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Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering Problems 9th edition [Pehme köide]

(Professor and Director, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA), (Advisor, Houston, TX, USA)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 1220 pages, kõrgus x laius: 276x216 mm, kaal: 2630 g, Approx. 650 illustrations; Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 26-Oct-2022
  • Kirjastus: Gulf Professional Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 0128227885
  • ISBN-13: 9780128227886
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 1220 pages, kõrgus x laius: 276x216 mm, kaal: 2630 g, Approx. 650 illustrations; Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 26-Oct-2022
  • Kirjastus: Gulf Professional Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 0128227885
  • ISBN-13: 9780128227886

Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering Problems, Ninth Edition, the latest release in the series, serves as the "go-to" source for all pipeline engineering answers. Updated with new data, graphs and chapters devoted to economics and the environment, this new edition delivers on new topics, including emissions, decommissioning, cost curves, and more while still maintaining the quick answer standard display of content and data that engineers have utilized throughout their careers. Glossaries are added per chapter for better learning tactics, along with additional storage tank and LNG fundamentals.

This book continues to be the high-quality, classic reference to help pipeline engineers solve their day-to-day problems.

  • Contains new chapters that highlight costs, safety and environmental topics, including discussions on emissions
  • Helps readers learn terminology, with updated glossaries in every chapter
  • Includes renovated graphs and data tables throughout
List of Contributors
xv
About the Authors xvii
Preface xix
1 General Information
1(60)
System Schematics
2(1)
Schematic of hazardous liquid pipeline system networks
2(1)
Schematic of natural gas pipeline system networks
2(1)
Hydrocarbon classification of gases and products
3(1)
Typical pipeline construction sequence
3(1)
U.S. Pipeline Maps
4(1)
Gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines circa 2020
4(1)
Hazardous liquid pipeline accident heat map, 2010-2020
5(1)
Gas transmission pipeline incident heat map, 2010-2020
6(1)
LNG plants connected to natural gas pipeline systems, 2020
7(1)
CO2-EOR operations and infrastructure in the U.S. circa 2020
8(1)
Permian Basin CO2 pipeline infrastructure circa 2020
9(1)
Gulf Coast CO2 pipeline infrastructure circa 2020
10(1)
Rocky Mountain CO2 pipeline infrastructure circa 2020
11(1)
Mid-Continent CO2 pipeline infrastructure circa 2020
11(1)
U.S. Statistics
12(1)
Annual mileage for hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide systems in the United States, 2004-2019
12(1)
Annual mileage for natural gas transmission and gathering systems in the United States, 1984-2019
13(1)
Annual mileage for gas distribution systems in the United States, 1984-2019
14(1)
Billion barrels delivered by liquids pipeline in the United States, 2014-2018
14(1)
Liquefied natural gas facilities in the United States circa 2020
15(1)
Cables and Ropes
16(1)
Estimating strength of cable
16(1)
Find the working strength of Manila rope
16(1)
How large should drums and sheaves be for wire rope?
16(1)
Find advantages of block and tackle with pull out friction
17(1)
Safe loads for wire rope
17(1)
Stress in guy wires
18(2)
Strength and weight of popular wire rope
20(1)
Measuring the diameter of wire rope
20(1)
Wire rope: field troubles and their causes
21(1)
Capacity of drums
22(1)
Belts and Shafts
22(1)
Determine length of a V-belt
22(1)
Calculate stress in shaft key
23(1)
Estimate the horsepower that can be transmitted by a shaft
23(1)
Miscellaneous
24(1)
Area formula
24(1)
Surface and volume formula
25(1)
Recommended drill sizes for self-tapping screws
26(1)
Determine pulley speed
26(1)
ASTM standard reinforcing bars
27(1)
Pressure rating for carbon steel flanges
27(1)
How to estimate length of material contained in roll
27(1)
Convenient antifreeze chart for winterizing cooling systems
28(1)
How to determine glycol requirements for desired protection
28(1)
Weight in pounds of round steel shafting
29(1)
Properties of shafting
30(1)
Tap drills and clearance drills for machine screws
31(1)
Common nails
32(1)
Drill sizes for pipe taps
32(1)
Carbon steel---color and approximate temperature
32(1)
Bolting dimensions for flanges
33(4)
Flange bolt tightening sequence
37(1)
Steel fitting dimensions
38(1)
ANSI forged steel flanges
39(1)
Trenching and excavation safety
40(3)
Reuniting separated mercury in thermometers
43(1)
Typical wire resistance
43(1)
How to cut odd-angle long radius elbows
44(1)
How to read land descriptions
45(2)
Size an air receiver for engine starting
47(1)
Dimensions of hex nuts and hex jam nuts
48(1)
Color codes for locating underground utilities
49(1)
Approximate angle of repose for sloping sides of excavations
49(1)
Wind chill chart
50(1)
Fluid power formulas
51(1)
How is pipeline manufactured?
