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Agenda 2022
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2022
0830 – 0930REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 – 0940OPENING ADDRESS
0940 – 1005EVALUATING 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
1005 – 1010Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE NETWORKS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES
1010 – 1035MODERNIZING & 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
1035 – 1040Q&A SESSION ON DECARBONIZING GAS REGULATING STATIONS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
1040 – 1100MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
1100 – 1125DYNAMIC 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
1125 – 1130Q&A SESSION ON LEAK DETECTION BY UTILIZING MODELLING & ALGORITHMS
1130 – 1155DISCUSSION 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
1155 – 1200Q&A SESSION ON LEAK DETECTION AND REMOTE SENSING OPERATION PARTNERSHIPS
1200 – 1330NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
1330 – 1400PANEL 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
1400 – 1425INTEGRATING 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
1425 – 1430Q&A SESSION ON DATA MANAGEMENT & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR PIPELINE NETWORKS
1430 – 1455RULE-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
1455 – 1500Q&A SESSION ON RISK MITIGATION AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT OF ASSETS
1500 – 1530AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY RESCUE PIPELINE SERVICES LLC
1530 – 1555OPTIMIZATION 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
1555 – 1600Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE COATING TECHNOLOGIES AND BENEFITS
1600 – 1625APPLYING 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
1625 – 1630Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE MAINTENANCE, CORROSION, AND STRESS ZONES DETECTION
1630 – 1655PREVENTING 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
1655 – 1700Q&A SESSION ON DETECTION OF ANOMALIES USING FIBRE OPTICS TECHNOLOGY
1700 – 1725USING 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
1725 – 1730Q&A SESSION ON PIPELINE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES FOR CORROSION USING DATA SCIENCE
1730 – 1830NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2022
0900 – 0930MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 – 0940OPENING ADDRESS
0940 – 1005PSMS 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
1005 – 1010Q&A SESSION ON ASSET INTEGRITY, PERFORMANCE, AND ACTION PLANNING
1010 – 1035RETROFITTING 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
1035 – 1040Q&A SESSION ON FIBRE OPTICS FOR SENSING PIPELINE OPERATING PARAMETERS
1040 – 1105SATELLITE & 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
1105 – 1110Q&A SESSION ON SATELLITE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMISSION MONITORING
1110 – 1130MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY JP3 MEASUREMENT
1130 – 1155AN 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
1155 – 1200Q&A SESSION ON TPI AND SOLUTIONS TO MAINTAIN PIPELINE INTEGRITY
1200 – 1225REAL-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
1225 – 1230Q&A SESSION ON REAL-TIME MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES TO PREVENT EXCESS TRANSMIX
1230 – 1255PIPELINE 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
1255 – 1300Q&A SESSION ON SAFTEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS
1300 – 1430NETWORKING LUNCH & RAFFLE DRAW
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