An efficient algorithm to improve oil-gas pipelines path

Hasan Almaalei, Nabeel Naeem and Mohd Razali, Siti Noor Asyikin and Mohammed Alduais, Nayef Abdulwahab (2018) An efficient algorithm to improve oil-gas pipelines path. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (4). pp. 5412-5418. ISSN 2227-524X

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Abstract

Oil-gas pipeline is a complex and high-cost system in terms of materials, construction, maintenance, control, and monitoring in which it involves environmental, economic and social risk. In the case study of Iraq, this system of pipelines is above the ground and is liable to accidents that may cause environmental disaster, loss of life and money. Therefore, the aim of this study is to propose a new algorithm to obtain the shortest path connecting oil-gas wells and addressing obstacles that may appear on the path connecting any two wells. In order to show the efficiency of the proposed algorithm, comparison between ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm and a real current meth-od of linking is used for this purpose. Result shows that the new proposed algorithm outperformed the other methods with higher reduc-tion in operational cost by 16.4% for a number of 50 wells. In addition, the shortest path of connecting oil-gas wells are able to overcome all the addressed obstacles in the Rumaila north field, which is located in the city of Basra in southern Iraq.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Shortest Path Algorithm; Ant Colony Optimization; and Oil-Gas Assembly Pipeline.
Subjects: T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy > TN799.5-948 Nonmetallic minerals
Divisions: Faculty of Applied Science and Technology > Department of Postgraduate
Depositing User: Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2021 08:33
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2021 08:33
URI: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/4608

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