51(4)
How to designate and classify PE piping materials
55(3)
Pipeline books published after 2000
58(3)
2 Construction
61(64)
Right of Way
62(1)
Project scoping data worksheet for major facilities
62(2)
Clearing and grading right-of-way: labor/equipment considerations
64(1)
Estimating man hours for removing trees
64(1)
Estimating man hours for removing tree stumps
65(1)
Clearing and grading right-of-way
65(1)
Ditching and Trenching
66(1)
How many cubic yards of excavation in a mile of ditch?
66(1)
Shrinkage and expansion of excavated and compacted soil
66(1)
Ditching and trenching: labor/equipment considerations
66(1)
Trench excavations
67(1)
Determination of soil type
68(1)
Test equipment and methods for evaluating soil type
68(8)
OSHA trench box requirements
76(2)
Laying and Lowering
78(1)
How to determine the degrees of bend in a pipe that must fit a ditch calling for a bend in both horizontal and vertical planes
78(1)
How to bend a pipe to fit a ditch
78(1)
Pipe bending computations made with a calculator
79(1)
Calculate maximum bend on cold pipe
80(2)
Determine length of a pipe bend
82(1)
Length of pipe in arc subtended by any angle
82(1)
Linear feet of pipelay per 10 h day in trench in level, rock-free terrain
83(1)
Linear feet of pipelay per 10-hour day on waist-high supports on level ground
84(1)
Allowable pipe span between supports
84(1)
How engineers make pipe fit the ditch
85(3)
How to lower an existing pipeline that is still in service
88(3)
Welding
91(1)
When should steel be preheated before welding?
91(1)
Welding and brazing temperatures
92(1)
Mechanical properties of pipe welding rods
92(1)
Lens shade selector
93(1)
Reasons for rejecting a pipeweld and ways to reduce reject rates
93(9)
How many welds will the average welder make per hour?
102(1)
How much welding rod is required for a mile of schedule 40 pipeline?
102(1)
How many pounds of electrodes are required per weld on line pipe?
102(1)
Welding criteria permit safe and effective pipeline repair
103(6)
Cross-country pipeline---vertical down electrode consumption, pounds of electrode per joint
109(1)
Directional Crossing
110(1)
Guidelines for a successful directional crossing bid package
110(8)
Polyethylene Piping
118(1)
Simplified installation guidelines for PE pipe
118(2)
How to construct a trench for PE piping
120(5)
3 Pipe Design
125(34)
Steel pipe design
126(5)
Properties of pipe
131(3)
Length of pipe in bends
134(1)
Calculation of pipe bends
135(2)
Spacing of pipe supports
137(1)
Chart of deflection of horizontal pipelines
138(1)
American standard taper pipe threads (NPT)
139(1)
British standard taper pipe threads
140(1)
Normal engagement between male and female threads to make tight joints
141(1)
Calculate pipe weight, contents, velocity
141(1)
Formulas and constants for tubular goods problems
142(1)
How to calculate the contraction or expansion of a pipeline
143(1)
Estimate weight of pipe in metric tons per kilometer
143(1)
How to find pipe weight from outside diameter and wall thickness
144(1)
What is the maximum allowable length of unsupported line pipe?
