Understanding Pipeline Defects
Origination, Characterization and Sizing

December 6-10, 2010
Houston, Texas

Course Program

Day 1

• Creating a "virtual" pipeline
• Manufacturing defects in pipeline materials
• Testing for defects in the steel and pipe mill
• Construction defects
• NDT methods utilized during pipeline construction and commissioning; creation     of the "virtual" pipeline
• Overview of pipeline inspection techniques

DAY 2

• Identification and sizing of metal loss defects in liquid pipelines
• Corrosion risk assessment
• Internal corrosion in water injection pipelines
• Identification and sizing of metal loss defects resolution, accuracy and special issues
• Corrosion control of water pipelines
• Internal corrosion in oil production pipelines
• Corrosion control – oil pipelines

Day  3

• Internal corrosion in gas production pipelines
• Corrosion control – gas pipelines(RK)
• Identification of metal loss defects in gas pipelines
• External corrosion and cracking of onshore and offshore pipelines
• Crack Detection in High Pressure Pipelines
• Introducing Combo and Multi-Technology Inspection Tools

Day  4

• Introducing Combo and Multi-Technology Inspection Tools cont’d
• Identification of defects in offshore pipelines
• External corrosion and cracking of onshore and offshore pipelines cont’d
• Verification of Inspection Results, Measurement Errors and Input for Integrity Assessment
• Corrosion control of onshore pipelines
• Corrosion control of offshore pipelines

Day  5

• Inspection of Non Piggable Pipelines
• Backup inspection techniques
• Special topics
• Integrating defects into the "virtual" pipeline

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