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Agenda 2023
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2022
0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 EVALUATING CURRENT PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE & ENSURING NETWORK INTEGRITY
- Programs range from internal and external inspection technology development to pipeline patrol and surveillance
- Intersection of technologies, robust programs, and properly trained personnel to ensure network integrity
- Exchanging information to understand the causal factors of pipeline incidents better and make improvements
- Development of new pipeline industry standards and best practices for expansive pipeline network in the US
Mark Piazza
American Petroleum Institute (API)
American Petroleum Institute (API)
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE NETWORKS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES
1010 - 1035 MODERNIZING & DECARBONIZING NATURAL GAS REGULATING STATIONS
- Gas let-down generator paired with an off-grid immersion data center
- Converting wasted energy to zero-carbon electricity to use on-site
- Eliminates scope 1 GHG emissions and offsets scope 2 GHG emissions
Brent Breon
Pin Oak Midstream LLC
Pin Oak Midstream LLC
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON DECARBONIZING GAS REGULATING STATIONS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
1100 - 1125 DYNAMIC MULTIPHASE NOVEL DIGITAL TWIN FOR LEAK DETECTION
- Latest leak detection solution utilizing the power of OLGA, the standard for multiphase transient modelling
- Enriched by artificial intelligence and data clustering algorithms to achieve high performance and reliability
Sonia Smith
Schlumberger
Schlumberger
1125 - 1130 Q&A SESSION ON LEAK DETECTION BY UTILIZING MODELLING & ALGORITHMS
1130 - 1155 DISCUSSION ON THE INTELLIGENT PIPELINE INTEGRITY PROGRAM BY EERC
- iPIPE is supported by the North Dakota oil and gas research program and pipeline operators
- Focussing on the partnership, experience, and future work in the area of pipeline integrity
- Working for advanced external and internal leak detection and remote sensing technologies
Darren Schmidt
Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON LEAK DETECTION AND REMOTE SENSING OPERATION PARTNERSHIPS
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
1330 - 1400 PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF AUTOMATION AND DIGITALIZATION IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY
- Automation & digitalization definition for the pipeline sector and operators' concerns for the Industry 4.0
- Use of AI/ML with efficient data infrastructure to predict unplanned downtimes and asset optimization
- Challenges and benefits of the latest technologies used for pipeline monitoring and leak detection
- Looking at the technologies such as fiber optics sensing, simulations and modeling, and remote sensing
Jason Reynaud | Schlumberger
Darren Schmidt | EERC
Mike Hooper | Hifi
Darren Schmidt | EERC
Mike Hooper | Hifi
1400 - 1425 INTEGRATING PIPELINE DATA IN GAS TRANSMISSION ACROSS ENTERPRISE
- Data completeness, accuracy, and current data are high priorities for pipeline organizations
- Importance of sharing information for a pipeline distribution organization’s intelligent operations
- Framework for integrating pipeline data with other business systems to manage pipeline assets
- Improving overall effectiveness as pipeline operators progress through digital transformation
Chad Alessi
Capgemini
Capgemini
1425 - 1430 Q&A SESSION ON DATA MANAGEMENT & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR PIPELINE NETWORKS
1430 - 1455 RULE-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR SEAL SELECTION IN PIPELINE APPLICATIONS
- Review challenges associated with rotating equipment in pipeline applications in general
- Review typical application parameters and sealing requirements utilized by the industry
- Discuss the benefits and advantages of various sealing solutions present in the market
- Potential case study references documenting the improvement in equipment reliability
Raul Escontrias
John Crane
John Crane
1455 - 1500 Q&A SESSION ON RISK MITIGATION AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT OF ASSETS
1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY RESCUE PIPELINE SERVICES LLC
1530 - 1555 OPTIMIZATION OF EXISTING GAS PIPELINES USING ADVANCED NANOCOMPOSITES
- A look at the method of applying a low friction coating in existing gas pipelines
- Reduced surface roughness increases pipeline capacity by 20% or greater
- Lower fuel consumption and reduction of emissions at the same flow
- Low-cost resource for meeting the challenges faced in the pipeline industry
Andy Santalucia
Rescue Pipeline Services
Rescue Pipeline Services
1555 - 1600 Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE COATING TECHNOLOGIES AND BENEFITS
1600 - 1625 APPLYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE PIPELINE INTEGRITY
- Operators' perspective utilizing AI technology providing predictive analytics and automated leak detection
- Utilization of data optics such as drones, cameras, and phone cameras to provide predictive maintenance
- AI automation provides improved safety, better efficiencies, less downtime, and reduces human errors
- Automated detection of corrosion, stress cracks, and soil changes for optimizing pipeline integrity
Timothy Smith
Petro Lucrum, Inc.
Petro Lucrum, Inc.