144(1)
Identify the schedule number of pipe by direct measurement
144(1)
Determine buoyancy of bare steel pipe
145(1)
Determine buoyancy of bare and concrete-coated steel pipe in water and mud
145(1)
Weights of piping materials
146(1)
Allowable working pressure for carbon steel pipe
147(1)
Find the stress in pipe wall due to internal pressure
148(1)
How to calculate stress in above ground/below ground transitions
148(4)
How to identify the series number of flanged fittings
152(1)
Dimensions of three-diameter ells with tangents
152(1)
Spectacle blind thicknesses
152(1)
Carbon dioxide pipeline design
153(6)
4 Electrical Design
159(24)
Electrical design
160(1)
Hazardous locations
161(1)
NEMA enclosure types
162(1)
Size portable electric generators
163(1)
Typical wattages for tools and appliances
164(1)
Knockout dimensions
164(1)
National Electrical Code tables
165(4)
Electrical formulas
169(1)
Full-load currents---single-phase transformers
169(1)
Conduit size for combinations of cables with different outside diameters
170(2)
Minimum bending radius for insulated cables for permanent training during installation
170(1)
Full-load currents---three-phase transformers
172(1)
Motor controller sizes
172(1)
Voltage drop on circuits using 600 V copper conductors in steel conduit
173(1)
Determine the most economical size for electric power conductors
173(1)
How to find the resistance and weight of copper wires
174(1)
What you should remember about electrical formulas
174(1)
How to calculate microwave hops on level ground
174(1)
Quick determination of hp per ampere for induction motors (3 phase) at different voltages
175(1)
Chart of electric motor horsepower for pumping units
175(1)
Pumping stations
176(1)
Floodlighting calculations
177(1)
Point-by-point method
177(1)
Beam-lumen design method
178(1)
Conductor size conversion chart---metric to AWG
179(1)
Commonly used switchgear device numbers
180(1)
Bonding the grounding system to building and structure foundations
181(2)
5 Hydrostatic Testing
183(34)
History of gas pipeline pressure test requirements
184(5)
The benefits and limitations of hydrostatic testing
189(10)
Hydrostatic testing for pipelines
199(5)
Volume of water required to fill test section
204(1)
Volume of water required at test pressure
205(1)
How to use charts for estimating the amount of pressure change for a change in test water temperature
206(3)
Compressibility factor for water
209(1)
Hydrostatic test records
209(1)
Pressure testing and recordkeeping requirements --- reconciling historical practices with new requirements
209(8)
6 Pigging, Cleaning & Drying
217(30)
A brief history of pipeline pigging
218(1)
Why pig a pipeline?
219(7)
Cleaning and construction utility pigs
226(6)
Pipeline dewatering, cleaning, and drying
232(4)
Moisture content of air
236(2)
Commissioning ethylene pipelines
238(3)
Vacuum drying
241(3)
Pig trap design
244(3)
7 Control Valves
247(38)
Control valve sizing formulas
248(4)
Sizing control valves for throughput
252(5)
Control valve selection
257(2)
Relief valve sizing, selection, installation, and testing
259(4)
Rupture disk sizing methodologies
263(1)
Rupture disk sizing using the resistance to flow method (KR)
264(2)
Variable orifice rotary control valves
266(2)
Basic valve flow-capacity coefficient (Cυ)
268(4)
Visualize pump and control valve interaction
272(6)
Avoid cavitation in butterfly valves
278(3)
How to read a regulator flow curve
281(4)
8 Corrosion and Coatings
285(68)
Types of corrosion and control methods
286(2)
Fundamentals of pipeline corrosion
288(14)
NAPCA specification designations for coal tar enamel coatings
302(1)
NAPCA standard applied pipe coating weights
302(2)
NAPCA specifications for pipeline wrappers
304(1)
How much primer for a mile of pipe?
304(1)
How much coal-tar enamel for a mile of pipe?
305(1)
How much wrapping for a mile of pipe?
305(1)
Estimating coating and wrapping materials per mile of pipe
305(1)
Coefficient of friction for pipe coating materials
306(2)
Troubleshooting magnesium anode cathodic protection systems
308(1)
Cathodic protection for pipelines
309(8)
Estimate the pounds of sacrificial anode material required for offshore pipelines
317(2)
Comparison of other reference electrode potentials with that of copper-copper sulfate reference electrode at 25 °C
319(1)
Chart aids in calculating ground bed resistance and rectifier power cost
320(1)
How can output of magnesium anodes be predicted?
321(1)
How to determine the efficiency of a cathodic protection rectifier?
321(1)
How to calculate the voltage drop in ground bed cable quickly
322(1)
What spacing for test leads to measure current on a pipeline?
322(1)
How to estimate the number of magnesium anodes required and their spacing for a bare line or for a corrosion "hot spot"?
323(1)
How can resistivity of freshwater be determined from chemical analysis?
