Pipelines

1: Introduction

1.1 Opening Statement

1.2 History of Petroleum Transport and Pipeline

1.3 State of the Art

1.4 Sustainability of Current Technologies

1.5 Introduction to Various Chapters


2: Pipeline Route Selection and Geotechnical Guidelines

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Preliminary Route Selection

2.3 Sustainability Criteria

2.4 Environmental Impact Assessment

2.5 Sustainable Route Design for a Given Terrain


3: Liquid Flow and Pumps

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Transient Flow

3.3 Determination of Stable Flow Parameters

3.4 Role of Temperature

3.5 Sustainability of Additives

3.6 Sustainable Power Systems

3.7 Knowledge-Based Network Optimization


4: Natural Gas Transmission

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Gas Compressors

4.3 Sustainable Powering of Gas Transmission

4.4 Auto-coating of Pipelines

4.5 Knowledge-Based Network Optimization


5: Material Selection and Quality Management

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Material Selection Criteria

5.3 Emerging Technologies

5.4 Selection Criteria Based on Sustainable Development

5.5 Monitoring Technologies

5.6 Realtime Processing of Smart Well Data

5.7 Remote Sensing and Prediction of Pipeline Quality


6: Pipeline Construction

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Designing Criteria

6.3 Novel Materials

6.4 Pathway Analysis of Construction Material

6.5 Environmental Impact


7: Pipeline Protection and Integrity

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Inspection and Safety

7.3 Inspection Tools

7.4 Environmental Degradation

7.5 Impact of Natural Disasters

7.6 Future Standards


8: Specialty Fluid Transmission

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Hazard Assessment

8.3 Environmental Risk Assessment

8.4 Remediation Protocols

8.5 Long-term Environmental Impacts


9: Emerging Technology

9.1 Nanotechnology

9.2 Novel Corrosion prevention

9.3 Sustainable Hydrate and Wax Mitigation

9.4 Ultimate Monitoring and Remote Control

9.5 Field Guidelines


10: Conclusions