. Holes that are 5 km and even 10 km long are possible with appropriate, thorough engineering and suitable ground conditions.

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  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Lukas, Andrew
  • Loneragan, Stephen
  • Macdonald, Duncan
• Conference:
  • Terrain and Geohazard Challenges Facing Onshore Oil and Gas Pipelines
  • Location: London , England
  • Date: 2004-6-2 to 2004-6-4
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 565-575
• Monograph Title: Terrain and Geohazard Challenges Facing Onshore Oil and Gas Pipelines. International Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cobbles; Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Drilling; Environmental risk assessment; Equipment; Geology; Gravel; Mechanical loads; Pipelines; Project management; Rock drilling; Terrain evaluation; Torque
• Uncontrolled Terms: Geohazards; Horizontal directional drilling; Pipeline routing
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Environment; Geotechnology; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01111014
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0727732781
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 2008 10:38AM