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2010 PRCI RESEARCH PROGRAM BALLOT • Final Voting Round is Closed.

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    Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
All Committees$7,641,308$6,651,500$636,149$7,287,64995%$353,659
Corrosion$1,292,543$1,123,673$33,474$1,157,14790%$135,396
RESEARCH AREA: CORR: External Corrosion$1,006,540$864,194$7,000$871,19487%$135,346
Re-Inspection Intervals for Corroded PipelinesEC-1$129,800$122,800$7,000$129,800100%$0
Comparison of Reliability Based Corrosion Management to Conventional Deterministic MethodsEC-1-8$129,800$122,800$7,000$129,800100%$0
Structural Significance of Corrosion DefectsEC-2$306,800$171,454$0$171,45456%$135,346
CONTINUING PROJECT: Calibrate and Validate Leak vs Rupture Criterion for Lower-Toughness Line PipeEC-2-3$70,800$70,800$0$70,800100%$0
Burst Testing and Evaluation of Assessment Methods for External Corrosion on Higher Strength SteelsEC-2-5$236,000$100,654$0$100,65443%$135,346
Location and Evaluation of Coating Disbondment and Shielding CoatingsEC-3$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0
Performance of Above Ground Coating Evaluation Survey MethodEC-3-11$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
Field Applied Coatings: Short- and Long-Term Performance, Phase IVEC-3-12$177,000$177,000$0$177,000100%$0
  Corrosion Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
Accuracy of Tools for Corrosion MappingEC-4$145,140$145,140$0$145,140100%$0
ILI Tool Error Calibration Based on In-the-Ditch Measurements with Related UncertaintyEC-4-2$38,468$38,468$0$38,468100%$0
Improved Pipeline Reliability by Using In-Ditch Verification Data to Measure ILI Uncertainty and Applying Correction FactorsEC-4-3$47,672$47,672$0$47,672100%$0
Capabilities and Limitations of ILI Tools Dedicated to Checking CP Currents from In-line Measurement of Longitudinal Electrical Potential Gradients EC-4-4$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
External Corrosion MitigationEC-6$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
Develop a New Unique AC Corrosion CP Mitigation CriterionEC-6-2$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
Corrosion Roadmap and Knowledge DocumentsEC-7$70,800$70,800$0$70,800100%$0
Summarize Findings from Past PRCI Reports in an Expert Review - Review and Update RoadmapEC-7-1$70,800$70,800$0$70,800100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: CORR: Internal Corrosion$118,000$91,526$26,474$118,000100%$0
Internal Corrosion Threat AssessmentIC-1$118,000$91,526$26,474$118,000100%$0
Integrity Issues for CO2 Pipeline Transport Including Corrosion, Cracking, and RuptureIC-1-4$118,000$91,526$26,474$118,000100%$0
  Corrosion Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
RESEARCH AREA: CORR: Stress Corrosion Cracking$168,003$167,953$0$167,953100%$50
SCC Susceptibility EvaluationsSCC-2$118,000$117,950$0$117,950100%$50
Investigation on the Dormancy of SCC CracksSCC-2-13$118,000$117,950$0$117,950100%$50
SCC Susceptibility in Ethanol Pipeline ServiceSCC-4$50,003$50,003$0$50,003100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Determine the Requirements for New Pipeline Systems (Pipes & Tanks) to Transport Ethanol without CrackingSCC-4-5$50,003$50,003$0$50,003100%$0
Design, Materials and Construction$2,166,390$2,003,485$162,405$2,165,890100%$500
RESEARCH AREA: DMC: Design and Construction$353,842$297,815$56,027$353,842100%$0
Reliability Based Design for Gas and Liquid PipelinesABD-2$177,000$166,000$11,000$177,000100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Standardization of Liquids and Natural Gas Reliability Based Design and Assessment MethodologyABD-2-1$177,000$166,000$11,000$177,000100%$0
Construction HDDCNST-1$17,700$17,700$0$17,700100%$0
Addition of Graphical Model Presentation within Existing Pulling Load ProgramCNST-1-2$17,700$17,700$0$17,700100%$0
  Design, Materials and Construction Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
