2025 Conference Program

as of December 3, 2024

2025 - Tuesday, January 28

17:00

Exhibition Opening Reception sponsored by ROSEN

2025 - Wednesday, January 29

7:00

Breakfast sponsored by Inline Service

7:00 Registration open
 

1.0 Plenary - Opening Session


sponsored by NDT Global

  Session chair: 
8:00 Opening remarks
8:15

215 State of Integrity 2025
Sheri Baucom
OneBridge Solutions, Inc., Durango, USA

8:45 Young Pipeline Professional Annual Recognition Award Presentation
9:00

217 Managing the Pipe Body Hard Spots Integrity Threat
Michael Rosenfeld¹, Bill Amend¹, Simon Slater²
¹RSI Pipeline Solutions, New Albany, USA, ²ROSEN Group, Coumbus, USA

9:30

167 Practical Challenges of Using the RP 1183 Shape Parameter Methods
Rhett Dotson¹, Ryan Sager², Morry Bankehsaz², Brian Leis³, Jonathan Hardy
¹D2 Integrity, Houston, USA, ²ROSEN Group, Houston, USA, ³B N Leis, Consultant, Inc., Columbus, USA, T.D. Williamson, Salt Lake City, USA

10:00 Refreshment Break
11:00

197 The Sky Is Not Falling – Mechanical Damage Can Be Assessed Appropriately
Arnav Rana¹, Sanjay Tiku¹, Ali Roostaei¹, Behrouz Shiari¹, Vlado Semiga¹, Aaron Dinovitzer², Munendra Tomar³, Yohann Miglis, Mark Piazza
¹BMT Canada, Ottawa, Canada, ²ADIM Consulting, Ottawa, Canada, ³TC Energy, Houston, USA, Kinder Morgan, Houston, USA, American Petroleum Institute, Washington DC, USA

11:30

280 Lessons Learned Using API 1163 for Metal-Loss ILIs
Tom Bubenik, Matt Ellinger
DNV, Dublin, USA

12:00

161 Leveraging Destructive Testing to enhance Detection and Identification of Complex Cracking in LF-ERW; Case Study Phase II
Christopher Newton¹, Jordi Aymerich², Sayan Pipatpan³, Tannia Haro, Santiago Urrea, Alex Hensley
¹Phillips 66, Houston, USA, ²NDT Global, Calgary, Canada, ³NDT Global, Stutensee, Germany, NDT Global, Houston, USA

12:30

Lunch sponsored by Enduro

  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  1.1 Stress Corrosion Cracking 2.1 ILI Applications 1 3.1 Engineering Assessment 1 4.1 Geohazards 1
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14:00

176 Development and Implementation of a Compact 36-inch Combination Ultrasonic ILI Tool for Enhanced Pipeline Integrity Management
Nathan Leslie¹, Jake Haase², Jonas Butterer³
¹NDT Global, Houston, USA, ²Colonial Pipeline Company, Alpharetta, USA, ³NDT Global, Stutensee, Germany

261 Identification of Factors to Determine Statistically Appropriate and Conservative CVN Toughness Values for Transmission Pipelines
Brett Davis¹, Brian Patrick², Liyu Wang², Heather Watson², Ted Zirkle³, Alexander Hudgins³, Yash Bhargava³
¹Exponent, Inc., Menlo Park, USA, ²Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Ramon, USA, ³Exponent, Inc., Philadelphia, USA

271 A Case Study of a Riverbank and Riverbed Armoring and Regrading Geohazard Remediation.
Eric Jenkins¹, Stella Cunha²
¹Tetra Tech, Denver, USA, ²Enbridge, Calgary, Canada

14:30

229 Overcoming Operational Obstacles: A Collaborative Approach to a In Line Inspection of a Unique Mexican Gas Pipeline
McKenzie Kissel¹, Keila Caridad², Aaron Schartner³, Neil Shortt³, Jose Fernando Vazquez², Pu Gong³, Stephen Westwood³
¹Onstream Pipeline Inspection, Calgary, Canada, ²TC Energy, Mexico City, Mexico, ³TC Energy, Calgary, Canada

