Guidelines on out of straightness survey

  • Informative Guidance
  • Revision 0.1 - March 2024

This document provides comprehensive guidelines for conducting Out of Straightness (OOS) surveys for subsea pipelines, detailing the types of OOS surveys, the equipment and procedures used, and the importance of accurate data for preventing pipeline buckling.

Contents

  • Glossary

  • Introduction

  • Pipeline Buckling - Definitions

  • Selection and Operations of Sensors for OOS Surveys

  • Data Processing and Quality Control

  • Further Reading

  • Appendix - OOS Survey Process


Revision

  • Rev. 0.1 - March 2024
    Refresh of preface, further reading and layout, but no change to content
  • Rev. 0 - November 2019
    Initial publication