Full-Scale Buried Pipe Tests to Determine and Reduce Soil Loads on Buried PipelinesENV-5$70,642$25,615$45,027$70,642100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Use of Geotechnical Fabric to Reduce Soil Loads on Buried Pipelines - Phase IIENV-5$70,642$25,615$45,027$70,642100%$0
Effects of Surface LoadingENV-6$88,500$88,500$0$88,500100%$0
Field Validation of Surface Loading Stress Calculations for Buried PipelinesENV-6-1$88,500$88,500$0$88,500100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: DMC: Design and Construction - Strain Based Design$206,500$196,000$10,000$206,000100%$500
Strain Based DesignABD-1$206,500$196,000$10,000$206,000100%$500
DOT FUNDED CONTINUING PROJECT: Tensile Strain Limits for Strain-Based DesignABD-1$206,500$196,000$10,000$206,000100%$500
RESEARCH AREA: DMC: Materials, Welding and NDT$236,000$182,071$53,929$236,000100%$0
Solutions for Pipeline Repair - In-Service / Maintenance Welding, Composites, Liners, etc.MATR-3$236,000$182,071$53,929$236,000100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Assuring the Permanency of Composite Systems for the Repair of CorrosionMATR-3-3/4$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
Determination of the Minimum Permissible Bend Radius that can be Negotiated by High Strength Layered Composite Materials in the Trenchless Rehabilitation of Transmission PipelinesMATR-3-8$118,000$64,071$53,929$118,000100%$0
  Design, Materials and Construction Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
RESEARCH AREA: DMC: Materials, Welding and NDT - High Performance Pipe$486,000$458,351$27,649$486,000100%$0
Welding of High Strength Steel PipelinesMATH-1$236,000$208,351$27,649$236,000100%$0
DOT FUNDED CONTINUING PROJECT: Welding BAA DTHP56-07-BAA-00001 Welding of High Strength Steel PipelinesMATH-1$236,000$208,351$27,649$236,000100%$0
Materials & Construction Quality AssuranceMATH-5$250,000$250,000$0$250,000100%$0
Guidelines to Address Pipe Material and Construction Quality Issues in Response to Current ConcernsMATH-5-1$250,000$250,000$0$250,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: DMC: Structural Integrity Assessment$884,048$869,248$14,800$884,048100%$0
Vintage Pipeline AssessmentMATV-1$118,000$103,200$14,800$118,000100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Wrinklebend Evaluation and Guideline DevelopmentMATV-1-2$118,000$103,200$14,800$118,000100%$0
Structural Significance of Mechanical DamageMD-4$606,048$606,048$0$606,048100%$0
DOT FUNDED CONTINUING PROJECT: MD-4-1 Extension: Additional Instrumentation and Analysis in Response to New Requirements from Modeling TeamsMD-4-1$59,118$59,118$0$59,118100%$0
DOT FUNDED CONTINUING PROJECT: Extension of Full Scale Testing of Dents Interacting with Welds and Corrosion Features to Consider Shallower and Blunter Dents in Low Toughness Pipe (Continuation of MD-4-2)MD-4-2$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
  Design, Materials and Construction Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
CONTINUING PROJECT: Improved Model for Predicting the Burst Pressure of Dent + Gouge Damage - Rescoping and Rescheduling of Burst Model Development Project (Continuation of MD-4-3)MD-4-3$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Improved Model for Predicting the Time/Cycle Dependent Behavior of Dent + Gouge Damage - From February 2009 Research Exchange Meeting: Effect of Aggressor Parameters on Sub-gouge Microstructure and Cracking - Extension of MD-4-3, MD-4-4MD-4-4$100,300$100,300$0$100,300100%$0
DOT FUNDED CONTINUING PROJECT: Full-scale Experimental Validation of Mechanical Damage Assessment Models - Extension of MD-4-6, Additional Material Characterization for Vintage Pipe from the Field & Additional Measurements as in MD-4-1MD-4-6$69,030$69,030$0$69,030100%$0
Assessment of Delayed Failure for Mechanical Damage Under Constant PressureMD-4-8$141,600$141,600$0$141,600100%$0
Structural Integrity AssessmentSIA-1$160,000$160,000$0$160,000100%$0
Development of Improved Methods for Estimating Remaining Fatigue Life of ERW PipelinesSIA-1-1$160,000$160,000$0$160,000100%$0
