Pipeline Inspection Gauge Trap Integrity Estimation for Upcoming Pigging Activities on Midstream Pipeline

Jarić, Marko; Petronić, Sanja; Brat, Zagorka; Polić, Suzana; Maksimović, Ivana Vasović

doi:10.3390/pr13041255

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Pipeline Inspection Gauge Trap Integrity Estimation for Upcoming Pigging Activities on Midstream Pipeline

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Marko Jarić

¹,

Sanja Petronić

^2,*

,

Zagorka Brat

³,

Suzana Polić

⁴ and

Ivana Vasović Maksimović

⁵

¹

Innovation Centre of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

²

The Institute of General and Physical Chemistry of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 11/V, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia

³

NIS, a.d., Narodnog fronta 12, 21102 Novi Sad, Serbia

⁴

National Museum of Serbia, Trg Republike 1a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

⁵

Research and Development Institute Lola, Kneza Višeslava 70a, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia

^*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Processes 2025, 13(4), 1255; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13041255

Submission received: 8 March 2025 / Revised: 7 April 2025 / Accepted: 15 April 2025 / Published: 21 April 2025

(This article belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

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This paper focuses on a midstream pipeline to help us develop a better understanding of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) operation. A methodological combination of non-destructive testing (NDT), non-destructive evaluation (NDE), and risk-based inspection (RBI) was applied within an engineering system compatible with industry standards. In this sense, the implementation of the protocol and an assessment of the effectiveness of the proposed research model for solving problems that occur during a PIG’s working life, such as damage mechanisms and methods for its repair, are presented. The RBI methodology is derived using two mutually validating approaches to provide a result with low uncertainty. The result of this research confirms the expediency of the multi-perspective research approach and demonstrates the applicability of this methodology through a model study in the area of protocol creation—an essential aspect of ensuring the safety of pipeline inspections.

Keywords: PIG trap; cracks; pipeline; integrity; RBI; NDT

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Jarić, M.; Petronić, S.; Brat, Z.; Polić, S.; Maksimović, I.V. Pipeline Inspection Gauge Trap Integrity Estimation for Upcoming Pigging Activities on Midstream Pipeline. Processes 2025, 13, 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13041255

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Jarić M, Petronić S, Brat Z, Polić S, Maksimović IV. Pipeline Inspection Gauge Trap Integrity Estimation for Upcoming Pigging Activities on Midstream Pipeline. Processes. 2025; 13(4):1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13041255

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Jarić, Marko, Sanja Petronić, Zagorka Brat, Suzana Polić, and Ivana Vasović Maksimović. 2025. "Pipeline Inspection Gauge Trap Integrity Estimation for Upcoming Pigging Activities on Midstream Pipeline" Processes 13, no. 4: 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13041255

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Jarić, M., Petronić, S., Brat, Z., Polić, S., & Maksimović, I. V. (2025). Pipeline Inspection Gauge Trap Integrity Estimation for Upcoming Pigging Activities on Midstream Pipeline. Processes, 13(4), 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13041255

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