Abandonment research and environmental impact analysis for retired dong-huang pipelines

Abstract

Nowadays, China is not experienced in the research and practice of the abandonment approaches to oil and gas pipelines retirement. Using the experience of the North America for reference in abandonment of onshore pipelines, including retired pipeline safety environmental disposal scheme choice, waste disposal technology and retired environmental impact assessment of the key problems were discussed. The comparatively complete construction technology was put forward to dismantle pipelines. Besides, the construction technology of filling the controlled low strength material to the decommissioning oil pipelines was put up. Based on the case of Dong-Huang pipeline abandonment, the selection disposal scheme was optimized, key construction practices such as the cleaning of pipeline residues and low strength controlled material filling pipeline were expounded, potential environmental influence of different disposal scheme was analyzed, besides, some measures were represented to prevent and relieve the pollution corresponding to the construction technology. Research results have guiding significance for perfecting safe abandonment research of domestic retired oil and gas pipelines.