Operations & Integrity$1,983,799$1,616,452$367,347$1,983,799100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: O&I: Leak Detection$142,999$142,999$0$142,999100%$0
Detection Small Leaks in Liquid PipelinesPL-1$83,999$83,999$0$83,999100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Evaluation of External Leak Detection Systems for Liquid Pipelines - Laboratory TestingPL-1-1$83,999$83,999$0$83,999100%$0
Facility Leak DetectionPL-2$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
Review and Develop Improved Technologies to Monitor Station / Facility Integrity at Unmanned LocationsPL-2-1$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
  Operations & Integrity Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
RESEARCH AREA: O&I: Mechanical Damage Characterization$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
Tools to Detect and Discriminate Mechanical DamageMD-1$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
DOT FUNDED CONTINUING PROJECT: Dual Field MFL Inspection Technology to Detect Mechanical DamageMD-1-1$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: O&I: Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)$448,400$298,400$150,000$448,400100%$0
Non-destructive Evaluation - Inside the PipeNDE-1$295,000$145,000$150,000$295,000100%$0
Integrated Pipeline Monitoring and Cleaning ToolNDE-1-3$295,000$145,000$150,000$295,000100%$0
Non-destructive Evaluation - Above the PipeNDE-3$35,400$35,400$0$35,400100%$0
Evaluation of the Magneto Tomography Meter (MTM) TechnologyNDE-3-1$35,400$35,400$0$35,400100%$0
Sensor Technology for Sizing and Characterizing SCC CracksSCC-3$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Characterization of Detection and Measurement Uncertainties Associated with In-Line Inspection Crack Detection Tools (Year 2)SCC-3-12$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: O&I: ROW Monitoring and Damage Prevention$973,500$769,500$204,000$973,500100%$0
Damage Prevention for Pipeline ConstructionDP-2$88,500$74,500$14,000$88,500100%$0
Best Practices and Technology to Reduce the Risk of Directional Drilling and Boring OperationsDP-2-1$88,500$74,500$14,000$88,500100%$0
  Operations & Integrity Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
Conceptual Pipeline Integrity & Security ManagementROW-3$885,000$695,000$190,000$885,000100%$0
PROGRAM: Right of Way Automated MonitoringROW-3$885,000$695,000$190,000$885,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: O&I: Subsea Pipeline Integrity Management$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
Subsea Pipeline Integrity Knowledge DocumentsSPIM-3$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
Subsea Pipeline Damage Inspection and Protocol - Guideline DevelopmentSPIM-3-1$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: O&I: Tools for Unpiggable Pipelines$241,900$228,553$13,347$241,900100%$0
Non-destructive Evaluation - Outside the PipeNDE-2$241,900$228,553$13,347$241,900100%$0
Enhanced Evaluation of Long Range Ultrasonic TechnologyNDE-2-4$123,900$123,900$0$123,900100%$0
Base Resource Document for Unpiggable PipelinesNDE-2-5$118,000$104,653$13,347$118,000100%$0
Compressor and Pump Station$1,248,676$1,127,628$51,000$1,178,62894%$70,048
RESEARCH AREA: CPS: Emissions Control for Legacy Reciprocating Engines$619,500$508,140$50,000$558,14090%$61,360
Emissions Control for Legacy Reciprocating EnginesCPS-1$619,500$508,140$50,000$558,14090%$61,360
CONTINUING PROGRAM: Emissions Control for Legacy Reciprocating EnginesCPS-1$619,500$508,140$50,000$558,14090%$61,360
  Compressor and Pump Station Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
RESEARCH AREA: CPS: Compressor Station Fuel Efficiency$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
Compressor Station Fuel EfficiencyCPS-4$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
Waste Heat Recovery Study - "10 Things to do with Smaller-scale Waste Heat at a Compressor Station" CPS-4-3$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: CPS: Gas Turbine Operating Cost Reduction$236,000$228,812$0$228,81297%$7,188