323(1)
What will be the resistance to earth of a single graphite anode?
324(1)
What will be the resistance to earth of a group of graphite anodes, in terms of the resistance of a single anode?
324(1)
How can the current output of magnesium rod used for the cathodic protection of heat exchanger shells be predicted?
324(1)
How many magnesium anodes are needed for supplementary protection to a short-circuited bare casing?
324(1)
Group installation of sacrificial anodes
325(1)
How to find the voltage rating of a rectifier if it is to deliver a given amount of current through a given ground bed?
325(1)
Determining current requirements for coated fines
326(1)
Determine current requirements for coated lines when pipe-to-soil potential values are estimated
326(1)
HVDC effects on pipelines
327(4)
Troubleshooting bed cathodic protection systems
331(1)
How to control corrosion at compressor stations
332(1)
Project leak growth
333(1)
Advances in pipeline protection
334(5)
Estimate the number of squares of tape for pipe coating
339(1)
Estimate the amount of primer required for tape
340(1)
Tape requirements for fittings
340(1)
Induced AC voltages on pipelines may present a serious hazard
341(2)
Minimizing shock hazards on pipelines near HVAC lines
343(1)
Corrosion of low-velocity, high water cut oil emulsion pipelines
344(2)
Pipeline external corrosion direct assessment process
346(7)
9 Gas---General
353(46)
Know the gas laws
354(2)
Calculate gas properties from a gas analysis
356(4)
Physical properties of selected hydrocarbons and other chemicals and gases
360(8)
How to calculate the specific gravity of natural gas
368(1)
What are the four different types of heating value?
368(1)
How to calculate the heating value of natural gas
369(1)
Nomograph for calculating density and specific volume of gases and vapors
370(1)
Considerations for selecting energy measurement equipment
371(6)
Facts about methane and its behavior
377(4)
Conversion table for pure methane
381(1)
Introduction to LNG
382(14)
Glossary of common gas industry terms
396(3)
10 Gas---Compression
399(34)
Compressor definitions
400(1)
Performance calculations for reciprocating compressors
401(2)
Estimate suction and discharge volume bottle sizes for pulsation control for reciprocating compressors
403(2)
Compression horsepower determination
405(2)
Generalized compressibility factor
407(1)
Nomograph aids in diagnosing compressor cylinder ills
408(1)
Centrifugal compressor performance calculations
409(4)
Nomographs for estimating compressor performance
413(5)
Estimate horsepower required to compress natural gas
418(1)
Estimate compressor horsepower where discharge pressure is 1000 psi
418(1)
Calculate brake horsepower required to compress gas
419(1)
How can we find the size of a fuel gas line for a compressor station?
419(1)
Estimate engine cooling water requirements
420(1)
Performance testing guidelines for centrifugal compressors
421(12)
11 Gas---Hydraulics
433(28)
Gas pipeline hydraulics calculations
434(1)
Equivalent lengths for multiple lines based on Panhandle A
435(1)
Determine pressure loss for a low-pressure gas system
436(1)
Nomograph for determining pipe-equivalent factors
437(1)
How much gas is contained in a given line section?
438(1)
How to estimate equivalent length factors for gas lines
438(1)
Estimating comparative capacities of gas pipelines
439(1)
Determination of leakage from gas line using pressure drop method
439(1)
A quick way to determine the size of gas gathering lines
440(1)
Energy conversion data
440(1)
How to estimate time required to get a shut-in test on gas transmission lines
441(1)
How to approximate a maximum acceptable pressure loss for new lines
441(1)
Estimate pipe size requirements for increasing throughput volumes of natural gas
442(1)
Calculate line loss using cross-sectional areas table when testing mains with air or gas
443(1)
Flow of fuel gases in pipelines
444(1)
Calculate the velocity of gas in a pipeline
445(1)
Determining throat pressure in a blow-down system
445(1)
Estimate the amount of gas blown off through a line puncture
446(1)
A practical way to calculate gas flow for pipelines
446(1)
How to calculate the weight of gas in a pipeline
447(1)
Estimate average pressure in gas pipeline using upstream and downstream pressures
447(1)
Chart for determining viscosity of natural gas
448(1)
Fanning equation for gas flow
448(4)
Multiphase flow
452(5)
Nomograph for calculating Reynolds number for compressible flow friction factor for clean steel and wrought iron pipe
457(4)
12 Liquids---General
461(30)
Determining the viscosity of crude
462(1)
Liquid gravity and density conversion chart
463(1)
Nomograph for calculating viscosities of liquid hydrocarbons at high pressure
464(1)
Calculate viscosity of a blend
465(1)
Viscosity of a mixture of liquids using blending index
465(1)
Calculate specific gravity of a blend
466(1)
Convert viscosity units
466(1)
Convert specific gravity to API gravity
466(1)
Viscosities of hydrocarbon liquids
467(2)
Calculate bulk modulus
469(1)
Nomograph for calculating viscosity of slurries
469(2)
Nomograph for calculating velocity of liquids in pipes
471(1)
Nomograph for calculating velocity of compressible fluids in pipes
471(1)
Nomograph for calculating velocity of liquids in pipes
472(2)
Table gives velocity heads for various pipe diameters and different rates of discharge
474(1)
Derivation of basic ultrasonic flow equations
475(2)
How fast does oil move in a pipeline?