182 Axial Strain Evaluation and Integration into Geohazard Management Program
Jeff Haferd¹, Sylvain Cornu²
¹Marathon Pipe Line, Findlay, USA, ²NDT Global, Stutensee, Germany

15:00

128 Using Machine Learning to Manage SCC: Data Strategy and Best Practices
Syed Aijaz¹, Clifford Maier¹, Michael Gloven²
¹TC Energy, Houston, USA, ²Pipeline-Risk (PLR), Denver, USA

270 Managing Integrity Threats in CO2 Pipelines with ILI
Daniel Sandana, Lauren Guest, Emily Burrow
ROSEN Group, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

196 3D Visualization of High-Resolution ILI Caliper Data: A systematic framework for fitness-for-service assessment of pipeline wrinkles
Kachi Ndubuaku¹, Brendan Eirich², Kristian Olsen³
¹Enbridge, Edmonton, Canada, ²ATCO, Edmonton, Canada, ³Stantec, Edmonton, Canada

125 New 3D Flood and Scour Modelling of Pipeline Water Crossings
Noel Nelson¹, Pete Weber², Soek-Bong Lee³, Tim Ross
¹DoC Mapping, San Diego, USA, ²DoC Mapping, New Orleans, USA, ³Doc Mapping, New Orleans, USA, DoC Mapping, Calgary, Canada

15:30 Refreshment Break
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
 

1.2 Repair/Rehabilitation 1
BAYWATER

2.2 Selective Seam Weld Corrosion 3.2 Engineering Assessment 2 4.2 NDE
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16:30

245 Compression Sleeves - A Pragmatic Approach to Managing Design Variables and Constraints
Atul Ganpatye¹, Ahmed Hassanin¹, Matt Jaouhari²
¹ADV Integrity, Inc., Magnolia, USA, ²Bechtel Energy, Houston, USA

220 Leveraging Validation Data to Improve ILI Performance for SSWC
Christopher Davies, Johannes Spille, Simon Slater
ROSEN Group, Houston, USA

140 Remaining Life Assessment of Hydrogen Pipelines for Flaw Sizes Below ILI and NDE Detection Limits
Zahra Lotfian¹, Michiel Brongers²
¹Kiefner and Associates, Inc., Houston, USA, ²Kiefner and Associates, Inc., Columbus, USA

106 Guided Wave Quantitative Contact Corrosion Measurement
Rhett O’Briant
GUL Americas, Houston, USA

17:00

273 Beyond the Code Requirements of Welding an In-Service Procedure Qualification Record
Justin Bekker¹, Sri Chimbli²
¹Stress Engineering Services, Calgary, Canada, ²Stress Engineering Services, Houston, USA

184 Integrity Management of Axial Stress Corrosion Cracking (ASCC), and Selective Seam Weld Corrosion (SSWC) Using Multi-field CMFL ILI Technology
Ron Thompson¹, Richard Kania², Guillermo Solano², Andrew Corbett², David Kania³
¹Novitech Inc., Vaughn, Canada, ²KanEnergy Partners, Inc., Calgary, Canada, ³Novitech Inc., Calgary, Canada

17:30 Conference Day 1 concludes
17:00

Reception sponsored by Enduro

2025 - Thursday, January 30

 
7:00 Breakfast
7:00 Registrations open
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  5.1 Crack Assessment and Management 1 6.1 Integrity Management 1 7.1 Dent Assessment and Management 1 8.1 Geohazards 2
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8:00

260 Probabilistic Assessment of Crack-like Seam Weld Anomalies in Hydrogen-Blended Natural Gas Pipelines
Benjamin Nowell, Thomas Dessein, Daryl Bandstra
Integral Engineering, Edmonton, Canada

219 Four Years and Counting
Simon Slater¹, Christopher Davies¹, Sean Moran²
¹ROSEN Group, Houston, USA, ²Williams, Salt Lake City, USA