Gas Turbine Operating Cost ReductionCPS-5$236,000$228,812$0$228,81297%$7,188
CONTINUING PROJECT: Development of an Alternative to Gas Turbine Gas Expansion StartersCPS-5-2$88,500$81,312$0$81,31292%$7,188
CONTINUING PROJECT: Combustion Turbine Disks - Remaining Life AssessmentCPS-5-6$59,000$59,000$0$59,000100%$0
Prevent Guide Vane Lock-Up on Solar Gas Turbines Subject to Intermittent Operation CPS-5-7$88,500$88,500$0$88,500100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: CPS: Reduce Liquid Pump Cost of Service$27,376$26,876$0$26,87698%$500
Reduce Liquid Pump Cost of ServiceCPS-7$27,376$26,876$0$26,87698%$500
CONTINUING PROJECT: Pump Test Facility Characterization StudyCPS-7-8$27,376$26,876$0$26,87698%$500
  Compressor and Pump Station Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
RESEARCH AREA: CPS: Compressor Station GHG Management$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0
Compressor Station GHG ManagementCPS-8$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0
Develop/Update Greenhouse Gas Fugitive Emission Factors for Gas Transmission and Storage CPS-8-2$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
Develop GHG Measurement Methods, Procedures, and Reporting Systems to Comply with the EPA Mandatory GHG Reporting RuleCPS-8-3$118,000$118,000$0$118,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: CPS: Compressor & Pump Station Facilities and Balance of Plant$70,800$68,800$1,000$69,80099%$1,000
Compressor & Pump Station Facilities and Balance of PlantCPS-9$70,800$68,800$1,000$69,80099%$1,000
Vibration Effects on Piping Components and Branch ConnectionsCPS-9-5$35,400$35,400$0$35,400100%$0
Bolted Joint Technology and User Practices ReviewCPS-9-7$35,400$33,400$1,000$34,40097%$1,000
Measurement$713,900$544,262$21,923$566,18579%$147,715
RESEARCH AREA: MEAS: Measurement Reliability$212,400$211,477$923$212,400100%$0
Measurement ReliabilityMEAS-5$212,400$211,477$923$212,400100%$0
Effects of Liquid Contamination on Ultrasonic Flow MetersMEAS-5-15$106,200$105,277$923$106,200100%$0
  Measurement Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
Diagnostic Methods for Turbine MetersMEAS-5-19$106,200$106,200$0$106,200100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: MEAS: Measurement Uncertainty & System Balance and Facility Design$177,000$177,000$0$177,000100%$0
Measurement Uncertainty & System Balance and Facility DesignMEAS-6$177,000$177,000$0$177,000100%$0
Effect of Upstream Piping Configurations on Ultrasonic Meter BiasMEAS-6-5$177,000$177,000$0$177,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: MEAS: O&M Cost Reduction and Operating Efficiency$59,000$38,000$21,000$59,000100%$0
O&M Cost Reduction and Operating EfficiencyMEAS-12$59,000$38,000$21,000$59,000100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Investigate Active Meter Cleaning Concepts MEAS-12-4$59,000$38,000$21,000$59,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: MEAS: Measurement Research Compendium$29,500$29,500$0$29,500100%$0
Measurement Research CompendiumMEAS-13$29,500$29,500$0$29,500100%$0
CONTINUING PROJECT: Measurement Research Compendium (Year 3 - Final Year)MEAS-13-1$29,500$29,500$0$29,500100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: MEAS: Measurement of Non-Traditional Gas Supplies$236,000$88,285$0$88,28537%$147,715
Measurement of Non-Traditional Gas SuppliesMEAS-15$236,000$88,285$0$88,28537%$147,715
PROGRAM: Measurement of Non-Traditional Gas SuppliesMEAS-15$236,000$88,285$0$88,28537%$147,715
  Underground Storage Project Ballot Code Required 2010 PRCI Funding Subscription Funds Voted Supplemental Funds Voted Total Funds Voted % Funded Additional Funds Required
Underground Storage$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0
RESEARCH AREA: US: Underground Storage$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0
Cavern StorageUS-2$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0
Cavern Integrity - Flow Induced VibrationUS-2-1$236,000$236,000$0$236,000100%$0