Installation Case Studies
Gas pipe made of Rilsan® PA 11 has been installed in a variety of outdoor environments and soil conditions. Below are highlights of just a few of our many case studies.
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Utility |
Motivation |
Pressure/ Length |
Comments |
Status |
Nicor Gas Naperville, IL |
First Trial |
150 psig/ 500 ft |
Private Property |
Complete 10/97 |
Nicor Gas Naperville, IL |
First PROW Installation |
150 psig/ 1 mile |
No hot tapping |
Complete 12/99 |
| Atmos Energy, Choctaux, LA |
"Wet" Environment |
90 psig/ 500 ft |
No waiver required (<100 psig) |
Complete 2/02 |
Piedmont Gas Nashville, TN |
"Rocky" Soil Conditions |
175 psig/ 6000 ft |
Use 0.4 DF Service tees installed at line pressure |
Complete 4/03 |
Questar Delta, UT |
"Cold" Climate |
200 psig/ 4000 ft |
Use 0.4 DF Maxiumum MAOP for SDR-11 pipe |
Complete 6/03 |
City of Mesa Mesa, AZ |
"Hot/Dry" Environment |
120 psig/ 800 ft |
Using HDB at 140oF, DF=0.32 Installation dept - 5ft Staged P increase |
Complete 6/04 |
PNM Lake Arthur, NM |
"Hot/Dry" |
175 psig/ 2.5 miles |
Use 0.4 DF 1000 ft coils |
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