Problem analysis tool and process

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Use the Kepner-.Tregoe (K.T) Problem Analysis Tool and process to find the reason for the plugging of Pipe Line A in the following discussion;

Currently, many drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico collect oil from a number of oil wells, which they then pump through a single pipeline from the platform to the shore. Most of these wells have been quite productive Consequently the oil flows through the pipeline lying on the ocean floor at a reasonable rate.

When the oil comes out of the wells, it is at a temperature is approximately 145°F; by the time the oil reaches shore, the temperature in most pipelines is approximately 90°F. The temperature of the water on the ocean floor for the majority of the platforms within two miles of shore is approximately 45°F. However, the water depth increases as you move away from shore and the temperature of the water on the ocean floor decreases to 39°F.

Recently, two new platforms (A and B) were erected in the Gulf Coast farther out from shore than the other drilling platforms. About a year and a half after both came on stream, a disaster occurred on Platform A, such that no oil could be pumped to shore through the pipeline from this platform. Platform B continued to operate without any problems. When the crude composition at the well head was analyzed, it was found to have exactly the same chemical composition (e.g., asphaltenes, waxes, gas) as that found in the well heads on all other platforms. The only difference between platform A and Platform B was that the production rate of Platform A was much lower than that of Platform B. Nevertheless, the production rate from Platform A was still greater than many of the platforms near the shoreline.

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