Natural Gas Pipeline

Optimisation

About GSPL
2nd Largest pure Natural Gas Transmission network in
India
2192 km
Volume Capacity 18MMSCMD
Current Capacity-22MMSCMD
Equipped with the latest bi-directional gas transmission
technology to enable two-way gas flow.

Pipeline Optimization
Scope for Pipeline Layout optimization Includes
Determining Optimal Layout
Determining Optimal Diameter of various pipes
Determining the locations and number of valves, regulators,
and compressors

Initial Laying cost (c) has 3 major components:

Steel quantity
Overcoating of pipes
Cost of Laying pipes underground

Most of these costs are fixed w.r.t Pipe diameter

 Initial Pressure (Baroda)

Required Pressure (Baroda)
Initial Pressure (salaya)
Required Pressure (salaya)
Power requirement (MW/day)
NG requirement (in SCMD)
Total Cost/year
(in Cr)
Total Cost over lifespan of compressors (in Cr)

Case
Assumed Demand
(in MMSCMD)
Initial Pressure (Baroda)
Required Pressure
(Baroda)
Initial Pressure (salaya)
Required Pressure (salaya)
Power requirement
(MW/day)
NG requirement
SCMD)
Total Cost/year

(in
(in Cr)

Total Cost over lifespan of

compressors (in Cr)

11

14

15

78.63

78.63

94.6

92.42

64.35

41.1

69

84.8

4.81

20.788

35.27

28904.
46

124728

211620

14.87

60.31

94.23

223.05

904.65

1413.45

Conclusion
The cost decrease if we use compressor for demand
up to 13-14 MMSCMD.
The increase in 1 MMSCMD increases the cost by 30
cr.
Hence the loop lines are best option for demand
more than

13-14 MMSCMD

Key points
As a Industry is dynamic in nature it is very difficult to
ascertain future supply and demand.
As the pipeline has life of 40 years it must be designed
considering future demand and operations.
Usage of Multistage instead of single stage
The Compressor locations should be planned as per
future Demand.