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.

Pipeline Corrosion Integrity Management (PCIM) benefits individuals responsible for implementation and/or management of an integrity program for a pipeline system with an emphasis on integrity verification and maintenance optimization.

Day 1:

INTRODUCTION TO PIPELINE INTEGRITY

·         Pipeline Integrity

·         Overview of Impact of Corrosion on Pipelines

·         Other Threats to Pipeline Integrity (non-corrosion related)

·         Purpose of Pipeline Integrity Programs

·         Public Safety

·         Reliability and Deliverability of the Pipeline System

·         Asset Preservation

·         Maintenance Optimization

·         Economics

MANAGING CORROSION

·         Forms of Corrosion

·         Overview of Corrosion Control Methods

·         Time-Related Pipeline Defect Types

·         Inspection Methods

·         Stress Corrosion Cracking

·         Corrosion Monitoring Methods

·         External Corrosion

·         Corrosion Mediation Methods

Day 2:

DATA COLLECTION, VERIFICATION, AND INTEGRATION

·         Introduction

·         Data Collection

·         Data Validation

·         Data Integration

RISK ASSESSMENT

·         Risk Assessment

·         Overview of Risk Assessment Objectives

·         History of Failure / Probability of Failure

·         Consequence Analysis

·         Prescriptive and Performance Based

·         Risk Assessment Models

·         Calculating and Quantifying Risk

·         Risk Minimization Through Corrosion Control

·         Integrity Verification

Day 3:

INTEGRITY VERIFICATION / ASSESSMENT

·         Performing an Overall Assessment on a Pipeline System

·         Criteria for Selecting an Integrity Method

TECHNICAL CHALLENGES TO PIPELINE INTEGRITY

·         Introduction

·         Material Properties and Defects

·         Pipe Manufacturing

·         Pipeline Construction

·         Pipeline Operations and Service

·         Outside Forces

·         Time Dependent Mechanisms

Day 4:

REMEDIATION ACTIVITY / REPAIR METHODS

·         Discovery of Anomalies

·         Defect Characterizations

·         Development of a Repair Plan

·         Repair Protocol for “High Consequence Areas” (HCA) Pipeline

·         Types of Remediation Activities / Repair Methods

INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT INTERVALS

·         Assessment Intervals

·         Remaining Life

·         Growth Rate

·         Confirmatory Direct Assessment

·         External Corrosion Confirmatory Direct Assessment (EC-CDA)

Day 5:

POST INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT RISK ANALYSIS

·         Risk Re-assessment in Response to Management of Change Processes

·         Risk Re-assessment in Response to Changes Due to Remediation

·         The Need for Electronic Database for Data Integration

·         Specific Data That Should Be Integrated into Risk Assessment Plans

INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

·         Integrity Management Plan