Assessment of the feasibility of replacing steel components in the infrastructure with components made of polymer composite materials for industrial processes at oil production facilities

Introduction. The present article deals with the actual topic of polymer composite materials (PCM) implementation in the oil and gas industry. In the conditions of joint work of SPbPU STC “New Technologies and Materials” with VINK the issues of using PCM for existing tasks in cold climate conditions are solved. To date, the main challenge is the lack of standards and regulatory and technical documentation, both in Russia and in the world practice, as well as the lack of comprehensive process re-engineering.

Objective. To highlight the problem of the lack of standards and normative and technical documentation, as well as the lack of complex process reengineering.

Materials and methods. The article presents a review of normative and technical documentation. To solve the identified problem it is proposed to implement a number of steps, including the creation of risk-oriented calculations, typification of basic PCM structures, process re-engineering and creation of PCM knowledge base. The database includes test results of typical structures, as well as information about all Russian suppliers and manufacturers of PCM.

Results. The authors believe that mass introduction of PCM in the oil and gas industry will solve many current problems and will contribute to the efficiency and safety of oil production and transportation processes.

Conclusion. According to the results of the analysis in the main current normative documents there are no requirements preventing the application of products from composite materials at oil and gas objects, but, at the same time, it is noted that the current NTDs describe not all the factors that can affect the possibility of operation of these products. It is necessary to mass introduction of PCM in the oil and gas industry that will contribute to the increase of efficiency and safety of the processes of production and transportation of oil raw materials.

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