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February 9, 2009
7:30am Registration & coffee
8:00am-5:00pm Course
February 10, 2009  
4:45pm Course

Excavation Inspection & Applied NDE for ILI/DA Validation and Correlation

The course is designed around the critical step of “Excavation Inspection and Documentation,” which has recently been termed the 3rd step in Direct Assessment. The focus will be on the validation and correlation of both ILI results and/or Direct Assessment techniques through non- destructive testing in the excavation.

Course premise

"The pig is wrong" is not often the case, and “No anomalies found” is not enough information.

Course objective

On completion of the course, participants will have a solid understanding of the minimum requirements to ensure maximum correlation with ILI and Direct assessment results during an excavation program. In addition, each participant will walk away with a general understanding of the available technology and procedures to implement contracts, increase quality, and reduce overall project costs.

Who should attend

The course is specifically designed for project managers, engineers and technical personnel responsible for the management, implementation and reporting of pipeline integrity inspection activities.

Course Notes

Comprehensive course notes as well as reference material will be provided, a valuable guide for future applications.

Continuing Education Units

Upon completion of the course, participants will be eligible to receive 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Course Outline

  • Risk  (briefly)
  • Engineering Critical Assessment (briefly)
  • Data collection and evaluation
  • In-Line Inspection
  • Tools, anomaly description, evaluation
  • Direct Assessment
  • Direct examination
  • Non destructive examination (NDE)
  • Hydro Testing  (briefly)
  • Remediation & Repair Technologies (briefly)
  • Developmental  and new application NDE Techniques
  • Mitigation and Fitness for Purpose (briefly)
  • On Going Maintenance Programs (throughout)
  • Case studies (throughout)
  • Administration, Logistics and Contracts (throughout)
 

Lecturers

Jim Marr is currently SCC Program Manager for TransCanada Pipelines. Previously, he was president of the pipeline consulting firm Marr Associates.  He founded the original company in 1992 and was its president until late December 2002. In 2006, with the reforming of Marr Associates, two additional companies were developed to maintain Marr Associates’ tradition of providing comprehensive pipeline integrity field services such as modeling, direct examination, and project management. Jim has worked in pipeline integrity for the past 20 years, focusing on SCC, external corrosion, direct assessment, direct examination, ILI development and correlation, data management, and the characterization of the environment around the pipe. He has published numerous papers related to SCC, investigative procedures, and environmental relationships related to time-dependent pipeline threats. He graduated with a degree in earth sciences in 1986 from the University of Guelph, Ontario.  He is a member of NACE and a past vice-chair of the NACE SCCDA committee.

Rick Desaulniers is currently Line Product Manager (Analysis) with Baker Hughes Management Group.  He has been involved in the pipeline industry for the past 20 years in the Data Interpretation Department analyzing 1000’s of miles of pipelines around the world, specifically in Magnetic Flux Leakage type tools.  He has been involved in past NACE conference as Chairman of the Pipeline Integrity Symposium and presented/co-write papers on Excavation Data Collection and Data Analyst Qualification Processes.  He was on the Standards Development Committee for ANSI/ASNT ILI-PQ-2005 In-Line Inspection Personnel Qualification and Certification Standard.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Geology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dr. Neb Uzelac is vice president with NDT Systems & Services (America). He has more than 20 years' experience in in-line inspection, specializing in ultrasonic methods and crack detection, and the application of NDE techniques for internal pipeline inspection. As a member of NACE, Dr. Uzelac is chairman of the Task Group currently revising NACE TR 35100, In-Line Non-destructive Inspection of Pipelines. He is also a member of the task group that prepared the NACE Standard RP0102-2002, and he is chairman of the NACE Technology Exchange Group TEG 267X for In-line Inspection of Pipelines. He was also a member of API's work groups that created API standards 1160 and 1163 (ILI performance standard).


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