230 Addressing Dents in Difficult-to-Inspect Natural Gas Pipelines: Enhancing Safety and Integrity with Robotics, Laser Technology, and Advanced Analytics
Michael Kobelak¹, Arvind Chaabra²
¹Intero Integrity, Toronto, Canada, ²Enbridge, Toronto, Canada

198 Stress Relief Excavation Performance Evaluation through Case Studies
Amir Ahmadipur, Ali Ebrahimi
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., Houston, USA

8:30

233 EMAT Ultra Technology for Crack Inspection in Gas Pipelines
Thomas Beuker¹, Felipe Freitas²
¹ROSEN Group, Lingen, Germany, ²ROSEN Group, Houston, USA

294 NPMS Minimum Requirements for 2024 & Beyond
Monique Roberts¹, Leigha Gooding²
¹PODS Association, Houston, USA, ²PHMSA, Washington, USA

244 Estimating Dent Strain Using Multiple Low-Resolution Caliper Inspections
Rhett Dotson¹, Liam Hagel², Jing Wang², Rob Greene²
¹D2 Integrity, Houston, USA, ²TC Energy, Calgary, Canada

129 A GIS-based Assessment of PHMSA Geohazard Bulletin Case Studies
Justin Oliveira, Sunil Chintalapati
Boston Geospatial, Boston, USA

9:00

187 Seam Cracking IMP Enhancements with an Innovative and Accurate Time-Based Crack Sizing ILI Tool
Xavier Ortiz¹, Sean Prestie
Imperial Oil Ltd, Calgary, Canada

281 Evaluating Screening Methods as an Alternative to Dent Strain Assessments
Shanshan Wu¹, Steven Polasik¹, Joe Bratton¹, Spencer Hoy²
¹DNV, Columbus, USA, ²DNV, Calgary, Canada

276 Advancements in In-line Inspection Based Bi-axial Stress Measurement Technology to Manage the Total Stress Landscape of Pipelines
Inessa Yablonskikh¹, David Buttle², Steve Worthington³, Cassidy Ryan
¹Baker Hughes, Cramlington, UK, ²Baker Hughes, Oklahoma City, USA, ³Baker Hughes, Calgary, Canada, Baker Hughes, Houston, USA

9:30 Refreshment Break
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  5.2 Crack Assessment and Management 2

6.2 Integrity Management 2
BAYWATER

7.2 Dent Assessment and Management 2 8.2 ILI Validation/ Verification
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10:30

283 Validating Crack-Detection In-Line Inspections with API 1163
Tom Bubenik, Matt Ellinger
DNV, Dublin, USA

156 Enhancing Pipeline Integrity: Integrating Remote Monitoring Enables Two-Way Communication with Non-Intrusive Isolation Tools
Henning Bø¹, Thomas Bergsland²
¹T.D. Williamson, Stavanger, Norway, ²T.D. Williamson, Houston, USA

130 A Simplified Methodology for Remaining Life Prediction of Dents
Colin Scott¹, Mehrdad Palizi¹
¹AP Dynamics, Calgary, Canada

111 Case Study: Identification and Sizing Accuracy for UTCD In Line Inspection on Aged Underground Liquid Pipeline
Ahmad Al Saif, Nouman Tehsin, Mohammed Al Rabeeah
Saudi Aramco, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

11:00

171 API 579-1/ASME FSS-1 FAD Level 2 Assessment Method is Conservative for Cases of Pipelines with Cracking and Seam Weld Defects
Samarth Tandon, Sergio Limon, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Shaikh Rahman
Blade Energy Partners, Houston, USA

290 A Comprehensive Framework for Automated Dent Screening and Integrity Assessment Using In-Line Inspection Data and Finite Element Analysis
Muntaseer Kainat ¹, Amandeep Virk¹, Chike Okoloekwe², Nader Yoosef-Ghodsi², Saheed Akonko²
¹IntegraFrame, Edmonton, Canada, ²Enbridge, Edmonton, Canada