477(1)
Estimate the volume of a pipeline per linear foot using the inside diameter
477(1)
What is the linefill of a given pipe in barrels per mile?
477(1)
Estimate leakage amount through small holes in a pipeline
478(1)
Carbon capture and sequestration processes
478(1)
CO2 pipeline infrastructure in the United States
479(7)
Effect of variability on CO2 pipeline operation
486(5)
13 Liquids---Hydraulics
491(54)
Marine hose pressure loss
492(3)
Pressure loss in hose string
495(2)
Pressure drop formula for rubber hose
497(1)
Example of pressure drop calculations for rubber hose
497(1)
Formulas for calculating pressure drop and flow rates for pipelines
497(2)
Using and computing hydraulic gradients
499(3)
What are equivalent lengths?
502(1)
Pressure drop in series systems
503(1)
Pressure drop in looped systems
504(1)
Calculate pressure loss in annular sections
505(1)
Calculate pressure and temperature loss for viscous crudes ≥ 1,000 cP
505(3)
Determine batch injection rate as per enclosure
508(1)
Pressure loss through valves and fittings
509(6)
Nomograph for calculating Reynolds number for clean steel and wrought iron pipe
515(2)
Nomograph for calculating pressure drop of liquids in lines for turbulent flow
517(4)
Drag-reducing agents
521(3)
How to estimate the rate of liquid discharge from a pipe
524(1)
Predict subsurface temperature ranges
524(1)
Sizing pipelines for water flow
525(1)
How approximate throughput of a line can be estimated from pipe size
525(1)
Estimate crude gathering line throughput for a given pipe diameter
526(1)
How to determine head loss due to friction in ordinary iron pipeline carrying clear water
526(1)
How to size lines, estimate pressure drop, and estimate optimum station spacing for crude systems
527(1)
How to size crude oil and products lines for capacity increases
527(1)
What is the hydrostatic pressure due to a column of liquid H feet in height?
527(1)
How to determine the maximum surge pressure in liquid-filled pipeline when a valve is suddenly closed
528(1)
Transient pressure analysis
528(10)
Hydraulics calculations for multiphase systems, including networks
538(7)
14 Pumps
545(80)
Centrifugal pumps
546(12)
Speed torque calculation
558(1)
Variable speed or impeller trim?
