Pipeline Integrity Management | In-line Inspection & Other Data

Pipeline operators use partner value-added software built using ArcGIS capabilities to identify, prioritize, assess, evaluate, repair, and validate the integrity of transmission pipelines. Esri and its partners collaborate to provide pipeline operators with a holistic understanding of their pipeline's assets and condition.

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Class location
High and moderate consequence areas
MAOP validation
Risk assessment
In-line inspection planning and assessment

Class location

In the United States, population density along a pipeline determines a pipeline's strength requirements which, in turn, affects its maximum allowable operating pressure. Determining population density for this purpose requires knowledge of the number of structures and their height and other areas where people gather regularly within a given distance of the pipeline. Using GIS, you can visualize and analyze all the data needed to determine class location.

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High and moderate consequence areas

Locations with dense populations along a pipeline where a potential pipeline failure could significantly impact people or property are identified as consequence areas. Determining consequence areas requires knowledge of class location, a pipeline's maximum allowable operating pressure, nominal pipeline diameter, and nearby highways. Pipeline operators must periodically inspect the condition of their pipelines in an HCA or MCA and remediate any degradation that might affect the pipeline's integrity. GIS capabilities are essential in determining consequence areas.

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MAOP validation

Validating Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) and documenting that the results meet regulatory requirements entails access to many data points and review of all related records. Location is the attribute most common to these data points and records. GIS supports pipeline operators in fulfilling their MAOP validation requirements.

Risk assessment

Many factors are considered by pipeline operators as they assess potential actions that could cause their pipe network to lose containment and the consequences of such a loss. Location is the most common denominator in all that data, making GIS a key system for pipe risk assessment.

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In-line inspection planning and assessment

A key contributor to knowledge of a pipe's internal condition is in-line inspection. Data from smart pig runs spots internal pipe defects and conditions that can result in corrosion or other failures. The exact location of each known defect can be pinpointed in ArcGIS and made available to all applications for visualization and analysis.

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ILI Data Management

See how to leverage ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing with in-line inspection (ILI) data inside ArcGIS.

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In-line inspection monitoring dashboard

See the example of utilizing ArcGIS for Dashboards to visualize ILI information.

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ArcGIS Maps for Office—Pipeline

See how ArcGIS enables the capability to work with maps directly in Excel using the example of valve inspections.

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Drive business value through analytics

Learn the value of exploratory data analysis tools available in ArcGIS Insights. Assess the threats that may be associated with a pipeline.

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Offshore HCA analysis

See how operators that have traditionally performed HCA analysis for onshore liquid pipelines have now applied similar analysis for offshore pipes.

Products for integrity management

ArcGIS Pro

Transform data in maps into actionable information with a powerful single desktop GIS application.

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ArcGIS Insights

Empower analysts across departments to directly connect data, perform advanced analytics, and take results into third-party systems.

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ArcGIS Dashboards

Use ArcGIS Dashboards to help make decisions, visualize trends, monitor status in real time, and inform communities.

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ArcGIS for Excel

Use location intelligence to transform your graphs and charts into interactive maps directly in Microsoft Excel.

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Support pipeline integrity management

Class location

High and moderate consequence areas

MAOP validation

Risk assessment

In-line inspection planning and assessment

ILI Data Management

In-line inspection monitoring dashboard

ArcGIS Maps for Office—Pipeline

Drive business value through analytics

Offshore HCA analysis

Products for integrity management

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Insights

ArcGIS Dashboards

ArcGIS for Excel

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