Crack Detection Program on the Cromer to Gretna, Manitoba Section of Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Line 3

L. Blair Carroll, Moe S. Madi
2000 Volume 2: Integrity and Corrosion; Offshore Issues; Pipeline Automation and Measurement; Rotating Equipment   unpublished
Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Line 3 is an 860mm (34 inch), API 5LX Grade X52 pipeline with nominal wall thickness ranging from 7.14 mm to 12.5 mm. The Canadian portion of the Line runs from Edmonton, Alberta to Gretna, Manitoba. It was constructed between 1963 and 1969 in a series of loops designed to increase the capacity of the Enbridge system. Until 1999 the pipeline operated in a looped configuration with neighboring 24 inch and 48 inch pipelines. Line 3 downstream of Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
more » ... n operating in straight 34 inch configuration in 1999 following completion of the first phase expansion project known as Terrace Expansion Project that connects the (48 inch) loops with a new (36 inch) pipeline. The Pipetronix (now PI I) Ultrascan CD technology was selected for the inspection run. This was the first occasion that this tool was operated in an Enbridge line providing an opportunity to assess the performance of the tool.
doi:10.1115/ipc2000-186 fatcat:vmj5einlhrh7lcbubrb2bn4nsu