The Oil, Gas & Energy Technical Group on behalf of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) invites all members and those interested to join us for an online Zoom webinar on Digital Twin as a Tool for Extending In-Line Inspection Intervals presented by Elsyca. Scape Consulting is the exclusive representative of Elsyca in the Australasian region.
Presenters
Christophe Baeté | Elsyca
Presentation Title: Digital Twin as a Tool for Extending In-Line Inspection Intervals
Aging pipeline assets are a concern for many pipeline operators. As pipelines age, external corrosion control becomes more challenging and often results in more aggressive monitoring and maintenance activities such as more frequent in-line inspections (ILI) and direct examinations.
A pipeline case study is discussed demonstrating how a digital twin based on mechanistic modeling was utilized as a proof of concept for identifying possible cathodic protection remedial actions to decrease external corrosion growth rates (CGR) with the goal of extending the ILI inspection interval from 3 to 5 years. Various remediations such as adjusting or adding cathodic protection and resolving interference are modeled and compared with the existing corrosion control configuration. An economic analysis is included to determine if theoretical remediations can reduce monitoring and maintenance costs while maintaining asset integrity.