Application of Horizontal Directional Drilling to Limited Right-of-Way Gas Pipeline Design and Construction, a Case Study
Publication: Pipelines 2001: Advances in Pipelines Engineering and Construction
Abstract
This paper presents a case study of a gas pipeline project in a highly congested area where conventional installation techniques were not physically or politically feasible. The project, located in the city of Antioch, California, consisted of installation of 2 miles of 16-inch and 5 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline sections to supply natural gas to two new power plants being built along the San Joaquin River. Limited workspace and environmental concerns along significant portions of an identified right-of-way required utilizing the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and other trenchless techniques. Acquiring geotechnical information along the pipeline alignment was important to the design and cost considerations for this project. Construction of the pipeline was completed in 2000 using HDD, slick bore, and conventional trench and bury methods. Several of the HDD crossings for this pipeline are near world-record length for the pipeline diameter.
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Pipelines 2001: Advances in Pipelines Engineering and Construction
Pages: 1 - 12
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Case studies
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Construction methods
- Design (by type)
- Energy infrastructure
- Engineering fundamentals
- Feasibility studies
- Gas pipelines
- Infrastructure
- Land use
- Lifeline systems
- Methodology (by type)
- Ocean engineering
- Offshore platforms
- Offshore structures
- Pipeline design
- Project management
- Research methods (by type)
- Urban and regional development
- Urban areas
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