Navigating PHMSA's Mega Rule 2

'Due to unforeseen circumstances we are only able to offer the course virtually.'

Join ROSEN's Competence Club for Pipeline Integrity Training Course on PHMSA's Mega Rule. 

During this session we will cover pipeline integrity related topics associated with PHMSA’s recent rulemaking titled: ‘Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments’ (AKA RIN 2 or Part 2). Specific topics include: integrity implications for newly defined ‘hard spots’ and ‘wrinkle bends’, review of the new dent ECA process and recommendations for management of geometric features, considerations for new repair criteria in non-HCA segments and expansion of existing repair criteria within HCA segments.

Your course at a glance

Course Availability

26th & 27th April 2023
09:00 - 12:00 CDT

Duration

6 hours 

Delivery

On-line

Level

Foundation level

Designed by

Course material designed
by ROSEN Experts

What you will get

Certificate of completion, plus
CPD/PDH hours*

Course agenda

The Navigating PHMSA's Mega Rule 2 Virtual Training Course is on Wednesday 26 April 2023, 09:00 - 12:00 (CDT) and Thursday 27 April 2023, 09:00 - 12:00 (CDT). This includes breaks, and a 30 minute question and answer session.

As part of your course, you will also have access to the following three selected Competency Club E-Learns for three days prior the program start date: Pipeline Repair, Pipeline Materials, Pipeline Defect Assessment.

 Morning Session

Hard Spot Overview:

• Dual magnetization approach for hard spot
• Integrity implications for material hardness anomalies, specifically hard spots
• In-ditch measurement of hard spots
• Considerations for differences between ILI and in-ditch measurements
• Differences between verification by non-destructive and destructive testing

Dent Engineering Critical Assessment Overview:

• Outline of new dent repair criteria
• Detailed review of Dent ECA process §192.712(c)
• Discussion of analysis methodologies
• Recommendations for management of dents and other geometric features

Geohazards

• § 192.613 Continuing surveillance and § 195.414 Inspections of pipelines in areas affected by extreme weather and natural disasters
• Inferences for geohazard threat assessment, protection during construction, and reporting damage
• Bending strain and pipeline movement analysis, advanced assessment, and site-specific investigation
• Utilization of dedicated IMU platforms for rapid detection and routine monitoring of geohazards
• Axial strain detection and analysis
• Automated geohazard detection and hydrological modeling utilizing LiDAR and real time climate monitoring

Afternoon Session

Wrinkle Bend Discussion:

Introduction to wrinkle bends Injurious wrinkle bends Evaluation of injurious wrinkle bends Repair of wrinkle bends

Repair criteria and analysis of anomalies:

• Corrosion “preferentially” affecting the long seam
• Expansion of explicit criteria within HCAs
• New repair criteria outside of HCAs

Meet your subject matter experts

Tad Nowicki

Tad Nowicki, Compliance Consultant at ROSEN USA. Tad draws on over a decade of pipeline operator experience leading GIS, Drafting, and DOT/PHMSA regulatory compliance programs to deliver consulting services and solutions that solve operator’s business challenges. Tad's broad regulatory knowledge coupled with database experience is demonstrated in his practical approach to integrity management, compliance, data management and risk mitigation efforts. He offers a unique perspective and insightful guidance to ensure that pipeline operators' internal systems and processes meet the needs of the organization, regulatory minimums, and ensure sustainability.

Chris Davies

Christopher Davies is a senior integrity engineer working for ROSEN Integrity Services, based in Houston, Texas. Christopher has a mechanical engineering background and has been providing technical consultancy within the field of pipeline integrity management for both oil and gas pipelines for over 10 years. Christopher has project experience in UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, North and Central America. Project focus is now solely in the USA, specializing in crack management and selective seam weld corrosion, with a specific emphasis on regulatory compliance.

Morry Bankehsaz

Morry Bankehsaz is a Senior Integrity Engineer at ROSEN with more than 12 years of experience working in the upstream and midstream industries. He is experienced in fitness for service assessments, and currently specializes in pipeline geometry defect assessments. He is a graduate of Rice University with a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas

Andres Gonzalez

Andres has over 8 years in oil & gas integrity management for onshore and subsea assets covering various integrity approaches (fitness-for-service, corrosion diagnosis and growth studies, geometric, crack and fatigue assessment, repairs recommendations, pipeline threat analysis, implicit and explicit finite element analysis, and life extension studies. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Central de Venezuela and a Master degree in Pipeline Engineering from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. He has participated in numerous pipeline integrity management projects in UK, Australia, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Central Asia, North and South America. Andres has extensive knowledge as a service provider of pipeline’s industry best practice, regulatory requirements, and trends. He currently serves as Senior Engineer and Work Group Lead for ROSEN USA.”

Khan Tran

Khanh Tran is a Senior Integrity Engineer based in Houston, TX and has been working with ROSEN's Integrity Solutions group for the past four years. Khanh performs a range of integrity engineering assessments, including probabilistic assessments, immediate and future integrity analyses for crack-like and metal loss anomalies. Currently, her primary focus is hard spot management where she supports major gas transmission pipeline operators with managing the uncertainties, maximizing the benefit from the in-line inspection and integrity management. Khanh’s recent publications demonstrate the expertise on the threat and the in-line inspection system through extensive collaboration with operators.”

Ryan Sager

Ryan Sager is a Senior Integrity Engineer at ROSEN with more than 14 years of experience working in the upstream and midstream industries. He is experienced in fitness for service assessments and client-driven research and development, and currently specializes in dent assessments. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

Daniel Bahrenburg

Daniel Bahrenburg is a Senior Engineer with ROSEN USA. He graduated from Texas A&M University (Hons.) with a B.S. in Offshore and Coastal Systems Engineering, is a licensed PE, and has experience in both the civil and midstream energy sectors. Daniel has been with ROSEN for 3 years and specializes in geohazard-related threats to pipelines and the detection of bending strain, axial strain, and pipeline movement. He has been involved in development projects that utilize dedicated IMU platforms for rapid detection of pipeline movement and non-harmonic micro-magnetic sensors to detect and quantify axial strain anomalies. His current efforts also include development of a graphical user interface for review of strain-based assessment results by operators and utilization of automated geohazard detection processes to inform in-line inspection-based bending and axial strain assessments.

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