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Ace Energy Infrastructure
Achieves Record-Breaking
Intersect Pipeline Installation
Gas Corporation Ltd., GAIL (India) Limited,
Oil India Limited, and Numaligarh Refinery
Limited, with MECON Limited, India Ltd. serving
as the project management consultant.
It was part of a project to extend the
Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (National Natural
Gas Grid) to the northeastern states of India,
a project envisioned by the Prime Minister
of India and ably steered by the Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas Govt of India.
" This endeavor is a good demonstration
Ace Energy Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
accomplished a significant milestone,
successfully installing a 3,600-meter,
24-inch-diameter pipeline across the
Subansiri River in Assam, India. This
remarkable achievement was made
possible by utilizing the intersect method
of horizontal directional drilling (HDD),
positioning it among the largest pipeline
installations worldwide using this technique.
This installation was executed for
Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL), a joint
venture of oil and gas companies such as
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Oil and Natural
of the engineering talent and competencies
that infrastructure companies in India are
capable of, " said Ravneet Singh, director of
Ace Energy Infrastructure Pvt. " Our team of
experts tackled several technical and logistical
challenges with precision and dedication,
resulting in the completion of this complex
HDD crossing milestone. "
What made this an extra special effort, apart
from the technical challenges in the drilling,
were:
* Extremely difficult site conditions: Both
banks of the river, where the equipment
was to be mobilized, were at an extremely
inaccessible location, in North Lakhimpur
BAMI-I, ASCE-UESI to Present 19th Utility Investigation School
Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) and the ASCE Utility Engineering and
Surveying Institute (UESI) have teamed up to conduct the 19th Utility Investigation School (UIS). This
five-day workshop will be held Oct. 16-20, in Baltimore, Md.
This short course will give practitioners the knowledge and tools to provide competent utility
investigations in accordance with accepted national standards (ASCE 38) and to defend against
claims through this knowledge and its documentation. In addition to the classroom lectures, practical
sessions will be held where participants will be offered hands-on experience with the GPR, PCL, etc.
Attendees UIS is designed for include:
* Engineers, surveyors and project managers providing deliverables that include results and
depictions of utility investigations
* Consulting engineers and employees of utility companies, state DOTs and local highway
agencies, regulatory agencies, local governments, etc.
* Design engineers for infrastructure projects with significant expected utility congestion
Director is Tom Iseley, Ph.D., P.E., Dist. M. ASCE, PWAM Professor of Engineering Practice and
Beavers Heavy Construction Distinguished Fellow, Purdue University.
Course developer and primary instructor is Jim Anspach, PG(r), Dist. M. ASCE, NAC ASCE/
UESI President; 2018 Member-EJCDC; TRB Utility Committee Chair; ASCE -38 A.A; Professor of
Utility Engineering, IOWA State University Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering; J.H.
Anspach Consulting. Other instructors are the foremost experts in the geophysics and subsurface
utility engineering field. UI
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Utility Investigation School, (404) 386-5667, sbehbaha@purdue.edu
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and Majuli Districts of Assam. While access
to the Majuli side was achieved by the
construction of a temporary cofferdam
across the Lohit River, which too was
washed out due to flash floods in early
April in pre-monsoon rains, access across
the river itself was on a rudimentary ferry
that could barely accommodate cars.
Even more challenging was the narrow
weather window when equipment could be
mobilized, with the entire area being waterlogged
between June and October.
* Several months of job planning: Detailed
planning of methods, equipment, and
manpower, several months in advance,
played a crucial role. Equipment such as
tracking and guidance tools, a recycling
unit, mud pumps, drill pipe, swivels, and
various tooling, apart from the HDD rigs,
with ample redundancy befitting such a
major crossing were procured months in
advance and had to be mobilized at the
remote project site.
* Hard Work, and determination:
The Ace Energy Infrastructure team
worked tirelessly day and night over the
past five months, without a single break.
* Perseverance and using setbacks to learn
and grow: From a flash flood washing out
the only access to the site (the temporary
cofferdam) to breakage in drill strings,
the team faced adverse situations and
continued towards the commitment to
excellence.
* Improvising methods using feedback
from people on the ground: During the
execution, the best-made plans needed
to be re-visited and re-engineered in
light of the dynamics of the project site.
Feedback from experienced personnel at
the site proved invaluable. Their firsthand
experiences and insights provide crucial
guidance for continuous improvement.
Ace Energy Infrastructure was established
in 2007 and has its roots in Mumbai. Over the
years, it has flourished through a combination
of entrepreneurial leadership and courage
in adversity and has grown in its ability to
execute diverse projects across the nation. UI
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Ace Energy Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd,
+91-22-2660 0078, aceenergy.in

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