222 What Can You Do With an Abundance of ILI Validation Data?
Lucinda Smart¹, Benjamin Wright¹
¹Kiefner and Associates, Inc., Ames, USA

11:30

189 Improving POI of Crack Detection ILI Calls - an Operator Case Study Using a Predictive Data Driven Process
Alan Cornejo¹, Martin Melucci¹, Brian Kerrigan², Dom Murray²
¹TGN, Ciudad Autonoma de Bs As, Argentina, ²Frontline Integrity, Newcastle, UK

250 Beyond Compliance: Optimization Opportunities of the Gas Mega Rule – Pipeline Integrity Management with Digital Twins, Multiple Inspections, and Artificial Intelligence
Brian Ellis¹, Nigel Curson², Louise O’Sullivan², Blake Bixler³, Rabi Chakraborty
¹pipelinelogic, Lakewood, USA, ²Penspen, London, UK, ³Senslytics, Oklahoma City, USA, Senslytics, Atlanta, USA

246 Dents with Cracks That Shouldn’t Be, A Case Study
Rhett Dotson¹, Liam Hagel², Jing Wang², Rick Wang², Duncan Wang²
¹D2 Integrity, Houston, USA, ²TC Energy, Calgary, Canada

202 Estimating ILI Tool Performance in Identifying Unique Pipe Populations for Material Verification
Ryan Stewart¹, Jason Skow¹, Ryan Okamura², Mohammad Al-Amin², Zain Al-Hasani³, Luigi Calabretta³
¹Integral Engineering, Edmonton, Canada, ²TC Energy, Calgary, Canada, ³TC Energy, Houston, USA

12:00 Lunch
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  5.3 Repair/ Rehabilitation 2 6.3 Subsea Inspection & Monitoring 1 7.3 Materials Identification/ Verification 1 8.3 Risk Assessment and Management 1
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13:30

259 Crack Inspection Pig for Cladded Multisize Subsea Pipelines (4” x 7.13”)
Rafael Wagner Florencio dos Santos¹, Miguel de Andrade Freitas², Lucas Braga Campos³, Guttemberg Coelho Da Silva³, Cesar Giron Camerini³
¹PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²PUC-RIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ³UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

241 Introduction of A Portable Field Instrument for In-ditch Pipe Body Toughness Determination
Xuejun Huang¹, Bryan Feigel¹, Aidan Ryan¹, Intisar Rizwan I Haque¹, Ryan Lacy¹, Simon Bellemare¹
¹Massachusetts Materials Technologies, Natick, USA

177 A Sensitivity Analysis of Key Parameters in a Probabilistic Risk Assessment Model for Transmission Pipelines
Guanlan Liu¹, Dan Rowe²
¹DNV, Dublin, USA, ²NiSource, Fort Wayne, USA

14:00

293 Bending the Repair: Expanding Repair Techniques for Circumferential Stress Corrosion Cracking
David Futch¹, Sean Moran²
¹ADV Integrity, Inc., Magnolia, USA, ²Williams, Houston, USA

265 A Comparative Study of ICDA and ILI in Subsea Pipelines
Yougui Zheng¹, Pedro RIncon¹, Adam Maggio², Ryan Meyer², Eric Pierce²
¹Shell Global Solutions, Houston, USA, ²Shell Exploration & Production Company, New Orleans, USA

116 Advanced Technology for Tensile and Fracture Toughness Characterization of In-Service Piping
Michael Manahan
MP Machinery and Testing, State College, USA

180 Another Coffee Shop? An Optimised Process to Assess the Impact of Above Ground Pipeline Loading and Identify Suitable Mitigation
Tim Rudd¹, Carl Scott¹, Brian Kerrigan², Samuel Durand²
¹Valero, Pembrokeshire, UK, ²FrontLine Integrity, Newcastle, UK

14:30

127 Axial and Circumferential Crack Grinding Repair Analysis Using 3-D Crack Meshes
Ryan Holloman¹, Lyndon Lamborn², Greg Thorwald², Michael Turnquist²
¹Quest Integrity, Boulder, USA, ²Lamborn Engineering, Inc., Edmonton, Canada

