Mechanistic modeling of pipeline leak detection at fixed inlet rate

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 145-156

  Kam, Seung Ihl ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

deepwater; leak; leak detection; multiphase flow; pipeline

Indexed keywords

BACK PRESSURES; BEFORE AND AFTER; CONTOUR PLOT; DEEPWATER; DEEPWATER OPERATION; GAS OIL RATIOS; GAS-OIL TWO-PHASE FLOW; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; INLET PRESSURES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MECHANISTIC MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW PIPELINES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPENING SIZES; PIPELINE LEAKS; POTENTIAL THREATS; REMEDIAL PROCESS; STEADY STATE; STEADY-STATE RESPONSE; SUB-SEA PIPELINES; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HYDROCARBONS; LEAK DETECTION; PIPELINES; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER PIPELINES;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES;

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; DEEP WATER; DETECTION METHOD; GAS PIPELINE; GAS PRODUCTION; LEAKAGE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PIPELINE; OIL PRODUCTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; SUBMARINE PIPELINE;

EID: 74149084148     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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