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hazard types assessed
Comprehensive and Site-Specific Consequence Assessments for Pipeline Releases
Historical incidents involving oil and gas pipelines have brought more attention from land owners/developers to the potential risks and consequences from an accidental release from a pipeline in close proximity to developed areas. Comprehensive and site-specific consequence assessments can help operators understand the magnitude and extent of potential oil and gas pipeline incidents and their adverse impacts. Simulating releases (modeling) can be used to analyze a wide range of hypothetical release scenarios with varying: hazards assessed, types of products transported/stored, routes, and site conditions.
Key Details
Project Name
Comprehensive and Site-Specific Consequence Assessments for Pipeline Releases
Client
Undisclosed North American pipeline operator
Sector
- Energy
Location
- North America
Services Provided
- Environment
- Health, safety and risk
- Oceans and coastal
- Spatial intelligence and GIS
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Solution
RPS performed a comprehensive suite of modeling that addressed potential impacts for a range of different release scenarios and hazards. These scenarios varied by pipeline, product, geographic location, and hazard type, and assessed a range of level impacts. Results were summarized to demonstrate the potential impact radius for each hazard and threat level as GIS maps. The operator was then able to use the results to identify the potential impacts on structures or environmentally sensitive areas near the pipeline ROW.
Project Statistics
2
pipelines
600
overland crude oil release simulations
105
vapor dispersion and thermal radiation modeling scenarios