251 Advanced Inspection Solutions for Heavy Wall Offshore Pipelines: Insights from the Sur de Texas - Tuxpan Project
Gerardo Chavez¹, Johannes Spille¹, Keila Caridad², Alvaro Vega², Neil Shortt³, Aaron Schartner³
¹ROSEN Group, Houston, USA, ²TCE, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³TCE, Calgary, Canada

149 Using ILI to Establish Confidence in TVC Records
Tom Alexander¹, Benjamin Mittelstadt, P.E.², Stephen Barnet², Peter Seydewitz³
¹Dynamic Risk, Toronto, Canada, ²Dynamic Risk, Houston, USA, ³Enbridge Gas Transmission, Houston, USA

285 Accounting for Data Gaps and Uncertainty in Pipeline Risk Assessment and Integrity Assurance
Richie Joseph¹, Saul Chirinos¹, Eduardo Munoz², Pushpendra Tomar²
¹Dynamic Risk, Calgary, Canada, ²Dynamic Risk, Houston, USA

15:00 Refreshment Break
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  5.4 Repair/ Rehabilitation 3 6.4 Subsea Inspection & Monitoring 2 7.4 Materials Identification/ Verification 2 8.4 Risk Assessment and Management 2
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15:30

235 Girth Weld Reinforcement Case Study: A Numerical and Experimental Approach
Ahmed Hassanin¹, Atul Ganpatye¹, Brian Yeung², Tommy Mikalson², Brett Conrad²
¹ADV Integrity, Inc., Magnolia, USA, ²TC Energy, Calgary, Canada

123 Development and Experience of a Practical Approach to Risk Based Inspection: Planning Offshore Pipeline Inspection Campaigns
Susannah Turner, Fraser Gray, Timothy Turner
Highgrade Associates Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

145 Preliminary Assessment of the Effects of Surface Preparation on Instrumented Indentation Testing (IIT)
Pooya Delshad¹, Peter Martin², Emily Brady³, Jeffrey Kornuta³, Jonathan Gibbs³, Peter Veloo³
¹Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Ramon, USA, ²RSI Pipeline Solutions, New Albany, USA, ³Exponent, Inc., Houston, USA

107 Opportunities for Proactive Root Cause Analysis in Integrity Management
Brian Cooper, Jonathan Ferris
ADV Integrity, Inc., Grand Rapids, USA

16:00

144 When Third-Party Damage Strikes! An Investigative Approach Using Carbon Fiber Composite Wrap as an Acceptable Method of Repair
Travers Schwarz¹, Steven Kinikin¹, James Fetherolf¹, Davie Peguero², Jackson Herrod²
¹Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sacramento, USA, ²Henkel Corporation, Riviera Beach, USA

193 Determination of Destructive Strength and Chemical Composition Uncertainties for Material Property Verification
Janille Maragh¹, Emily Brady², Jeffrey Kornuta², Owen Lopez-Oneal³, Peter Veloo
¹Exponent, Inc., Menlo Park, USA, ²Exponent, Inc., Houston, USA, ³Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Oakland, CA, USA, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Oakland, USA

179 BR (Basic Rupture) – a Framework to Improve the Likelihood of Failure Consequence
Keith Leewis¹, Daniel Ersoy²
¹L&A Inc., Bragg Creek, Canada, ²Element Resources LLC, PrInc.eville, USA

16:30

164 Can It Take the Heat: Analyzing the Behavior and Performance of Composite Repair Systems in Elevated Temperature Environments
Russell Giudici¹, Travis Greenstreet², Chris Alexander²
¹Advanced FRP Systems, Inc., Weymouth, USA, ²ADV Integrity, Inc., Magnolia, USA

262 Development and Field Testing of a Submersible Guided Wave Monitoring System for Subsea Pipelines
Rafael Wagner Florencio dos Santos¹, Thomas Gabriel Rosauro Clarke², Henrique Tormen Haan de Oliveira², Alberto Bisognin²
¹PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

