Despite all attention given to natural gas transmission pipelines, defects due to corrosion and third party activities can still be detected. These defects should be assessed and pipeline repair or replacement may be required. Gaz de France R&D Division has developed a methodology and an associated software to assess the integrity of ageing operating pipelines and to build inspection and re-inspection program: “GADline®”. The “GADline®” methodology and associated software allows: - to assess defects with deterministic and probabilistic methods. Six defect types are taken into account in the software: corrosions, gouges, grinding metal losses, dents, gouges in dents, and dents associated with grinding metal losses. For each of these defects, burst and fatigue behaviors are assessed, based on well-known criteria (BS7910, B31G and EPRG) and criteria developed by Gaz De France. All these criteria have been validated throughout tests campaigns to suit the actual behavior of the defects detected on the Gaz de France pipeline network. - to classify the defects in three categories: acceptable, temporarily acceptable or unacceptable. Thanks to the software, the acceptability results can be easily read on a defect assessment diagram and result sheets can be printed. - to analyze defects detected by in-line inspection or above ground surveys. Defect dimensions measured by pigs or after manual measurements can be used as input data, allowing more or less accurate analysis. - to prepare intervention programs. These intervention programs allow to identify the locations, where a drop in pressure is necessary to preserve the integrity of pipeline and the safety of people and environment. They also allow to identify locations, where future interventions will be necessary. Finally they facilitate the decision making process regarding re-inspection program frequency by calculating failure probability per km for each corrosion defect. (This module software is detailed in another IPC article. [1])
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2008 7th International Pipeline Conference
September 29–October 3, 2008
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- International Petroleum Technology Institute and the Pipeline Division
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978-0-7918-4858-6
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A Pipeline Integrity Assessment Software for Transmission Pipelines: Gadline®
Magali Poignant,
Magali Poignant
Gaz de France, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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Virginie Lesueur,
Virginie Lesueur
Gaz de France, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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Gae¨l Pognonec
Gae¨l Pognonec
Gaz de France, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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Magali Poignant
Gaz de France, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
Virginie Lesueur
Gaz de France, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
Gae¨l Pognonec
Gaz de France, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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IPC2008-64321, pp. 509-518; 10 pages
Published Online:
June 29, 2009
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Poignant, M, Lesueur, V, & Pognonec, G. "A Pipeline Integrity Assessment Software for Transmission Pipelines: Gadline®." Proceedings of the 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference. 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference, Volume 2. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. September 29–October 3, 2008. pp. 509-518. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2008-64321
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