Advanced In-Line Inspection
Safely Managing the Lifecycle of Pipelines
An SGA/DNV GL/Kiefner & Associates/ROSEN workshop
Dublin (Columbus), OH
May 21-23, 2019
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Registrations are limited to 30 people to optimize interaction between instructors and attendees.
Minimum already attained to allow this workshop to proceed.
REGISTER NOW BEFORE WE HIT THE MAXIMUM.
FREE WEBINAR "ILI FUNDAMENTALS". Registrants qualify for a free 3 hour webinar. May 7, 2019, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM CT.
Workshop Organizers
Southern Gas Association (SGA)
Workshop Scope
This workshop provides operations and maintenance engineers in pipeline companies with the knowledge to establish and manage an ILI program that contributes optimum value toward improved pipeline integrity.
Who Should Attend
Operations and maintenance engineers and senior technicians responsible for in-line inspections using intelligent pigs.
Learning Objectives
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
- 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 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
- 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
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:
- Basic pipeline operations
- Basic NDT understanding
- Attendance at the SGA Practical In-Line Inspection Workshop
Event Information
Registration Fee
- SGA Member: $1,295 ($1095 for second and subsequent registrations from the same company)
- Non-Member: $1,495 ($1295 for second and subsequent registrations from the same company)
Attire: Business Casual
Difficulty registering on-line?
Please contact Member Services:
MemberServices@southerngas.org
(972) 620-4012
Cancellation Policy
This event follows the SGA Cancellation Policy "B" when cancellation is required.
Professional Development Hours
This workshop qualifies for 18 Professional Development Hours.
Learn more about the SGA PDH Program
Hotel Information - preliminary
Suggested hotel. Note that SGA has not booked a block of rooms
Drury Inn & Suites Columbus Northwest
6170 Parkcenter Circle Dublin, OH 43017
Phone Number: (614) 221-7008
Transportation to DNV: Make your own booking for the hotel shuttle bus or use your car. DNV is just a few blocks from the hotel. See Agenda for suggested shuttle departure times.
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“Event attendees must contact the hotel directly (either by phone or the posted hotel reservation link) to make their reservations. Any contact to you from a third party claiming to be a booking agent for the SGA should be considered a scam.”
Questions
- For program content: ffarmer@southerngas.org (905)465-3386
- For registration and other questions: Member Services
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Contact Info
Southern Gas Association
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75234
Phone: 972-620-8505 | Fax: 972-620-1613
Email: memberservices@southerngas.org
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST
About SGA
For more than a century, SGA has been focused on growing individuals and advancing the industry by linking people, ideas and information. Representing the industry as a whole from drill bit to burner tip, SGA’s membership comprises 200 businesses across the distribution, pipeline and gas supply marketing sectors as well as more than 300 industry partners who serve the industry as vendors, suppliers and consultants.