134 Prediction of Yield Strength from Chemistry and Grain Size Using Historical Models
Peter Martin¹, Nathan Switzner¹, Owen Lopez-Oneal², Sophia Curiel², Peter Veloo²
¹RSI Pipeline Solutions, New Albany, USA, ²Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Ramon, USA

286 Integrity Budget Optimization Through Financial Quantification of Risk Results
Pushpendra Tomar¹, Geoffrey Krause², Muthu Chandrasekaran³, John MacLean
¹Dynamic Risk, Houston, USA, ²Dynamic Risk, Calgary, Canada, ³NDT Global, Calgary, Canada, Inter Pipeline, Calgary, Canada

17:00 Conference Day 2 concludes

2025 - Friday, January 31

 
7:00 Breakfast    
7:00 Registrations open    
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  9.1 Hard Spots 10.1 ILI Applications 2 11.1 ILI Analysis 12.1 Geohazards 3
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8:00

252 Inspect the Unexpected: An Iterative Approach to Developing the Only NPS 4 1.5D Triaxial MFL Combo Tool
William Deschamps-Robertson, McKenzie Kissel
Onstream Pipeline Inspection, Calgary, Canada

279 The Benefits of ILI Signal Review Analyses in ILI Run-to-Run Comparisons – A Case Study
Matt Ellinger¹, Andy (Hao) Li², Stacy Hickey², Adriana Nenciu², Pam Moreno³, Ben Ross³, Shanshan Wu³
¹DNV, Dublin, USA, ²Plains Midstream Canada, Calgary, Canada, ³DNV, Houston, USA

231 Complementary ILI Data-Driven Analysis to Identify The Interaction of Pipe Geohazards In Colombia’s Specific Geomorphological Conditions
Lautaro Ganim¹, David Classen¹, Oscar Gualdron², Jaime Aristizabal², Edwin Moreno²
¹Baker Hughes, Houston, USA, ²CENIT, Bogota, Colombia

8:30

248 How Hard are Your Hard Spots? A Deep-Dive into the Subjective Nature of Hardness Measurements
Atul Ganpatye¹, Emmanuel Valencia¹, Debartha Bag²
¹ADV Integrity, Inc., Magnolia, USA, ²Enbridge, Houston, USA

154 High-resolution Acoustic ILI: Introducing Triple-threat Detection and Sizing in a Single Pass
Greer Simpson¹, Corey Richards¹, Carlos Costa¹, Aaron Schwing², Jeremy K Holifield², Jason M Moritz²
¹DarkVision Technologies, North Vancouver, Canada, ²Flint Hills Resources, Wichita, USA

205 Identifying and Characterizing Corrosion Morphologies More Effectively with Tri-Axial MFL Signal Analysis
Anthony Tindall¹, David Classen²
¹Baker Hughes, Cramlington, UK, ²Baker Hughes, Houston, USA

166 Assessing Landslide Risk to Pipelines Installed by Horizontal Directional Drilling Using Inertial Measurement Unit Data
Joel Van Hove¹, Owen Bunce², Casey Dowling³, Pete Barlow
¹BGC Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, ²BGC Engineering, Calgary, Canada, ³BGC Engineering, Golden, USA, BGC Engineering, Edmonton, Canada

9:00

278 Development of a High-Resolution Hard Spot Specification for Reliable Inline Inspection and Threat Management
Cassidy Ryan¹, David Classen¹, Steve Farnie², Oleg Shabarchin³
¹Baker Hughes, Houston, USA, ²Baker Hughes, Cramlington, UK, ³Enbridge, Houston, USA

159 CIGMA-x – A New Solution for an Old Pipeline Threat
Thomas Hennig, Michael Haas, Katja Traeumner
NDT Global, Stutensee, Germany

275 Methods for Consideration of ILI Measurement Tolerance
Benjamin Mittelstadt¹, Terry DeLong², Matthew Nicholson³, Brian Jimenez, Robert Zmud
¹Dynamic Risk, Houston, USA, ²Enbridge, Calgary, Canada, ³TC Energy, Houston, USA, Energy Transfer, Houston, USA, Dynamic Risk, Calgary, Canada

