pipeline integrity management

Southern Cathodic Protection Company

 

SOLUTIONS TO PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT

Southern Cathodic Protection Company (SCPC) is staffed with industry professionals who, for the past several years, have been involved in pipeline integrity management (IMP) research, program development and implementation. Our focus is to provide the pipeline operator with a collective assembly of all the pieces necessary to create a complete and reliable integrity management program.

Pipeline Integrity Management Program

Our staff has combined experience of 200+ years in Pipeline engineering, OPS regulations, external corrosion control and computer data acquisition and integration. Our staff has been involved with pilot programs sponsored by Industry associations and has a broad background and understanding of the intricacies of pipeline risk assessment.

Put SCPC professionals to work with specialized tools and techniques for identifying and assessing environmental, mechanical and corrosion concerns for a cost effective IMP Program. Our staff has the ability to develop a logical and economical approach to pre-assessment, indirect inspection, direct examination, and post assessment. Using state-of-the-art IMP techniques, assessment data is integrated and aligned in a Windows-based ECDA software program, producing unequaled analytical capabilities.

Full-Service Pipeline Integrity Management Team

Our full-time staff has experience in pipeline engineering, pipeline operations, regulatory compliance, GIS/GPS mapping technology, computer programming, data acquisition and integration, ILI technology, External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) and corrosion control program analysis.

Our team member's resumes include registered professional engineers, NACE-accredited corrosion specialists, cathodic protection specialists and experienced cathodic protection technicians. Our team studies the client's pipeline system and formulates a sequence of tasks and activities that provides the client with a written integrity management plan, including a plan of action to satisfy DOT/OPS requirements.

IMP Development Procedures

·         Written Plan

·         GIS/GPS IMP Control Map Development

·         Identification and Baseline Assessment of High Consequence Areas     (HCA)

·         Risk Assessment Modeling

·         Consequence of failure analysis

·         Data acquisition and integration

·         Database software

·         ECDA Services

·         Compliance Audits/Edits

·         Client training

Our services are offered independently or as a customized, turnkey package. 

For further information or to arrange a personalized presentation regarding our Integrity Management Program capabilities, please contact Dee Cochran in our Atlanta office at (404) 252-4649.