PARSC 017 - Review of Previous Pipeline Abandonment Programs, Phase 4 - Field Study of Pipeline Segments Abandoned on Farmland Date: May 21, 2019 Deadline for Receipt of Full Proposals: June 11, 2019 at 4:00 PM MDT PDF Version of RFP: PARSC 017 RFP Purpose On behalf of the Pipeline Abandonment Research Steering [...]
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Pipeline abandonment refers to permanently taking a pipeline out of service. Depending on a number of factors, sections of pipeline may be removed or abandoned in place as short or long segments. After pipeline abandonment, frost heave has the potential to cause pipeline exposure. The rate and importance of this mechanism is thought to depend on frost depth, soil type and available moisture. No information appears to be available in the literature pertaining to this geohazard and its ability to expose a pipeline once abandoned. Stantec was commissioned by the PTAC Pipeline Abandonment