Pipeline Services

The expertise to keep your pipelines

productive and environmentally compliant
M-I SWACO Pipeline Services provides
complete pipeline services, from rig up
to rig down, with added-value services
and practices throughout. Our services
include the disassembly of permanently
installed equipment, inspection, cleaning,
testing, launching and receiving pigs, and
reassembly. The added value we bring
starts with safety, consistency and a clean
environment and ends with a fast, cost-
efficient solution to your pipeline needs.
Our experienced and well trained
personnel are skilled in getting the job
done right, with as little pipeline downtime
as possible. From efficient trailer-mounted
over-sized vessels with easy hookup
and operation to dependable cranes
and support equipment, we arrive on
site prepared to do the job with as little
interruption in production as possible.
Some of our services include:

Bolting services

CARBONTRACKER* precise
gas measurement

Chemical analysis

Chemical cleaning

Complete laboratory services

Dewatering

Drying

Equipment rentals

Filtration equipment and services

Flare stacks

Flow diffusers

Flow line to 10-in. available

Hydrotesting

Inspection

Leak detection

Mechanical cleaning

On-line cleaning

Pigging

Project management

Site monitoring

Solids sampling

Start-to-finish project services

System-integrity management

Vacuum services

In-house lab services
Get the exact solution
you need, delivered with
maximum expertise and
minimum downtime
10-in. flange flowline
Swivel-ring flanges for ease of
alignment and fast connections
APPLICATIONS
Oil and gas pipelines, refineries,
tank farms, gathering stations and
lines, hydrocarbon-processing plants,
production platforms, and similar
installations worldwide.
PROBLEMS
It is becoming too expensive for
operators to maintain properly trained
crews for dealing with gas pipeline
fluids, pipeline contaminants, leaks,
corrosion and damage, especially
in remote locations.
SOLUTIONS
M-I SWACO Pipeline Services is
staffed by experienced personnel
who are certified to meet all operator
qualifications and who can mobilize
to any location in the world.
ECONOMICS
Pipeline operators can avoid the costs
of personnel, training, certification and
supply logistics.
ENVIRONMENTAL
M-I SWACO Pipeline Services crews
stay up to date on local, national and
international environmental regulations,
so their work is always in compliance.

Prompt, reliable service provided
around the clock

Portable equipment with land
transportation or skid-mounted units
for offshore

Safety-trained and qualified,
experienced operators with required
operator qualifications

Only approved replacements: coded
vessels, seamless high-pressure pipe,
swivel flanges

Integration of coded welding shops with
customer-recommendation requirements

Compliance with all industry standards

Pipeline chemicals, filtration from an
experienced service provider, cleaning
equipment, lab services

A worldwide network of warehouses
and service locations

Internationally recognized oilfield
chemicals company with engineering
and worldwide logistics

2-in. to 10-in. pipe size available

Swivel 90 flanges for ease of alignment
Features and benefits
Our state-of-the-art flare stacks provide
for a safe gas-flaring environment
Experience you
can count on
Our certified operators, safety training and
adherence to industry requirements make
us your smartest choice.
Each of our 11 regions has a Quality,
Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE)
manager who reports to our headquarters
in Houston.
When an M-I SWACO Pipeline Services
crew arrives at your site, you can be
certain that every member has been
thoroughly trained in safety issues and
procedures that conform to local, national
and industry requirements. From basic
first aid training to H
2
S preparation and
countermeasures, our people bring a
culture of strict safety discipline with them.
As a company, M-I SWACO Pipeline
Services is a member of, or a subscriber to,
the Contractor Safety Council, ISNetworld,
DISA, NCCER (National Center for
Construction Education and Research) and
PEC, the Petroleum Education Council.
Skid and trailer mounted units and manifold systems are designed for safety and ease of operation
Success stories
Freeport, Texas
Chemical plant
During the decommissioning of a styrene
plant, nitrogen was being used to push
the styrene from a half-mile pipeline. An
M-I SWACO pigging separator isolated
the nitrogen from the styrene which had
to remain oxygen-free. At the receiving
end, the product went into storage, and
the nitrogen was sent to the dual-igniter
flare stack. The customer could still sell
the product because it was in excellent
condition, and this sale offset the cost
of cleaning the lines.
New England
LNG off-loading facility
An LNG off-loading facility, off the US
Atlantic coast, had pre-commissioned
a pipeline for unloading tankers. During
the drying of the line, however, water
had been accidentally left behind.
During the first off-loading of a ship,
the water formed an ice plug and
halted the process. After assessing
the situation, M-I SWACO deployed
two pigging separators with separate
vent stacks to be loaded on barges
and set up on each end of the lines
to trap the ice plug in the middle.
The pressure on the line was then
bled off simultaneously to prevent any
movement of the plug. Methanol was
then pumped to dissolve the plug and
the line was safely put back into service.
South Texas
LNG pipeline
On a site where M-I SWACO had been
called to swab a pipeline, there was
still a significant amount of LNG in the
line. In order to control the vapor that
could result, we created a two-stage
separation process. The LNG first fed
into a high-pressure separator which
acted as a shock absorber for the
vapor. Then a low-pressure separator
isolated the gas from the liquids. The
liquid was then removed at low pressure
and the gas was sent to our portable
flare stack. An additional seven frac
tanks were filled before the line was
cleared of all fluid. The customer then
sold the product to help offset the cost
of the cleaning.
Trailer-mounted separators include a 50-in. OD with 500 mmcf/d capacity and 10-in. inlets and outlets
This information is supplied solely for informational purposes and M-I SWACO makes no guarantees or
warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the accuracy and use of this data. All product
warranties and guarantees shall be governed by the Standard Terms of Sale. Nothing in this document
is legal advice or is a substitute for competent legal advice.
See what M-I SWACO Pipeline Services
can mean for your projects
We would welcome the opportunity to talk with you face-to-face
about pipeline services that could save you a lot of time and
money. Just call your local representative and ask for information
and proofs about M-I SWACO Pipeline Services.
Technology Centers
M-I SWACO (Headquarters)
5950 North Course Drive
Houston, TX 77072
M-I SWACO
2029 FM 1301
Wharton, TX 77488
Tel: 979 531 8141
P.O. Box 42842
Houston, Texas 77242-2842
www.miswaco.slb.com
Email: questions@miswaco.slb.com
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