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Article: Corrosion pig minimizes shut down in German pipeline. (Pipeline Corrosion Logger)
- Article from:
- Pipeline & Gas Journal
- Article date:
- August 1, 1995
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In the Emsland area of Northwest Germany, crude oil is produced from several reservoirs. In January of this year, two leaks occurred simultaneously in a 4,700 m. (3 miles) long, 8-in. field line located in the BEB Erdgas and Erdoel GmbH-operated fields. This pipeline, with a design pressure of 64 bar (940 psi) and an operating pressure of 10 bar (147 psi), transports the entire wet crude oil production of the field to central production facilities. The crude oil is wet and paraffinic. The leaks were the first indication of corrosion in the pipeline which has been in service many years.
Immediately upon noting the leaks, production of the field was shut down and ...