Bibliography on Northern Pipelines in the Former Soviet Union

Bibliography on Northern Pipelines

in the Former Soviet Union

ELISABETH R. SMALLIDGE

because some are relevant to more than one of the

INTRODUCTION

subject categories.

In 1993 a pilot project between the Defense

The bibliography was compiled using commer-

Technical Information Center and the U.S. Army

cially available databases. Multiple databases were

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Labora-

searched and references were retrieved. Addi-

tory resulted in a proposal to conduct a state-of-

tional references were taken from relevant litera-

the-art review of technology and techniques for

ture. The subjects searched included information

building, operating, and maintaining arctic natu-

on pipelines in the former Soviet Union, prima-

ral gas and liquid petroleum pipelines in the

rily in the eastern and western areas of Siberia.

former Soviet Union. The objectives of the pipe-

References were eliminated that were not of di-

line review were to

rect interest to the pipeline study.

1. Review the design, construction, opera-

tion, and maintenance procedures of oil and gas

pipelines in the permafrost areas of eastern and

PRIMARY DATABASES SEARCHED

western Siberia.

2. Assemble data on the evolution of Sibe-

The COMPENDEX PLUS databases are pro-

rian pipelines, reflecting changes in size, modes

duced by Engineering Information, Inc., New

of construction, and age.

York, and provide coverage of the world's sig-

3. Assemble data on maintenance procedures

nificant engineering and technological literature.

and practices, including inspection techniques

Each record in COMPENDEX PLUS is a reference

with respect to corrosion, pipe wrinkling, and

to a journal article, technical report, engineering

metal fatigue.

society publication, book, conference proceedings,

4. Assemble data on pipeline failures and

or individual conference paper, and includes a

attempt to predict life expectancy of different pipe-

concise abstract describing the document. Ap-

lines under the harsh arctic environment.

proximately 25% of the records indexed are pub-

5. Evaluate the environmental impact of dif-

lished in a language other than English. The data-

ferent pipeline construction techniques and relate

base contains more than 3.5 million records from

it to ruptures and breaks.

1970 to the present. This database was searched

In conjunction with the study objectives, a lit-

on the Dialog Search Service, Palo Alto, California;

erature search was conducted on northern pipe-

it is copyrighted by Engineering Information, Inc.,

lines in the former Soviet Union. References were

Hoboken, New Jersey. Use or copying of all or

compiled on dates of construction, location, route

part of COMPENDEX PLUS is not authorized.

conditions, design, construction, maintenance, en-

The use of materials supplied in the database or

vironmental impact, accidents, production man-

any copies thereof for the purpose of loan, resale,

agement, and other pertinent facts.

rental use, or gift to any third person, organiza-

In the resulting bibliography, references are

tion, or corporation is strictly forbidden. No part

separated into three categories: Oil and Gas Pipe-

of COMPENDEX PLUS may be copied in ma-

lines, Construction, and Accidents. There is some

chine-readable form for delivery to or made avail-

repetition of references between the categories

able for the use of any third party.