Nitrogen Services For Pipeline and Process Applications

Pipeline and Process Services
Nitrogen Services for Pipeline

and Process Applications
Offering a Wide Variety of Cost-Effective and Efficient Nitrogen Services
The unique properties of liquid and gaseous

nitrogen offer a wide range of capabilities to both
onshore and offshore oil, gas and petrochemical
industries. Used predominantly during plant
maintenance shutdown and startup operations,
nitrogen purging and subsequent nitrogen/helium
leak testing form a critical path to the success of
any project.
Halliburton nitrogen equipment can provide
nitrogen to gas at flow rates up to 7,060 scf/min
(200 sm3/min) at pressures ranging from nominal
purging requirements up to 15,000 psi. Access to
variable flow and pressure can result in time
savings critical to any plant shutdown.
Applications for Nitrogen

• Nitrogen purging – displacement/
pressure cycle
• Nitrogen foam inerting
• Helium leak testing
• Nitrogen foam cementing
HAL1300
• Nitrogen pigging
• Nitrogen drying
Nitrogen Drying
• Nitrogen cooling
Using nitrogen offers a number of advantages for drying
• Nitrogen pressure testing operations. Cryogenic nitrogen contains only trace
quantities of moisture, making it very effective in drying
• Nitrogen high-velocity flushing
operations (nitrogen gas dew point is between -80˚F and
• Nitrogen gas lifting -90˚F [-62˚C and -67˚C]). Nitrogen provides an inert
atmosphere for long-term preservation once the drying
• Nitrogen pipe freezing
process is completed. This environment reduces oxidation
• Nitrogen mothballing and no purge is required after drying is complete. Nitrogen
also provides time savings since it can be used to rapidly
Nitrogen Purging pressurize a system.
Nitrogen purging is an industry standard technique for the

replacement of a hazardous or undesirable atmosphere with
Nitrogen Gas Lifting
an inert dry atmosphere. The two most common methods Nitrogen is used in well applications to reduce the weight of
of purging are displacement and dilution. The geometry of fluid in the wellbore. Nitrogen is pumped through coiled
the process system determines which method is used. tubing (or gas lift tubing) and discharged at the well
For simple systems, displacement purging is usually more perforations. As the nitrogen gas flows up the production
effective in terms of time and cost but, for more complex casing, it expands and reduces the weight of fluid in the
systems, dilution purging is used. column, allowing the well to flow.
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Nitrogen Pressure Testing Nitrogen Cooling
In some circumstances, when hydrostatic testing is not During refinery shutdown, it is desirable to reduce the
possible, components or systems may be tested with temperature of process catalysts as quickly as possible.
nitrogen. However, system design specifications must be Large volumes of nitrogen can be pumped by Halliburton’s
reviewed and a detailed risk analysis completed before pumping equipment to assist in the cooling process and
testing with a compressible medium. save valuable hours of shutdown time.
Nitrogen Foam Inerting Nitrogen Pipe Freezing

Halliburton’s nitrogen foam inerting is a simple yet Liquid nitrogen, having a boiling point of -384.4˚F
effective process that enables hot work to be carried out (-195.8˚C), has an application as a coolant in indirect pipe
on hydrocarbon handling systems in complete safety. freezing systems. On pipework compatible with cryogenic
The nitrogen foam is injected into a process system at a low liquids, liquid nitrogen can be used as the direct
point and allowed to completely fill the vessel and pipework, cooling medium.
rendering the internal atmosphere inert. On completion of
Halliburton’s pipe freezing approach provides a number of
hot work operations, the nitrogen foam degenerates into
benefits over more conventional approaches:
small amounts of water, surfactant and gaseous nitrogen.
• Time savings due to the “no draining operation”
Typical foam inerting applications include vessel and
pipework modification and/or replacement, hot cutting • Costs savings as liquid waste is limited
and system decommissioning.
• Repairs can be carried out without interruptions to the
The Halliburton nitrogen foam package includes: process system
• Workshop container • Provides isolation for pressure or leak testing
• Ambient nitrogen vaporizer • Effective use of plant/platform personnel.
• LN2 storage tank
Nitrogen Mothballing
• Foam mixing unit
On completion of process system or pipeline
• Foam induction gun commissioning, it will occasionally be necessary to protect
• LP purge hose the system from corrosion or degradation for a period of
time. As nitrogen is an inert gas, it is ideally suited for this
• LP transfer hose type of operation.
• Surfactant
• Adapter flanges
• Fittings kit
All components of nitrogen foam are biodegradable and
non-bio accumulative.
For more information about Halliburton's nitrogen service for process

and pipeline applications, visit www.Halliburton.com, contact your local
Halliburton representative or e-mail [email protected].
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The unique properties of liquid and gaseous

Applications for Nitrogen

Nitrogen purging is an industry standard technique for the

Nitrogen Foam Inerting Nitrogen Pipe Freezing

For more information about Halliburton's nitrogen service for process

www.halliburton.com Produced by Halliburton Communications HALLIBURTON

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