Pipeline Inspection Using Intelligent Pigs Workshop

May 8-11, 2006, Columbus, Ohio

Sponsored by

Battelle
PipeLink Associates
Southern Gas Association

Workshops in the Pipeline Integrity Series

• Pipeline Inspection Using Intelligent Pigs Workshop
• Pipeline Repair Methods Worksho

Workshop Scope

This workshop will help provide operations and maintenance engineers in pipeline companies with the knowledge to establish and manage an intelligent pigging program that contributes optimum value toward improved pipeline integrity.

Registrations will be limited to 30 people, to optimize interaction between instructors and attendees. Sessions will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Pipeline Simulation Facility (PSF).

Who Should Attend

Operations and maintenance engineers and senior technicians responsible for in-line inspections using intelligent pigs.

At the Completion of this Workshop the Student

Will be able to:

• Select the appropriate intelligent pig(s) for the potential defects in a pipeline
• Develop and manage the field operations plan in an inspection project
• Critically review results from a pipeline inspection project
• Use the information from an intelligent pig run to develop an appropriate repair, replacement, remediation program
• Set out relevant issues in contract documents

Will know:

• The principles of design and operation of key systems and parts of an intelligent pig: sensors; signal processing; storage; power source; markers
• The advantages and disadvantages of competing technologies
• The defects that intelligent pigs currently do not detect or size well
• The attributes of manual and automated data analysis processes
• The range of sensing technologies currently applied in intelligent pigs
• How to minimize the probability of a pig being damaged or getting stuck in a pipeline
• How an intelligent pigging program contributes to pipeline integrity
• How to prioritize pipeline sections for inspection using basic risk analysis techniques
• Fundamentals of defect assessment – how to prioritize repair and replacement
• The precision and accuracy of various inspection techniques
• What to expect of pipeline inspection vendors
• The importance of disclosing pipeline configuration information to the vendor
• The history of evolution of intelligent pigging technology and what is currently under development
• The implications of incorporating intelligent pigging information into an integrated pipeline integrity information system
• About the influence of pig inspection speed and the use of speed control on pigs
• The significance of having a clean pipeline to achieve good inspections results. How clean does it have to be? How can you tell if it’s sufficiently clean?
• How to demonstrate that any bore restrictions in the pipeline are within the capability of the pig to pass

Will know where to find out about:

• Intelligent pigs that are available on the market
• Pipeline failure statistics
• Pipeline failure case studies
• Regulatory requirements regarding the use of intelligent pigs

Prior Knowledge Recommendations:

To get maximum value from this workshop the student should have the following prior knowledge:

• Basic pipeline operations
• Basic NDT understanding

About The Pipeline Simulation Facility

Part of this workshop will be conducted at the Pipeline Simulation Facility (PSF) near Columbus Ohio. This facility features a 4,700 foot long, 24" diameter loop which can operate at pressures from 200 to 1,000 psi. The Pipeline Simulation Facility is located at Battelle's West Jefferson Site, which is 15 miles west of downtown, south of I-70 on State Route 142. Transportation to PSF will be provided.

Registration Information

To register, click on "Click to Register Online Now" icon at the top left of this page. Fill out the form completely, Submit, and you will be sent a registration submission number by email. You will be invoiced or your credit card will be charged, according to your billing information selection.

The registration fee of $1,495 includes breaks, continental breakfast and lunch each day, and all workshop materials.

Multiple registrations (2 or more) from the same company may register at the reduced rate of $1,295.

Hotel Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus.  Please make your reservations by calling (800) 233-1234 or (614) 463-1234 and be sure to ask for the Southern Gas Association rate of $129 single occupancy or double occupancy. The hotel cutoff date for this rate is April 12, 2006.

Need More Information?

For registration information - Pat Turman, SGA (pturman@southerngas.org; 972/620-4021)

For information about the course - Bruce Nestleroth, Battelle (nestlero@battelle.org; 614/424-3181); or Fraser Farmer, PipeLink Associates (PipeLink@sympatico.ca; 905/465-3386).

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