Description: Pictures and videos taken along the pipeline right of way and at facility construction sites by field engineers form the basis of this lesson.
The pipeline portion starts with permitting and right of way acquisition and takes the student through staking and clearing the right-of-way, ditching, welding, testing, directional drilling, lowering, backfilling, final clean up and restoration.
The facility portion starts with leveling the site and constructing equipment foundations and supports, through prefabbing and bolting up, and finally control building installation and systems commissioning and testing. Extensive video footage from construction projects allow students to see construction work in progress. Both portions of the lesson emphasize safety, quality, and documentation.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and explain the steps in the project process life cycle.
- Explain what a pipeline “spread” is and the three main parts of it.
- Explain how welders are tested.
- Identify the main function of the right of way crew and why their work is important.
- Discuss the steps of stringing and trenching.
- Explain internal and external line-up-clamps and how they are used.
- Explain what a welding pass is and how the number of passes is determined.
- Explain the primary coating test method and how a holiday is repaired.
- Discuss the steps in drilling a horizontal directional drill.
- Describe what prefabbing is.
- Explain how hydrovacing increases safety.
- Describe hot cutting and cold cutting.
- Explain how “two-holing” is used to ensure prefabricated spool pieces will align.
- Describe how equipment is grouted and why grouting is necessary.
- Describe a conduit “seal off” and explain why it is used.
- Explain why it is important to “shore the ditch” for excavations.
- Explain the purpose of floating roofs verses cone roofs.
- Discuss the importance of proper documentation and records.
Lesson Outline
- Project life cycle
- Pipeline construction activities
- Permitting
- Route selection
- Right of way clearing and preparation
- Stringing
- Ditching
- Welding
- Quality control and lowering in
- Horizontal directional drilling
- Hydrostatic testing
- Backfilling and clean up
- Documentation
- Site preparation
- Prefabbing
- Excavation
- Cold cutting
- Welding on
- Bolting up
- Setting and aligning pumps and motors
- Grouting
- Quality Control
- Control Buildings
- Tanks
- Documentation
- Testing
Audience
- Company personnel new to the pipeline industry.
- Engineers and designers who want to know more about the construction process.
- Current professional support personnel who want to learn more about the industry so they can interact with those they support.
- Industry vendors and suppliers who want to better understand the industry.
- Others in the industry who want to widen their view and understanding.
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