148 Assessing Geohazard Impact on Buried Pipeline Integrity via Critical Strain-Based Failure Model
Shree Krishna¹, Udayasankar Arumugam¹, Ryan Milligan¹, Ravi Krishnamurthy¹
¹Blade Energy Partners, Houston, USA

9:30

256 The Development of Hard Spot ILI in An Era of Change
Jason Edwards¹, Simon Slater², Ann Reo³, Sean Moran
¹ROSEN Group, houston, USA, ²ROSEN Group, Houston, USA, ³Williams, Tulsa, USA, Williams, Salt Lake City, USA

109 Challenging ILI for SOUR GAS Service Pipeline
Mussab Al-Nammi, Khalaf Al-Anazi, Mohammed Al-Rabeeah
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

183 The Value and Science Behind MDS Pro Assessment Techniques
Dane Burden¹, Adrian Belanger², Ron Lundstrom², Miguel Maldonado²
¹T.D. Williamson, Salt Lake City, USA, ²T.D. Williamson, Houston, USA

108 Monitoring Pipeline Movement Using Magnetic-Based Technology: A Comparative Study
Mehdi Laichoubi¹, Hamza Kella Bennani¹,Miaohang Hu¹, Florian Stasse¹, Vincent Benet¹, Yvan Hubert², Jared Kowis², Samuel Cheng², Teko Hanvi²
¹Skipper NDT, Paris, France.²Enbridge, Houston, USA.

10:00 Refreshment Break    
  Room A Room B Room C Room D
  9.2 Pigging Operations 10.2 Corrosion Assessment and Management 11.2 ‘Unpiggable’ Inspections & Technologies 12.2 Geohazards 4
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10:30

175 Trap Safety – Awareness of Normalization of Deviation
Alan Morton, Jim Kay, Dick Williamson
R.B. Williamson Energy Advisors, Tulsa, USA

254 Improvement of ILI Sizing Accuracy for Problematic Corrosion Profiles
Pablo Cazenave, Katina Jimenez, Ravi Krishnamurthy
Blade Energy Partners, Houston, USA

178 Don’t Make Your Piggable Pipeline Unpiggable
Ken Maxfield¹, Jeffery Knighton², Phil Tisovec²
¹KMAX Inspection, Salt Lake City, USA, ²ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, USA

292 An Identity Crisis, The Impact of Manufactured Bends in Bending Strain Assessments
Rhett Dotson¹, Alex Brown², Justin Taylor²
¹D2 Integrity, Houston, USA, ²TC Energy, Houston, USA

11:00

224 Managing Internal Corrosion Threat in Unpiggable Pipeline and Facility Deadlegs
Leslie Ward
Kiefner and Associates, Inc., Houston, USA

195 Bi-Directional Tethered EMAT In-Line Inspections: A Case Study
Travis Cust¹, Neil DeVetten²
¹Quest Integrity, Calgary, Canada, ²TC Energy, Calgary, Canada

227 A Novel Method for Geospatially Organizing and Integrating IMU Bending Strain Feature Data to Optimize Geohazard Threat Detection
Sarah Newton¹, Caroline Scheeval²
¹Cambio Earth Systems, Calgary, Canada, ²BGC Engineering, Golden, USA

11:30

162 Hide and Seek - The Games Pigs Play
Alan Morton, Larry Alspaugh, Dick Williamson
R.B. Williamson Energy Advisors, Tulsa, USA

185 Frequent Ultrasonic ILI Inspections for Corrosion Management; Case Studies of a Data-Driven Approach to Pipeline Integrity
Katherine Hartl, Christoph Jaeger, Santiago Urrea, Christoph Seeber
NDT Global, Stutensee, Germany

232 Landslide Susceptibility Maps for Pipeline Geohazard Assessments
Patricia Varela, Alexander Mckenzie-Johnson
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., The Woodlands, USA

12:00 Conference concludes