559(1)
Pulsation control for reciprocating pumps
560(9)
Rotary pumps on pipeline services
569(5)
Centrifugal pump parameters and applications
574(5)
How to examine centrifugal pump systems
579(5)
Estimate the discharge of a centrifugal pump at various speeds
584(1)
How to estimate the head for an average centrifugal pump
585(1)
Find the reciprocating pump capacity
585(1)
How to estimate the hp required to pump at a given rate at a desired discharge pressure
585(1)
Nomograph for determining reciprocating pump capacity
586(1)
Nomograph for determining specific speed of pumps
587(1)
Nomograph for determining horsepower requirement of pumps
588(1)
How to select motors for field-gathering pumps
588(1)
How a reciprocating pump works
589(9)
Understanding the basics of rotary screw pumps
598(6)
How to evaluate VFD speed on hydraulics
604(2)
Progressive cavity pumps
606(1)
Pump curve accuracy
607(7)
The basics of NPSH and pump operating regions
614(3)
Reading a centrifugal pump curve
617(3)
Navigating pump curves: a roadmap to reliability
620(5)
15 Measurement
625(84)
Multiphase flow meter
626(1)
Pipeline flow measurement factors
627(3)
Liquid measurement orifice plate flange taps
630(2)
Mass measurement light hydrocarbons
632(1)
Pipeline measurement of supercritical carbon dioxide
633(6)
Master meter proving orifice meters in dense phase ethylene
639(7)
Gas or vapor flow measurement---orifice plate flange taps
646(2)
Properties of gas and vapors
648(2)
Determine required orifice diameter for any required differential when the orifice and differential are known
650(1)
Estimate the temperature drop across a regulator
651(1)
Estimate natural gas flow rates
651(1)
How to estimate the average pressure differential on the remaining meter runs of a parallel system
652(1)
Sizing a gas metering run
652(1)
Determine the number of purges for sample cylinders
653(1)
Find the British thermal units when the specific gravity of a pipeline gas is known
653(1)
Make quick calculation of the gas flow through orifice meters
654(1)
How to measure high pressure gas
654(4)
Four ways to calculate orifice flow in field
658(3)
Practical maintenance tips for positive displacement meters
661(4)
Sizing headers for meter stations
665(3)
Measuring flow of high-viscosity liquids
668(5)
Matching the flow meter to the application
673(7)
Use liquid ultrasonic meters for custody transfer
680(5)
Handling entrained gas
685(2)
How do Coriolis flow meters work?
687(2)
Proving liquid ultrasonic flow meters for custody transfer measurement
689(11)
V-Cone® flow meter
700(6)
Sampling and testing program for unrefined petroleum-based products
706(3)
16 Instrumentation
709(36)
Types of control systems
710(2)
Developments in pipeline instrumentation
712(14)
Automatic tank gauging systems and proof testing
726(11)
Instrumentation and sensors for automatic tank gauging
737(8)
17 Integrity Management
745(74)
Overview of leak detection technologies
746(4)
Inspection tools and case studies
750(10)
Factors to consider when evaluating damage on pipelines
760(6)
Understanding mechanical damage in pipelines
766(8)
Understanding stress corrosion cracking in pipelines
774(9)
When does a pipeline need revalidation?
783(9)
Modeling pipeline risk assessment
792(5)
A risk management tool for establishing budget priorities
797(5)
Floating roof failure modes and risk
802(10)
Floating roof tanks rainfall risk
812(7)
18 Tanks
819(120)
Classification of storage tanks
820(6)
What is the difference between fixed and floating tank types?
826(4)
Tank styles and appurtenances
830(4)
Floating roof applications and components
834(10)
Summary of federal requirements for aboveground storage tanks
844(1)
Design and containment for atmospheric storage tanks
845(6)
Overview of petroleum storage tank standards
851(19)
Tank weight estimation tool using diameter as input variable
870(1)
How to estimate roof and framing weight for fixed cone tank
871(1)
Budgetary pricing cost curve of cone roof tanks
872(1)
How to estimate flow rate from a leaking tank hole
873(2)
Charts give vapor loss from internal floating-roof tanks
875(3)
Estimating the contents of horizontal cylindrical tanks
878(1)
How to gauge a horizontal cylindrical tank
879(1)
Correct the volume of light fuels from actual temperature to a base of 60°F
880(1)
Volume of liquid in vertical cylindrical tanks
880(1)
Chart gives tank's vapor formation rate
881(1)
Tank farm fine sizing
882(2)
Tank farm management
884(8)
Managing oil movement and storage in tank farms
892(10)
Standard construction practices for LNG storage tanks
902(6)
Choosing the best containment for LNG storage
908(3)
A review of API 2350 overfill protection, 4th and 5th edition
911(5)
Manual tank gauging procedures
916(7)
How to apply vapor cloud analysis methodology to tank overfills
923(9)
Simplified procedure to calculate emissions for liquid organic storage tanks
932(4)
Calculating tank emissions with BREEZE TankESP
936(3)
19 Economics
939(22)
Time Value of Money
940(1)
Simple interest versus compound interest
940(1)
Nominal interest rate versus effective annual interest rate
941(1)
Present value of a single cash flow to be received in the future
941(1)
Future value of a single investment
942(1)
The importance of cash flow diagrams
942(1)
Analyzing and valuing investments/projects with multiple or irregular cash flows
942(1)
Perpetuities
943(1)
Future value of a periodic series of investments
944(1)
Annuities, loans, and leases
944(1)
Gradients (payouts/payments with constant growth rates)
945(1)
Analyzing complex investments and cash flow problems
946(1)
Decision and Evaluation Criteria
947(1)
Payback method
947(1)
Accounting rate of return (ROR) method
948(1)
Internal rate of return (IRR) method
949(1)
Net present value (NPV) method
950(1)
Sensitivity Analysis
951(1)
Decision Tree Analysis
952(4)
Accounting Fundamentals
956(5)
20 Cost
961(64)
Cost Estimation
962(1)
Cost estimation methods, normalization and data
962(4)
How to use time and location cost indices
966(1)
How to adjust pipeline construction cost across time
967(1)
Onshore Construction
968(1)
Onshore pipeline construction process
968(3)
Onshore pipeline construction cost factors
971(3)
Onshore FERC gas pipeline cost statistics in the United States, 2014-2019
974(3)
How to estimate onshore pipeline construction cost using unit costs?
