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51318-11559-New Design/Material Solution for Pipeline Chemicals and Permeation

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Results of both laboratory testing and field evaluation will display the performance weaknesses of glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) gaskets.  A newly developed technological solution for pipelines requiring isolation will be presented.

Product Number: 51318-11559-SG
Industry: Gas/Liquid Pipelines
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Glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) gaskets were a significant improvement over prior isolation technologies, such as phenolic gaskets, which were in use since the early 1900’s. GRE has now been used to isolate pipelines in a broad range of industries for close to 50 years. Advances in oil and gas extraction, changes in oil chemistry and changes in installation practices have exposed some potential weaknesses in common gaskets utilizing GRE as the primary form of isolation. The typical GRE gasket uses media permeating through the gasket to energize the seal. This “leak to seal” design is an indicator that GRE may not be the best choice as a gasketing material as media stream materials have become increasingly incompatible with the epoxy resin. Due to the continued efforts to design GRE gaskets with reduced permeation paths, it is believed that GRE’s permeability is a well known issue, but GRE has other weaknesses that open this product up to potential failure in a pipeline. The GRE can be prone to delamination at high pressures due to the material’s laminate construction, the operating temperature range of GRE is not as high as many oil and gas operators would desire and finally, the thickness and thickness tolerance of GRE can cause installation challenges and potential failure by media leakage.

This paper will graphically and technically display these performance weaknesses with output from both laboratory testing and field evaluation. An in-depth review of failure modes and causation will be executed on a mode-by-mode basis. A solution will be presented with data and imagery defining a newly developed technological solution for pipelines requiring isolation.

 

Key words: Isolation gasket, insulating gasket, GRE, glass reinforced epoxy, electrical isolation, permeation, blowout, delamination, pressure, temperature, Tg, hydrotest, resistance, chemical attack, steam, H2S, CO2, CO, NEMA,G10, G11, sour gas, API, ASME, volt, helium, nitrogen, coating, coated, encapsulated.

Glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) gaskets were a significant improvement over prior isolation technologies, such as phenolic gaskets, which were in use since the early 1900’s. GRE has now been used to isolate pipelines in a broad range of industries for close to 50 years. Advances in oil and gas extraction, changes in oil chemistry and changes in installation practices have exposed some potential weaknesses in common gaskets utilizing GRE as the primary form of isolation. The typical GRE gasket uses media permeating through the gasket to energize the seal. This “leak to seal” design is an indicator that GRE may not be the best choice as a gasketing material as media stream materials have become increasingly incompatible with the epoxy resin. Due to the continued efforts to design GRE gaskets with reduced permeation paths, it is believed that GRE’s permeability is a well known issue, but GRE has other weaknesses that open this product up to potential failure in a pipeline. The GRE can be prone to delamination at high pressures due to the material’s laminate construction, the operating temperature range of GRE is not as high as many oil and gas operators would desire and finally, the thickness and thickness tolerance of GRE can cause installation challenges and potential failure by media leakage.

This paper will graphically and technically display these performance weaknesses with output from both laboratory testing and field evaluation. An in-depth review of failure modes and causation will be executed on a mode-by-mode basis. A solution will be presented with data and imagery defining a newly developed technological solution for pipelines requiring isolation.

 

Key words: Isolation gasket, insulating gasket, GRE, glass reinforced epoxy, electrical isolation, permeation, blowout, delamination, pressure, temperature, Tg, hydrotest, resistance, chemical attack, steam, H2S, CO2, CO, NEMA,G10, G11, sour gas, API, ASME, volt, helium, nitrogen, coating, coated, encapsulated.

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