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When you hear that oil companies put pig in pipelines, please don't think they are doing something very cruel to animals. As described in the link, the pig is put in the oil pipeline to clean it. Some oils contain wax and if the line is not cleaned it will become blocked. New "smart pig" contain sensors to check on pipeline corrosion. See link.
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How is crude oil brought to earths surface?
oil rigs- they drill in the ground (or in the ground under the sea) until hey reach a pocket of oil. they then connect the pocket to a pipeline and pump it to the surface
What is the definition of pipe-to-soil potential?
Pipe-to-soil potential is the potential of a pipeline at a given location.
How do you take out oil from the ground or the seabed?
There have been many oil spills on land, in particularly from oil pipelines. The quantities of oil spilled will depend on the flow rate through the pipeline and how quickly the spill can be stopped. Usually, the initial efforts are to contain the spread of the oil, and this can be done using berms or dikes. The BP oil spill occurred on water but much of the oil ended up in the marshes. BP attempted to contain the contamination by building berms. Oil can recovered by using chemicals to absorb the oil (sorbents). The effects of the spill can be to some degree mitigated by use of dispersents. In the Rxxon Valdez spill, fertilizers were used on the rocky coastline to increase thebiological action of bacteria breakdown the oil. So in sum, when oil is spilled on land or in wet areas, there are many methods. Oil generally floats to the surface, so when a spill occurs in deep oil, there will not be significant concentrationson theocean floor. This is fortunate, as there is no way to remove any contaminant from the ocean floor.
What happens to crude oil once it has been brought to the earth's surface?
Crude oil must be processed and stored. The processing in needed to remove gas and water that may be present. In some fields, there may be sour gas, that must be processed (amine units are common) to remove the hydrogen sulfide. Sand may be present, particularly in heavy oil deposits, which requires special processing. The processing is called separation. A separator is a large cylinder where oil, water and gas can settle and be removed. Crude oil may go through several separators, in order to have an acceptable crude for the refinery. The crude oil typically will go to storage tanks, and from there be shipped by pipeline or tanker to the refinery, where it will undergo fractional distillation on a very large scale to separate it into usable materials. See link.
Is pig iron non ferrous metal?
Ferrous metal means a metal containing at least some iron. So pig iron must be a ferrous metal.
When was Grane Oil Pipeline created?
Grane Oil Pipeline was created in 2003.
When was Adria oil pipeline created?
Adria oil pipeline was created in 1990.
What is the temperature of oil in the Alaska Pipeline?
the max temp of oil in the pipeline is 145 Fahrenheit
Why do people agree with northern gateway pipeline?
there is a lot of Asians so they like the pipeline. Asians want oil. the pipeline gives oil to asia
What does pipeline?
usually oil
The Alaska pipeline ends in Alaska or does It run to the state of Washington?
The pipeline stops in Valdez Alaska. The oil then is put and an oil tanker and sent to Washington. Ever heard of the Exon Valdez? Pipeline oil.
How do you calculate the speed of a pig in a pipeline?
You can't. It's impossible.
What is Alaskan pipeline?
Alskan Pipeline/Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
Which is the longest oil pipeline in the world?
The Druzhba Pipeline is known as the longest oil pipeline as of 2014. It runs over 2000 miles and covers several European countries including Poland.
Who has the longest oil pipeline?
Canada
What does pipeline transport?
usually oil
When was the pipeline built?
The pipeline was built in the 1970's after oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay
