Lecturers

Dr. Tom Bubenik is Director of Integrity Solutions at DNV Columbus (formerly CC Technologies). He has more than 20 years of experience in pipeline integrity assessments, in-line inspection tools and their capabilities, direct assessment techniques and methodologies, field data collection, and the impact of defects and inspection on pipeline operations and maintenance. Dr. Bubenik's research experience covers inspection technologies for pipelines, analysis tools for corroded and damaged pipelines, and repair techniques for pipelines. He also has extensive experience related to in-line inspection of natural gas pipelines including design and operation of inspection vehicles and analysis and interpretation of inspection data.

Mark Olson is Principal Engineer at DNV Columbus (formerly CC Technologies). He has over 20 years’ experience in pipeline integrity and inspection. Mark was one of the founders and also a president of PEI Pipeline Services, as well as a founder of Cornerstone Pipeline Inspection Group (CPIG), and Inspection Services manager for Baker Hughes PMG. Prior to entering the pipeline services field Mark spent  15 years working in pipeline design, maintenance, operation, and integrity for Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Marathon.

Dr. Jack Smart has been working in corrosion control and pigging in pipelines for more than 35 years, with Amoco and, since 1991, as an independent consultant. Jack also served three years as an engineering supervisor and Chief Engineer for Amoco in their offshore Trinidad operations. Jack has been active in NACE, where he has chaired numerous committees, in particular pipeline corrosion in and on pipelines; in SPE; and he represented AIChE on the Board of Directors of the Offshore Technology Conference. He is a frequent author for NACE and for related industry conferences, having published papers on corrosion and fatigue, cathodic protection, coatings, corrosion inhibitors and chemical treating, erosion-corrosion, Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion, corrosion monitoring, movement of black powder in pipelines, pipeline flow performance, pigging and combined pigging and chemical treating for more effective lower cost pipeline maintenance. He has a BE in Chemical Engineering from Yale and Ph.D. in Materials Science from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

George Williamson has over 22 years of Operations, maintenance and Integrity Management experience. He is a registered professional engineer, NACE certified corrosion and cathodic protection specialist, and certified pipeline integrity specialist.

 

Course Outline

Day 1 Pigging for Operation and Maintenance Pigging during construction Pigging during operation Utility Pigs Cleaning pigs Sealing pigs Gauging pigs Dual diameter pigs Magnetic cleaning pigs Designing a Pipeline for Pigging Pig traps and pigging stations Location and tracking devices In-line Inspection (ILI) Tools - Theory, Performance, and Detection Limits Metal loss In-line Inspection Other In-Line Inspection Tools Crack detection pigs Mapping Geometry and bend-detection pigs Wax deposition measurement Spanning pigs Semi-intelligent pigs

Day 2 Designing and Implementing an In-line Inspection (ILI) Program Selecting an ILI Tool Specific Design Considerations for Running ILI Tools Launch and Receive trap design Bends, tees, and valves Issuing an Inquiry Schedule requirements Preparation for ILI Controlling Operational Parameters During the Inspection Run Strategy for Contract Development and Negotiations Developing a good specification Contingency Planning for a Stuck Pig Offshore risers Onshore flowlines, gathering system main sections or laterals Post In-line Inspection Issues Quality Assurance Check of the Data Development of Protocols for Response Prioritization of the Dig Plan US regulatory requirements Criteria for corrosion-caused metal loss Criteria for dents Validation of Results: Planning and preparation for field NDE Comparison between ILI, field NDE and actual: Corrosion Dents - effects of re-rounding Establish level of confidence Fitness for Purpose: Assessment Assessment of defects Establish long-term integrity management program Incorporation of results in risk programs Potential Repair Consideration

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