By: Syed Talha Tirmizi, Syed Rizwan Ul Haq Tirmizi, and Syed A. Hadia Tirmizi
1Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems, Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
2Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bahria University Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
3Biotechnology Department, DOW University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Oil and Gas pipelines constitute an essential part of infrastructure investment in petroleum projects. It
is essential; therefore, pipeline route selection must be cost-effective because an optimal route
influences the lifespan of the pipeline, from design and planning to construction and operation.
Geographic Information System (GIS) is the cornerstone of well-managed spatial analysis. GIS is
integrated into the study for terrain evaluation and the identification and assessment of the optimal
pipeline routes. The application of GIS enables routing the pipeline through the most appropriate
terrain that possesses the minimum risk for geo-hazards. The present research identifies the optimal
routes for the pipelines in contrast to the existing pipeline network in Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa (KPK)
Province of Pakistan. The extreme effects of a geological hazard on the pipeline are the case of rupture
and it is this event that terrain evaluation and risk analysis seeks to avoid by assisting in the decision-making progress used in selecting the most appropriate route for the pipeline.
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