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This course has been evaluated by the QPPI and its contents is aligned to their competency standard set out in the Competency Standards Manual for Pipeline Integrity Management.
Now included with this course: Encyclopedia of Pipeline Defects, Third Edition!
Course attendees will receive free access to course pre-school material and the new online version of the Encyclopedia of Pipeline Defects, Third Edition through the Competence Club website.
(List price: $195.)
“Through this required program…an operator must evaluate all defects and… develop a schedule that prioritizes the defects for evaluation and repair.“
— from the Final DOT Rule: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas, August 2002
“This final rule adopts a … definition for Moderate Consequence Areas to identify additional … pipeline segments that would require integrity assessments, thus assuring the timely discovery and repair of pipeline defects in MCA segments.”
— from the Final DOT Rule: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines, October 2019
Many transmission pipelines are now over 60 years old. This is “late-middle aged” in pipeline terms, and even the best designed and maintained pipeline will become defective as it progresses through its design life. Therefore, operators need to be aware of the effect these defects will have on their pipeline, and — more important — be able to assess their significance in terms of the continuing integrity of the system. High-technology maintenance tools (for example, in-line inspection devices) now help pipeline owners assess the condition of their lines, and if these modern maintenance methods are combined with modern defect-assessment methods, they can provide a very powerful and cost-effective tool.
Led by Dr Phil Hopkins, this 2-day course is designed for pipeline engineers and managers. It presents the latest methods to evaluate the significance of defects found in oil & gas pipelines: corrosion, dents and gouges, cracks (e.g. SCC), weld defects, and fatigue. These methods will range from simple, quick assessment methods to the more detailed fitness-for-purpose analysis.
Pipeline engineers, designers and service professionals who are involved with the maintenance, inspection, and repair of pipelines.
All delegates will receive a detailed set of lecture notes in PDF format, totaling more than 500 pages, providing an invaluable reference document. In addition, course participants will receive access to the web-based eBook version of the comprehensive pictorial Encyclopedia of Pipeline Defects and pre-school learning materials through the Competence Club site.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be eligible to receive 1.4 CEUs.
Dr. Phil Hopkins has over 35 years’ experience in pipeline engineering, and is an independent consultant based in Newcastle, UK. Prior to establishing his consultancy, Phil was Technical Director with the engineering company Penspen Ltd., and Managing Director of the pipeline engineering consultancy Andrew Palmer and Associates. He has worked with most of the major oil and gas companies and pipeline companies around the world, providing consultancy on management, business, design, maintenance, inspection, risk analysis and safety, and failure investigations. He is the past-chairman of the ASME Pipeline Systems Division, and has served on many other professional committees, including the British Standards Institution, European Pipeline Research Group, the Pipeline Research Committee International, and the DNV Pipeline Committee. More than 6000 engineers and technical personnel around the world have attended his courses. He has also contributed extensively to master’s programs at Newcastle and Northumbria universities in the UK.
Introduction to Basic Pipeline Engineering Principles
Introduction to Pipeline Defects – Why Pipelines Fail
Introduction to Fracture Mechanics (handouts and notes only, no lecture)
Understanding Fatigue (handouts and notes only, no lecture)
Fundamental Pipeline Defect Failure Relationships
How to Assess Corrosion Defects
Workshop: Corrosion Assessment using Fitness for Purpose
How to Assess Gouges
How to Assess Dents
How to Assess Cracks
How to Assess Weld Defects
Setting Intelligent Pig Inspection Levels
Fracture Propagation and Arrest (handouts and notes only, no lecture)
Pipeline Repair and Rehabilitation
Risk and Integrity Management and Analysis
Workshop: Setting Priorities
This course has been evaluated by the QPPI and its contents is aligned to their competency standard set out in the Competency Standards Manual for Pipeline Integrity Management.
The seminar provides a sound review of Pipeline Integrity Management strategies, in compliance with regulatory requirements, including self assessment. It is highly interactive and takes the form of lectures and case studies. On completion of the seminar, participants will have a solid understanding of the procedures, strengths, limitations, and applicability of the main issues that comprise a Pipeline Integrity Management Program.
To provide attendees with the latest techniques used to develop a comprehensive integrity management program covering both pipelines and their associated facilities. The necessary elements of such a program are described in detail with examples of typical program content including an overarching view of where detailed Risk Analysis and Defect Assessment fits in the Program.
All delegates will receive a PDF containing detailed lecture notes totaling more than 500 pages, providing an invaluable reference document. The course notes are written in such a manner as to provide a starting point for a company in either developing its own integrity management plan or updating its current plan.
Supervisors, engineers and technicians responsible for ensuring the adequate protection of pipeline assets; maintenance planners, regulators and service-providers to the pipeline industry will also benefit from attending the course. On completion of this course you will be able to understand:
On completion of the course, participants will be eligible to receive 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Dr. Alan Murray is a consulting engineer with Principia Consulting in Calgary, AB. Prior to forming Principia in 2010, he was Chief Engineer at the Canadian National Energy Board. Dr. Murray’s industry experience has included a number of senior management positions with a large pipeline operating company in North America with responsibility for system planning, construction, maintenance and contracting functions. His 42 years of work experience spans research, regulation, third-party assessment, design and development in pipelines and offshore structures. He was the founding chairman of the ASME Pipeline Systems Division and is the co-author of the ASME Press text books Pipeline Design and Construction – A Practical Approach and Pipeline Integrity Assurance and is a Fellow of the ASME.
Introduction
Elements of an Integrity Management Plan (IMP)
Conducting an assessment
Case study
Approaches to Risk Assessment Analysis
Prevention and Mitigation Measures
Inspection Methods: Characteristics and Limitations
Case study
Integrity Management Plans for Facilities