1st Edition

Mitigation of Gas Pipeline Integrity Problems

By Mavis Sika Okyere Copyright 2021
300 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

300 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

300 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Mitigation of Gas Pipeline Integrity Problems presents the methodology to enable engineers, experienced or not, to alleviate pipeline integrity problems during operation. It explains the principal considerations and establishes a common approach in tackling technical challenges that may arise during gas production.   Covers third-party damage, corrosion, geotechnical hazards, stress... Read more

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Third-Party Damage

Chapter 3 Corrosion

Chapter 4 Construction and Materials Defect

Chapter 5 Geotechnical Hazards

Chapter 6 Off-Spec Natural Gas

Chapter 7 Natural Gas Hydrate

Chapter 8 Leak and Break Detection

Biography

Mavis Sika Okyere (née Nyarko) is a senior pipeline integrity engineer at Ghana National Gas Company. She is an expert in risk-based assessment, pipeline integrity, corrosion protection and monitoring. She has experience with subsea structural engineering, piping and pipeline engineering principles as applied to both onshore and offshore conditions.

Mavis studied MSc. Gas Engineering and Management at University of Salford, United Kingdom and BSc. Civil Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.

She worked with LUDA Development Ltd, Bluecrest College, INTECSEA/Worleyparsons Atlantic Ltd, Technip, Ussuya Ghana Ltd, and Ghana Highway Authority. She has published in several books and journals, and is a member of many National and International bodies.