Meet the New PRCI Staff Members Darren Kiekel, Senior Program Manager Darren joins PRCI from Enterprise Products, where he was a Senior Integrity Engineer within their Asset Integrity Department. He was responsible for a wide variety of pipeline integrity planning, compliance and implementation support initiatives spanning ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Welcoming New Members to PRCI PRCI is pleased to welcome Aegion Corporation as a Technical Program Associate Member. We are pleased to welcome Aegion Corporation who joined PRCI in January 2014 as a Technical Program Associate Member of the Corrosion Technical Committee. Aegion Corporation is the ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Recognizes Alliance for Significant Contributions and Support to Research At the PRCI Pipeline Technical Committee Meetings in October 2013 in Houston, PRCI proudly presented the in-kind support award to Alliance Pipeline Limited in recognition of its significant contributions and support for furthering PRCI research programs. Alliance has supported these programs by ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Technical Committees Meet to Kick-off 2014 Research Portfolio The 2014 PRCI Research Portfolio has been initiated and we would like to thank the volunteers leaders from the member companies for their hard work and dedication. Below is the 2014 Technical Committee leadership roster. Committee members are a crucial part of PRCI’s operating model, a ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Upcoming 8th Annual PRCI Research Exchange Meeting There are still spaces available to attend the Research Exchange! Register ASAP! The 8th Annual PRCI Research Exchange Meeting is scheduled for February 4-6, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Research Exchange Meeting is an annual technical conference that provides PRCI member companies, ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Message from the President Welcome to the first issue of Throughput for 2014. Throughput is the key communication tool for PRCI’s activities. If you are a member of PRCI, you have complete access to all the projects and programs that we have undertaken or are in progress. If you are a ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Facility Integrity Management Program Guidelines (IM-2-1) This final report aims to provide an operator with the information necessary to develop and implement an effective FIMP utilizing proven industry practices and processes. The document also includes a process that can be used for prioritization of initial implementation of the FIMP process. The ... Read More
Internal Mobile Sensor to Detect Water and Corrosion in Pipelines (NDE-1-5) This final report aims to describe the test and validation of a mobile water sensor technology as a new integrity management tool that can supplement current expensive technologies for assessing the threat of internal corrosion to both piggable and unpiggable gas pipelines and to provide improved ... Read More
Evaluation of Current Practices and Equipment Used for Assessing the Integrity of Coating Systems on Pipelines Installed in Trenchless Crossings (EC-8-3) Trenchless installation of pipeline segments is an attractive option in construction areas including wetlands, congested areas, and road crossings. One of the operational risks of trenchless installation, however, is potential damage to external coatings when the pipe is pulled through the ... Read More