Above Ground Installation Integrity Decision Support Tool
Reference Number
NIA_NGGT0055
Title
Above Ground Installation Integrity Decision Support Tool
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
National Grid Gas Transmission
National Grid Gas Transmission
Award Type
Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source
Ofgem
Start Date
01 May 2014
End Date
31 January 2016
Duration
21 months
Total Grant Value
£125,000
Industrial Sectors
Manufacturing
Region
London
Programme
Safety
Web Site
Objectives
To develop a decision support tool for above ground installations, which would be fully validated and used to prioritise resources to the highest risk installations.
Delivery of the model, report and supporting guidance on how to use the model to make informed decisions.
Abstract
The project scope is designed to develop a risk based model for prioritisation of high pressure gas above ground installation integrity management and maintenance activities. Taking into account the threats posed by different damage mechanisms such as corrosion, vibration, over pressure, low temperature, fatigue assessments on individual installations; this type of prioritisation system is a new concept and will better enable the prioritisation of resources to the highest risk installations.
This work will determine how National Grid can best make decisions for prioritising maintenance and inspection for high pressure gas installations to maintain their availability for use by customers whilst meeting our safety obligations.
The project will use information from around the world including Europe, US and Asia from research bodies such as EPRG and PRCI to define the appropriate risk profile and consider the various options for above ground installation inspection and management. The work will consider the location, the failure mechanism likelihoods for installation assets and the prevention and mitigation measures in place for individual assets and the entire installation.
The National Grid expenditure on the inspection and maintenance of its National Transmission System above ground assets is in the region of 4M Pounds per annum. The tool will be able to rank installations against each other for their propensity for failure and will help National Grid make informed choices for investing funds in maintenance and/or inspection activities for higher risk installations and ensure that we can continue to meet our customer and safety obligations in the most efficient way.
The project will therefore deliver both a specific piece of new equipment and also a novel operational practice
This work will determine how National Grid can best make decisions for prioritising maintenance and inspection for high pressure gas installations to maintain their availability for use by customers whilst meeting our safety obligations.
The project will use information from around the world including Europe, US and Asia from research bodies such as EPRG and PRCI to define the appropriate risk profile and consider the various options for above ground installation inspection and management. The work will consider the location, the failure mechanism likelihoods for installation assets and the prevention and mitigation measures in place for individual assets and the entire installation.
The National Grid expenditure on the inspection and maintenance of its National Transmission System above ground assets is in the region of 4M Pounds per annum. The tool will be able to rank installations against each other for their propensity for failure and will help National Grid make informed choices for investing funds in maintenance and/or inspection activities for higher risk installations and ensure that we can continue to meet our customer and safety obligations in the most efficient way.
The project will therefore deliver both a specific piece of new equipment and also a novel operational practice
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