Advanced In-Line Inspection

Workshop Overview

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.

Registrations are limited to 30 people to optimize interaction between instructors and attendees. Minimum already attained to allow this workshop to proceed.

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Who should attend

Operations and maintenance engineers and senior technicians in pipeline operating or owning companies responsible for in-line inspections using intelligent pigs. Others must seek pre-approval before registering.

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

18 Professional Development Hours