FT hi T i. o o o o 2nd International Conference and Presented by PIPE UNE&GAS Co-Sponsored by Gulf Publishing Company P.O. Box 2608 Houston, Texas 77252-2608 Home Page: www.gulfpub.com
Pipe Line and Gas Industry's Pipe Line Week 1998 2nd International Conference and October 5-9, 1998 Sheraton Astrodome Hotel Houston, Texas CONFERENCE PROGRAM Monday, October 5,1998 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Workshop Registration 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Workshop A Design and Use of Clock Spring Repair Reinforcements Dr. Denny Stephens, Senior Research Scientist, Pipeline Technologies Mr. Norman Block, Director of Technology, Clock Spring Company, L.P. Workshop B Pipeline Integrity and Repair Analysis Brian Leis, Battelle Dr. Denny Stephens, Senior Research Scientist, Pipeline Technologies Workshop Cl Pipe Line Risk Management W.K. Muhlbauer Tuesday, October 6, 1998 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Workshop Registration 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Workshop B - continued Pipeline Integrity and Repair Analysis Brian Leis, Battelle Dr. Denny Stephens, Senior Research Scientist, Pipeline Technologies Workshop C2 Pipe Line Risk Management W.K Muhlbauer
Workshops D Smart Pigging for Corrosion Bruce Nestleroth, Battelle Dr. Denny Stephens, Senior Research Scientist, Pipeline Technologies Workshop E An Introduction to Pipe Line Pigging Pigging Products & Services Association 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Registration Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall Wednesday, October 7, 1998 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Conference Registration Breakfast Buffet GENERAL SESSION [1] 8:00-8:30 The Changing US Natural Gas Pipeline Market and the Role of Mergers and Acquisitions Margaret M. Carson, Director of Corporate Strategy and Competitive Analysis Enron Corporation [2] 8:30-9:00 Guide to the Operator Qualification Rule John P. Ehckson, PE Safety & Compliance Evaluation [3] 9:00-9:30 Update: Pipeline Safety Regulations joe Caldwell Joseph Caldwell & Associates RISK ASSESSMENT/RELIABILITY [4] 9:30-10:00 Integrating Risk Assessment / Management into the Williams Strategy Joe Pikas Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Pipeline Services
[5] 10:00-10:30 Lessons Learned in Pipeline Risk Assessment W. Kent Muhlbauer WKM Consultancy 10:30-11:00 Break [6] 11:00-11:30 Analysis, Testing and Recommended Guidelines for Composite Material Used to Repair Pipelines C.R. (Chris) Alexander Stress Engineering Services, Inc. F.D. (Fred) Wilson Armor Plate, Inc. J.C. (Joe) Caldwell Joseph Caldwell & Associates [7] 11:30-12:00 Developments in Intelligent Pigging Surveys, Defect Assessment and Pipeline Repair Techniques Wim Vranckx NAM [8] 12:00-12:30 Pneumatic Testing Trans-Andean Pipelines Alan Sweeney BJ Process and Pipeline Services 12:30-1:30 Luncheon [9] 1:30-2:00 The Economics of Clock Spring Installation Shawn Laughlin Clock Spring Company, L.P. [10] 2:00-2:30 Training and Record Keeping for Operator Qualification Kenneth Hanks Pipeline Services Corporation
CORROSION [11] 2:30-3:00 Standardization Of Above And Below Ground Inspections And The Correlation Of Data For The Intelligent Maintenance Of Buried Pipelines John Leeds Advanced Pipeline Rehabilitation and Training, Ltd. 3:00-3:30 Break [12] 3:30-4:00 Simple Approach to Pipeline Electrical Isolation Bruce E. Morris Big Inch Marine Joe Pikas Transco [13] 4:00-4:30 Internal Corrosion Control Considerations for Gas Transmission and Storage Systems Scott Farthing Columbia Gas Transmission [14] 4:30-5:00 Two-layer FBE Coatings: Products of Today to Meet Your Pipeline Needs of Tomorrow J.A. (Alan) Kehr 3M A. A. (A I) Sc hup bach 3M L. G. (Jerry) Berntson 3M C (Carol) Mills 3M 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall Thursday, October 8, 1998 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Conference Registration Breakfast Buffet [15] 8:00-8:30 Methods of Protecting Weld Joints of Internally Coated Line Pipe Ron Carlson, Jr. Commercial Resins, Inc.
[16] 8:30-9:00 Construction Practices to Reduce Bare Metal Exposure Edward (Ed) J. Klaymar KNI Incorporated [17] 9:00-9:30 Induced AC Problems in Pipe Lines Located in Utility Corridors John Smart John Smart Consulting Engineers Dirk Vanoostendorp Paragon Engineering Services William Wood ARCO Pipeline [18] 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 Break [19] 10:30-11:00 Cost Effective Monitoring of Remote Operations Mark V. Goloby Total Cellular Technologies [20] 11:00-11:30 Internal Corrosion Monitoring for Liquid and Gas Pipelines Gerald K. Brown Brown Corrosion Services, Inc. [21] 11:30-12:00 Surface Preparation Critical to Coating Performance Dennis Neal Harding & Neal, Inc. 12:00-1:00 Luncheon PIGGING [22] 1:00-1:30 A Breakthrough In The Detection Of Seam Defects And Third Party Damage Using In- Line Inspection Keith Grimes Pipeline Integrity Inc. (PII)
[23] 1:30-2:00 In-Line Inspection A Tool for Maintaining the Pipeline Patrick C. Porter Tuboscope Vetco Pipeline Services [24] 2:00-2:30 Advanced Magnetic Flux Leakage Signal Analysis for Detection and Sizing of Pipeline Corrosion Harvey Haines Gas Research Institute Patrick Porter Tuboscope Vetco Pipeline Services Lisa Barkdull Tuboscope Vetco Pipeline Services [25] 2:30-3:00 Cleaning and Geometry Inspection Prior to Corrosion Inspection Larry D. Payne TD Williamson, Inc. 3:00-3:30 Break [26] 3:30-4:00 System Design for Subsea Pigging Tony Kozel H. O. Mohr Research & Engineering, Inc. INSTRUMENTATION / AUTOMATION / CONTROLS [27] 4:00-4:30 SCAD A and GIS: Converging Technology Barbara Walker Productive Data Systems [28] 4:30-5:00 Field Performance Evaluations of an 8-Inch Multipath Ultrasonic Meter James Witte El Paso Energy [29] 5:00-5:30 Using Low Power Electronics for Cost Efficient Automation and Measurement Kevin Finnan Bristol Babcock
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet Friday, October 9, 1998 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8:00-10:00 The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) [30] Realtime Field Data Collection for Pipeline Management Glenn Nunnelley, VP Condor Earth Technology James Grummon, Manager GIS Woodward Clyde Engineers [31] Real Time GPS uses in the Pipe Line Industry Mike Mathwig, Project Engineer Rooney Engineering [32] GIS as a Data Management and Integration Platform Lisa Derenthal Energy Solutions Group ESRI [33] The Synchronization of Geospatial Information and Technology and its Impact on on Pipeline Routing Tony Gale Earth Information Systems Corp. 10:00-10:30 Break [34] 10:30-11:00 Automation: controlling your future Randy Bomar Advanced Control Engineering Services [35] 11:00-11:30 Application for Telemetry in Gas Transmission Jose (Joe) L. Martinez Williams Gas Pipeline - Transco
[36] 11:30-12:00 PLCs: A Solid Foundation for Pipeline Automation C.A. (Curt) Miller Petrotech, Inc. 12:00 End of Conference