1625 - 1630 Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE MAINTENANCE, CORROSION, AND STRESS ZONES DETECTION
1630 - 1655 PREVENTING INTRUSION ON TRANSMISSION PIPELINES USING FIBER OPTICS
- Discussion on the fiber optics sensing technology and how it works for the pipeline industry
- How can fiber optic sensing stop TPI on transmission pipelines for integrity management
- Benefits such as leak detection, pig tracking, SCADA, data transfer, and cathodic sensing
Brian Borkowski
Terra Sound
Terra Sound
1655 - 1700 Q&A SESSION ON DETECTION OF ANOMALIES USING FIBRE OPTICS TECHNOLOGY
1700 - 1725 USING DATA SCIENCE TO DISTINGUISH ACTIVE V/S PASSIVE INTERNAL CORROSION
- Analyzing anomaly orientation and detecting changes in joints to determine growth on new sections of pipe
- Using ILI inspection data to determine anomaly growth relative to the system based on pit-to-pit matching
- Ranking systems based on the highest potential for active internal corrosion
Megan Scudder
OneBridge Solutions
OneBridge Solutions
1725 - 1730 Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES FOR CORROSION USING DATA SCIENCE
1730 - 1830 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2022
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 PSMS IN THE CONTEXT OF OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND ESG SUSTAINABILITY
- Establishing a common framework for assessing asset integrity and PSMS effectiveness and maturity
- Analytics and KPI benchmarking specific to asset integrity, performance, and process safety
- System for categorizing, prioritizing, and risk ranking by economic impact/lost profit opportunity
- Methods for enabling problem-solving teams to resolve high-value deep-dive systemic problems
- IIoT data-driven predictive modeling capability and reporting, alerts/notifications, and action planning
Michael Marshall
Metegrity
Metegrity
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON ASSET INTEGRITY, PERFORMANCE, AND ACTION PLANNING
1010 - 1035 RETROFITTING EXISTING PIPELINES FOR FIBER OPTIC MONITORING
- Distributed fiber optic sensing: A reliable method of preventative leak detection and ensuring pipeline integrity
- Advancements for the deployment of fiber optics that have been successfully employed to retrofit existing pipelines
- The high-fidelity system has integrated capability for sensing acoustics, temperature, strain, and vibration
- Studies for the retrofit-based deployment of the sensor platform both inside and outside of gas or liquids pipelines
Mike Hooper
Hifi
Hifi
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON FIBRE OPTICS FOR SENSING PIPELINE OPERATING PARAMETERS
1040 - 1105 SATELLITE & FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT IMAGERY TO MONITOR METHANE LEAKS
- Combination of technologies and instruments is a cost-effective way to monitor for gas leaks
- A frequent tiered-monitoring approach at gathering and transmission pipelines is beneficial
- Using spectrometry to make measurements of methane concentration from either space or the air
- Advantages in combining the data, notably by eliminating the need for conversion and equivalency
Angel Esparza
GHGSat
GHGSat
1105 - 1110 Q&A SESSION ON SATELLITE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMISSION MONITORING
1110 - 1130 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY JP3 MEASUREMENT
1130 - 1155 AN INCREASING CONCERN - THIRD-PARTY INTERFERENCE DAMAGE ON BURIED PIPELINES
- Encroachments result in fatalities and injuries, shutdown of refineries, damage to the environment, etc.
- Solutions: reinforced concrete slabs, extra depth, thicker walls, warnings, and mechanical protection
- Case study of a catastrophic accident in Europe and response of government and pipeline operators
- HDPE plates formulations and validation along with application on existing and new pipeline projects
Yannick Joubeaux
OVERPIPE
OVERPIPE
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON TPI AND SOLUTIONS TO MAINTAIN PIPELINE INTEGRITY
1200 - 1225 REAL-TIME PIPELINE BATCH INTERFACE DETECTION & TRANSMIX REDUCTION
- Manual sampling or physical property measurements may lead to product losses and excess transmix
- Using NIR spectroscopy and ML algorithms allows real-time detection of product interfaces
- Technology used to reduce transmix volume in batch pipelines from 57% - 93% over manual control
Nathanial Watson
JP3 Measurement
JP3 Measurement
1225 - 1230 Q&A SESSION ON REAL-TIME MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES TO PREVENT EXCESS TRANSMIX
1230 - 1255 PIPELINE SMS THIRD-PARTY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED
- Successful and valuable assessment of safety management systems
- Discussions on learnings of operators and their journeys in the industry
- Element maturity, recommended practice 1173, and improvements
Colin Frazier
American Petroleum Institute (API)
American Petroleum Institute (API)
1255 - 1300 Q&A SESSION ON SAFTEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS
1300 - 1430 NETWORKING LUNCH & RAFFLE DRAW
Quick Proposal
Key topics for 2023:
- Latest crude oil and gas volumes and transportation forecasts
Understand the key market drivers with an update on volumes of crude oil and gas from North American plays and its impact on pipeline capacities. - Evaluating the current pipeline infrastructure and ensuring network integrity
Update on the latest developments in pipeline facilities and evaluate current infrastructure to recognize investments required to improve operational efficiencies across the network. - New technologies and techniques in pipeline monitoring and leak detection systems
Explore state-of-the-art technologies for managing and monitoring the pipeline network to ensure safety and asset integrity for sustainable pipeline transportation. - Utilization of data analytics to identify leaks and optimize detection and monitoring programs
Learn new techniques in analyzing leakage data to improve identification of smaller leaks across the oil and gas pipeline network. - Current regulatory framework and upcoming regulations for the pipeline network
Understanding current regulatory frameworks and policies to ensure operational improvements and to address environmental and safety concerns. - End-user operator case studies and developing a successful program
Gain insight from leading pipeline operators and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to ensure performance.
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