977(1)
How to estimate cost bounds in onshore pipeline construction in the United States?
978(1)
Onshore gas pipeline construction cost in the United States, 2017-2019
978(2)
How to develop construction cost models using regression
980(4)
Offshore Construction
984(1)
Offshore pipeline construction process
984(2)
Offshore pipeline construction cost factors
986(5)
U.S. Gulf of Mexico pipeline cost statistics, 1995-2019
991(4)
How to estimate shallow water pipeline construction cost bounds in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico using empirical data?
995(1)
Offshore pipeline construction cost estimation using work decomposition
996(6)
Offshore Decommissioning
1002(1)
Offshore pipeline decommissioning process in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1002(2)
Offshore pipeline decommissioning cost factors
1004(1)
Offshore pipeline decommissioning cost statistics in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, 1980-2019
1005(2)
How to estimate the cost to decommission shallow water pipeline in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico?
1007(1)
How to estimate the cost to decommission hurricane-damaged pipeline in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico?
1007(1)
How to estimate deepwater pipeline decommissioning cost in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico?
1008(1)
How to estimate deepwater umbilical, flowline, and riser decommissioning cost in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico?
1008(1)
Typical workflows for offshore pipeline decommissioning
1009(1)
Gas Compression Stations
1010(1)
Onshore FERC gas transmission compressor station cost statistics in the United States, 2014-2019
1010(3)
How to estimate gas transmission compressor station cost in the United States?
1013(1)
How to compare gas transmission compressor station cost in the United States?
1013(1)
Scaling Rules
1013(1)
Equipment and process scaling rules
1013(1)
How to estimate equipment cost curves
1014(1)
How to estimate equipment cost using two-factor models
1015(2)
How to estimate equipment cost curves using two data points
1017(1)
Tariff Rates
1017(1)
What are reservation and commodity charges?
1017(2)
How to calculate firm service with fixed maximum daily quantity and reservation charge?
1019(1)
How is the cost of service formula applied?
1019(4)
How to compute price adjustments in pipeline system quality banks
1023(2)
21 Health, Safety and
Environment
1025(1)
Health
1026(1)
Grading the nation: state disclosure policies for lead pipes
1026(5)
Safety
1031(1)
Trenching and excavation safety
1031(2)
Crane and hoist safety
1033(2)
Electrical welding safety
1035(3)
Tank fire types and causes
1038(2)
Firefighting protection systems for atmospheric storage tanks
1040(2)
Carbon dioxide pipeline safety and integrity
1042(2)
Environment
1044(1)
U.S. natural gas standards and regulations development
1044(1)
What are the key performance indicators in the U.S. pipeline industry?
