Pipeline failure due to corrosion is a common problem in the oil and gas and petrochemical industry. A cost-effective way to prevent these failures is the application of corrosion-resistant weld overlays (WOLs) onto the internal surface of line pipe.…
The objective of this project was to develop guidelines pertaining to these issues and how they should be addressed in the field. A review of recent incidents involving girth weld failures in newly-constructed pipelines indicate that all incidents…