Pipeline systems must contend with many hazards, of which ground movements such as landslides and washouts represent one type. Under the broader umbrella term, natural hazards, individual ground movement threats can be subdivided into geotechnical and hydrotechnical hazards. A four-phase natural hazard and risk management system (NHRM) is being developed. Although research and development are ongoing, implementation over the past seven years spans approximately 25,000 km of main-line pipeline in North and South America. It complies with CSA requirements for ‘hazard identification’ as well as current standard-of-care guidelines related to case-law in Canada. It is designed as a simple yet reproducible methodology that can be operated by pipeline companies, particularly their field staff. The first two phases of hazard identification/assessment are described here with reference to a recent study of hydrotechnical hazards along the Trans Mountain Pipe Line Co. Ltd. main line from Hinton, Alberta to Kamloops, British Columbia in the mountains of western Canada. The relative hazard ratings generated by the Phase I and II methodology can be integrated into existing risk management methodologies used in the industry. Alternatively, the risk assessment and risk management methodology of the NHRM system can be used as outlined in this paper.
Skip Nav Destination
2002 4th International Pipeline Conference
September 29–October 3, 2002
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Pipeline Division
ISBN:
0-7918-3620-7
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Natural Hazard and Risk Management for Pipelines
K. Wayne Savigny,
K. Wayne Savigny
BGC Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Michael Porter,
Michael Porter
BGC Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Joyce Chen,
Joyce Chen
BGC Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Eugene Yaremko,
Eugene Yaremko
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Ltd., Edmonton, AB, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Michael Reed,
Michael Reed
Trans Mountain Pipe Line Company, Ltd., Calgary, AB, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Glenn Urquhart
Glenn Urquhart
Singleton Urquhart, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
K. Wayne Savigny
BGC Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Michael Porter
BGC Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Joyce Chen
BGC Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Eugene Yaremko
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Ltd., Edmonton, AB, Canada
Michael Reed
Trans Mountain Pipe Line Company, Ltd., Calgary, AB, Canada
Glenn Urquhart
Singleton Urquhart, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Paper No:
IPC2002-27176, pp. 1371-1386; 16 pages
Published Online:
February 24, 2009
Citation
Savigny, KW, Porter, M, Chen, J, Yaremko, E, Reed, M, & Urquhart, G. "Natural Hazard and Risk Management for Pipelines." Proceedings of the 2002 4th International Pipeline Conference. 4th International Pipeline Conference, Parts A and B. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. September 29–October 3, 2002. pp. 1371-1386. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2002-27176
Download citation file:
51
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Risk Assessment Methodology for Electric-Current Induced Drowning Accidents
ASME J. Risk Uncertainty Part B (September,2016)
Offshore North Sea Pipeline and Riser Loss of Containment Study
(PARLOC)—Applications and Limitations in the Assessment of Operating
Risks
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (May,1996)
Special Issue on Uncertainty Quantification in Multiscale System Design and Simulation
ASME J. Risk Uncertainty Part B (March,2018)
Related Chapters
GROUND MOVEMENT HAZARDS (LANDSLIDES, SUBSIDENCE) AND PIPELINES: AN OVERVIEW
Pipeline Integrity Management Under Geohazard Conditions (PIMG)
AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT METHODS FOR MONITORING LANDSLIDE GROUND MOVEMENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO BURIED PIPELINES
Pipeline Integrity Management Under Geohazard Conditions (PIMG)
Managing Risk: Effective Use of Structural Reliability Assessment (SRA) and Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) for Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP)
Pipeline Integrity Management Under Geohazard Conditions (PIMG)