1045(2)
Oil spills in the United States, 2002-2016
1047(2)
Estimating oil spill thickness on water visually
1049(2)
Fast discharge volume calculator for offshore leaking pipeline
1051(2)
How to estimate discharge volume for offshore leaking pipeline (fast method)
1053(1)
Advanced discharge volume calculator for offshore leaking pipeline
1053(3)
How to estimate discharge volume for offshore leaking pipeline (advanced method)
1056(2)
Guidelines on oil characterization to inform spill planning and decision making
1058(8)
Oil spills inland response good practice guidelines
1066(17)
Calculating volatile organic compounds flash emissions from crude oil and condensate tanks at oil and gas production sites
1083(6)
22 Specifications
1089(58)
Pipeline Steel Specifications
1090(1)
API 5L pipeline specifications
1090(1)
Main differences between API 5L PSL 1 and PSL 2 pipeline
1091(1)
Chemical composition for API 5L PSL 1 welded pipe
1092(1)
Chemical composition for API 5L PSL 2 welded pipe
1093(1)
Tensile property requirements for pipe body of seamless and welded pipe for PSL 1
1094(1)
Tensile property requirements for pipe body of seamless and welded pipe for PSL 2
1094(1)
Pipeline Material Coating Specifications
1095(1)
External application procedures for plant applied fusion bonded epoxy coatings and abrasion resistant overlay coatings to steel pipe
1095(4)
External application procedures for coal tar epoxy protective coatings to steel pipe
1099(3)
External application procedures for polyolefin pipe coating applied by the cross head extrusion method or the side extrusion method to steel pipe
1102(5)
Exterior application procedures for plant applied tape coatings to steel pipe
1107(3)
Suggested procedures for coating field joints, fittings, connections, and prefabricated sections using tape coatings
1110(1)
Suggested procedures for coating field joints using heat-shrinkable materials
1111(2)
External application procedures for hot applied coal tar coatings to steel pipe
1113(4)
Fuel Specifications
1117(1)
Types of fuel specifications
1117(2)
Transportation fuel specifications
1119(1)
Fuel quality
1119(2)
Gasoline fuel specifications
1121(3)
Aviation gasoline fuel specifications
1124(2)
Jet fuels specifications
1126(5)
Diesel fuel specifications
1131(5)
Pipeline Product Specifications
1136(1)
NGL products, propane
1136(1)
NGL products, butane, normal butane
1137(1)
NGL products, butane, refinery grade butane
1138(1)
NGL products, iso-butane
1139(1)
Gasoline, conventional, 85.5 octane (no ethanol)
1140(1)
Gasoline, conventional, 87 octane (no ethanol)
1141(1)
Gasoline, subgrade, 87 octane after 10% ETOH addition
1142(1)
Distillate, #1 diesel fuel, ultra-low sulfur (15 ppm max)
1143(1)
Distillate, #1 diesel fuel, ultra-low sulfur (15 ppm max)
1144(1)
Distillate, #2 diesel fuel, ultra-low sulfur (15 ppm max)
1145(2)
23 Conversion Factors
1147(20)
Metric conversions---metric to English, English to metric
1148(1)
Density conversions
1149(1)
General liquid density nomograph
1149(2)
Chart gives specific gravity/temperature relationship for petroleum oils
1151(1)
Weight density and specific gravity of various liquids
1151(1)
True vapor pressure of crude oil stocks with a Reid vapor pressure of 2---15 psi
1152(1)
Low temperature vapor pressures for light hydrocarbons
1153(1)
High temperature vapor pressures for light hydrocarbons
1154(1)
Hydrocarbon gas viscosity
1155(1)
Viscosity---equivalents of kinematic and Saybolt Universal Viscosity
1156(1)
Viscosity---equivalents of kinematic and Saybolt Furol Viscosity at 122 °F and 210 °F
1156(1)
Viscosity---general conversions
1157(2)
ASTM standard viscosity temperature chart for liquid petroleum products
1159(1)
Pressure conversion chart
1160(1)
Energy conversion chart
1161(1)
Flow conversion chart
1162(1)
Petroleum fuels volume, weight and calorific value factors
1162(1)
Crude oil approximate conversion factors
1163(1)
Refined products approximate conversion factors
1164(1)
Natural gas and LNG approximate conversion factors
1164(1)
Units and calorific equivalents
1165(1)
Weight of water per cubic foot at various temperatures
1165(2)
Index 1167
Mark Kaiser is Marathon Professor and Director of the Research and Development Division at the Center for Energy Studies at Louisiana State University. His areas of expertise include cost estimation, decommissioning, fiscal systems, offshore infrastructure and service industries, refining, and regulatory modeling. E.W. McAllister has more than 50 years of experience in the pipeline industry as an engineer, administrator, and project manager. He has worked for Chevron Pipe Line Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company, and now runs his own engineering services consulting firm in Houston, TX, USA.