Mechanical Damage Technical Workshop
The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR)
Houston, TX 80305 USA


The Mechanical Damage Workshop was held in Houston, Texas on February 28 - March 1, 2006. The two-day event included approximately 225 representatives from Federal, State and international government agencies, public representatives, research funding organizations, standards organizations, and pipeline operators from the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

The workshop identified existing technology necessary to prevent, detect and characterize mechanical damage of pipelines as well as the gaps in associated regulations and industry standards. The workshop also identified several technologies under current research which will be deployed in the field.

A summary report from the Mechanical Damage Workshop is available by clicking here.

Technology Matrices:

  1. MD Prevention - Existing Technology
  2. MD Prevention - Technology Research
  3. MD Detection - Existing Technology
  4. MD Detection - Technology Research
  5. MD Characterization - Existing Technology
  6. MD Characterization - Technology Research



Mechanical Damage Workshop
The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR)
Houston, Texas
February 28 - March 1, 2006
Agenda




Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Introductory Slides:

 Jeff Wiese
DOT/PHMSA

Welcome and Introduction:

 Theodore Willke
DOT/PHMSA
 Dave Johnson
Panhandle Energy

Mechanical Damage Study Outline & Purpose:
 Keith Meyer
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

Overview (How big is the problem?):
 Jeff Wiese
DOT/PHMSA
 John Kiefner
Kiefner and Associates, Inc.
 Chris van Egmond
National Energy Board of Canada
 Mures Zarea
Gaz de France

Prevention Panel (Existing Technology):
 Moderator: Dr. Erez Allouche
Louisiana Tech
 Moderator: Christina Sames
American Gas Association
 Liquid - C. Gweneyette Broussard
Shell Pipeline Company LP
 Gas Trans - Jerry Rau
Panhandle Energy
 Gas Dist (s)/(n) - Daphne D'Zurko
NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Association
 Keynote - Jeff Wiese
DOT/PHMSA

Prevention Panel (Technology Research):
 Moderator: Dr. Erez Allouche
Louisiana Tech
 Moderator: Christina Sames
American Gas Association
 Overview: Jim Merritt
DOT/PHMSA
 Overview: Harvey Haines
Pipeline Research Council International
 Overview: Daphne D'Zurko
NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Association
 Overview: Dr. Maureen Droessler
Operations Technology Development
 Keynote: Chris Ziolkowski
Gas Technology Institute

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Detection & Characterization Panel (Existing Technology):
 Moderator: Brian Sitterly
Shell Pipeline Company LP
 Liquid: Walter Kresic
Enbridge
 Liquid: Chad Zamarin
Colonial Pipeline Company
 Gas Trans: Todd Kedzie
El Paso Corporation
 Gas Trans: Steve Rapp
DEGT Transmission and Storage Operations
 ILIA: Bryce Brown
ROSEN Inspection Services

Detection & Characterization Panel (Technology Research):
 Moderator: Brian Sitterly
Shell Pipeline Company LP
 Overview: Robert Smith
DOT/PHMSA
 Overview: David Batte
Pipeline Research Council International
 Overview: Dr. Maureen Droessler
Operations Technology Development
 Keynote: Bruce Nestleroth
Battelle
 Overview: Alan Dean
Tuboscope
 Keynote: Chris Alexander
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.

Closing Remarks:
 Jeff Wiese
DOT/PHMSA