Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment (ICDA)

  • Reliable internal pipeline corrosion prediction with  to assist with wet gas, dry gas, multiphase and liquid petroleum ICDA practices
  • Solids deposition and accumulation modeling for maintenance pigging optimization

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  • Corrosion inhibitor evaluations utilizing advanced testing protocols
  • Oilfield water and hydrocarbon chemical analyses
  • State-of-the-art corrosion rate detection and monitoring solutions
  • Chemical corrosion inhibitor fingerprinting quality verification
  • Real-time, on-line electrochemical corrosion surveillance protocol design
  • Extensive sour service pipelines and plant process applications expertise

 

 


External Corrosion Assessment

  • Coatings, paint and linings evaluation, testing and selection
  • Cathodic protection (CP) feasibility and performance evaluations
  • Cracking susceptibility and environmental assessment

 


Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)

  • Assessment – Determine MIC risk within your system
  • Assays – Capable of performing in-field microbial assays and in-lab testing
    • Serial dilution bug bottles
    • Biological Activity Reaction Test (BART) Bottles
    • ATP assays
    • DNA based sequencing
  • Remediation – Suggest customized treatment regimens to control MIC in your system

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Materials Evaluation

  • Materials specification – metallic and non-metallic
  • Positive Material Identification (PMI)
  • Mineral scale susceptibility and mixed-water compatibility assessment

 


Product and Asset Assessments

  • Process and facilities design-basis corrosion review and input
  • In-service and new equipment project corrosion risk assessment and mitigation design
  • Corrosion engineering due-diligence audits/surveys of potential acquisition or divestiture properties for buyers or sellers BEFORE the deal is signed
  • Pressure equipment fabricator/fabrication and installation auditing
  • Advanced state-of-the-art comprehensive materials and inhibitor corrosion testing

 


 

General

  • Mandatory Professional Engineering review on all projects
  • Corrosion economics modeling for life extension analysis
  • Failure Analysis
  • Knowledge of Alberta, ERCB Guide 66 (November 2001) pipeline corrosion engineering and integrity assessment of pipelines
  • Knowledge of USDOT, PHMSA CFR 49 Part 192 & 195 gas transmission pipelines corrosion engineering assessment for requirements for Corrosion Control (RCC), Operator Qualification (OQ) and Pipeline Integrity Management (IMP) program development