Join us for Pipeline Thing’s last episode in 2022! In this episode, Rhett and Christopher answer all your must-know questions from EMAT to steak. They even give a little insight into their plans for 2023. You won’t want to miss this episode!

Highlights:

- What are your thoughts on triaxial MFL sensor technologies that have started to be implemented by vendors in recent years?

- If you were a tool, which one would you be?

- Is that good or bad if you dig an ILI call and your NDE contractor reports 'no crack found? What should you do?

- What is your favorite disc golf manufacturer?

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Pipeline Things is back! In this episode of Pipeline Things, Christopher catches Rhett’s raw reaction to the new regulation regarding dents and mechanical damage. Christopher and Rhett get into debating Mandalorian vs. Obi-Wan. Don’t worry they even answer your questions about the unannounced hiatus of Pipeline things! You won’t want to miss this episode.

Highlights:

- How is ECA defined in this new rule?

- Is your dent a buckle and not a dent?

- Get help

- Potential FAQs

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In this episode of Pipeline Things, Things 20 and 21 get into another ILI technology, geometry tools.  Christopher and Rhett compare geometry tools to the middle child of ILI technologies compared to EMAT or MFL.  They get into different types of geometry tools, deformation tools, and the differences between wrinkles, ripples, and buckles.

Highlights:

- The difference between wrinkles, ripples, and buckles

- Different types of geometry tools

- Deformation tools

- Validation

- What can you get reported?

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In this episode of Pipeline Things, Things 20 and 21 finish their road trip with the Dirt Merchant. Christopher, Rhett, and Alex finish discussing the new PHMSA advisory bulletin. Rhett and Christopher take over Alex's office. Alex continues to correct Rhett. It's a wild ride once more on Pipeline Things.

Highlights:

- The capabilities of LIDAR

- The importance of having an objective when monitoring

- What is considered monitoring?

- Are strain gauges effective?

Resources:

Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0063

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In this episode of Pipeline Things, Things 20 and 21 take listeners on a road trip. While driving, they pick up a hitchhiker, the Dirt Merchant. They get into the fact that mother earth does not care about what's in your pipeline and the Dirt Merchant even corrects Thing 20. Buckle up. We're going for a drive down the PHMSA advisory bulletin!

Highlights:

- Rhett & Christopher pick up a hitchhiker while stuck in the mud

- PHMSA introduced an advisory bulletin

- What would a prescriptive regulation for geohazards look like? Do we want them?

- Where do you begin by identifying the hazards?

Resources:

Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0063

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What do a golf club, 40 snickers bars, and SCC have in common? Listen today to find out! Today, Hosts Thing 20 and 21 bring back their first returning guest, metallurgist David Futch. David gets thrown into a live failure analysis of Rhett's golf club, Christopher gives Rhett a birthday gift, and they all manage to find time to talk about SCC. All fun things on today's episode.

Highlights:

- Rhett turns 40

- How many times has David seen SCC?

- What happened in the infamous incident?
- How does David determine SCC?

- What do operators need to do when a piece of pipe they assume has SEC arrives in a lab for a metallurgical assessment?

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Today Thing 20 and 21 get into the what ifs of EMAT. No, not What If the Marvel show. But Thing 21 does present some what ifs for Star Wars and Marvel. Meanwhile, we get this amazing quote from Thing 20 “Anything worth winning is worth cheating for.” You’ll have to take a listen to know what he was referring to. Also be sure to stay to the end for some bloopers. Enjoy the episode!

Highlights:

- Types of features, good calls, that operators want to see in EMAT tool calling in the long seam

- Types of good calls in the pipe body from EMAT

- What if you had 120 long seam features, all with FPR’s less than 1.1?

- What if you don’t have a sub part J hydrotest?

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Today Thing 20 and 21 are met with an unexpected guest, Rosie the fly. Rosie joins the Things as they laugh about jokes from the 1970s and discuss preliminary reports, draft finals, and response criteria for crack tools. There’s always surprises around here. *No flies were harmed in the making of this podcast.

Highlights:

- Jokes from 1976

- If operators get a DQA or DQR, what should they be looking for?

- Preliminary reports and draft finals

- What should response criteria be for EMAT?

- Advice for operators who need to develop response criteria for crack tools

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Today Thing 20 reflects on John Denver and Reader’s Digest, meanwhile, Thing 21 goes in-depth about EMAT and how you can package an ultrasonic tool in Jell-O. Oh, and the Things take a phone call. Usual podcast things happening in today’s episode.

Highlights:

- Thing 21’s experience with EMAT

- How and why is EMAT unique?

- The importance of EMAT performance specifications

- How to call for help

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Today Thing 20 and 21 answer audience questions… that is until a listner challenges them to arm-wrestle. Who will win? Thing 20? Or Thing 21? It’s the WWE around here today.

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