Pipeline Things

By Rhett Dotson & Christopher De LeonScience Education

Pipeline Things episodes

March 29, 2023Hard Spots & Analogies with Jing Wang
My achy breaky….. hard spot? In the season finale of Season 2, Jing Wang from TC Energy joins the Pipeline Things to discuss hard spots. Jing breaks things down for Christopher and Rhett, and she uses over 5 different analogies to do it—from Venn diagrams, to Harry Potter, to face moisturizer. You do not want to miss this episode!

Highlights:
Mullets are back. Will Rhett get one?
If an operator approaches hard spots for the first time, how should they find a hard spot in a crack?
Let’s say someone identifies a line, understands the condition of that line, runs a hard spot tool, and receives the report. Now, what?
How does characterizing the hard spot relate to the MFL capabilities?
Where do we, as an industry, need to head in understanding hard spots?

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Christopher De Leon
Jing Wang

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Pipeline Things is presented by D2 Integrity and produced by ADV Marketing.

D2 Integrity (D2I) is providing this podcast as an educational resource, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of D2I policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by D2 Integrity. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by D2I employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of the D2I or any of its officials. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, please contact Lina Adams at [email protected].
43 min
March 15, 2023Are you in a Hard Spot?
Hard spots: a misunderstood zombie or a 21st century baseball technique? Join Christopher and Rhett on this episode of Pipeline Things as they talk about RIN 2’s definition of hard spots and what that means for operators while breaking down the NTSB report for Danville Kentucky. You don’t want to miss this episode.

Highlights:
Thou must play soccer
RIN 2 defines hard spots - what does this mean for operators?
What is a hard spot?
NTSB Report for Danville Kentucky

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon

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Pipeline Things is presented by D2 Integrity and produced by ADV Marketing.

D2 Integrity (D2I) is providing this podcast as an educational resource, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of D2I policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by D2 Integrity. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by D2I employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of the D2I or any of its officials. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, please contact Lina Adams at [email protected].
42 min
March 01, 2023ILI masterminds with Mike Preuit
Cooking for 100. ILI masterminds. An operator's experience with EMAT. Secret handshakes. All of this and more are featured in today’s episode of Pipeline Things. Join Christopher and Rhett as they welcome guest Mike Preuit from Boardwalk.

Highlights:
The PB&J procedures
Do you need to sit down with your analyst?
Get help! Lean on other industry professionals. And, maybe join a secret organization.
What should operators do when they get their first list of features?
Advice from the ditch

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon
Mike Preuit

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Pipeline Things is presented by D2 Integrity and produced by ADV Marketing.

D2 Integrity (D2I) is providing this podcast as an educational resource, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of D2I policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by D2 Integrity. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by D2I employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of the D2I or any of its officials. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, please contact Lina Adams at [email protected].
37 min
February 15, 2023The elephant in the room and geohazards with Nic Roniger
In this episode of Pipeline Things, Christopher and Rhett bring in Nic Roniger, an SME on geohazards from Marathon Petroleum, to dissect Section 613 of RIN2. They discuss building a mature program that meets regulatory requirements for geohazards is like eating the elephant one bite at a time. Operators starting from the ground up, will want to tune in to learn how to use data integration to simplify their response criteria for failures that involve geohazards. The other elephant in the room? Who, exactly, is Nic’s favorite? Join us to decide for yourself!

Highlights:
“Snowvid” in Texas and learning from history
Simplify your response criteria by “eating the elephant one bite at a time”
When a company has a release, we all have one (learn from each other)
Setting up data alerts to know and establish thresholds
Document, document, document to Define and Defend
Have knowledgeable field experts who know what to look for
Interpret the code both literally and with integrity efficacy in mind

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon
Nic Roniger

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Pipeline Things is presented by D2 Integrity and produced by ADV Marketing.

D2 Integrity (D2I) is providing this podcast as an educational resource, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of D2I policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by D2 Integrity. The views expressed by guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by D2I employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of D2I or any of its officials. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, please contact Lina Adams at [email protected].
45 min
February 01, 2023The spawn of the updated gas rule with Brian Jimenez
In this episode of Pipeline Things, Christopher and Rhett welcome guest Brian Jimenez, Director of Pipeline Integrity – East Region at Energy Transfer. Brian and the Things tackle RIN 2 and the updated Gas Rule topics such as the term “permanently restore”, using crack calculations on metal loss calls, and the new crack response criteria. This is a great episode for our operator friends out there!

Highlights:
Updated Gas Rule & Response Criteria from Section 714 and 933
What is the original intent of the regulation?
You have to be prepared when you run EMAT
What is “wide-spread”?

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon
Brian Jimenez

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Pipeline Things is presented by D2 Integrity and produced by ADV Marketing.

D2 Integrity (D2I) is providing this podcast as an educational resource, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of D2I policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by D2 Integrity. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by D2I employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of the D2I or any of its officials. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, please contact Lina Rice at [email protected].
42 min
January 18, 2023 World Cup & RIN 2 SMEs
In this episode of Pipeline Things, Christopher and Rhett break down RIN 2 and World Cup SMEs (subject matter experts). Rhett defines Seagal engineering, and Christopher dives into everything you could want to know about RIN 2’s new SME requirements. Tune in now!

Highlights:
- Who’s the true SME of the World Cup: Rhett or Christopher?
- What should you do if you think your SME is wrong?
- How do SMEs in RIN 1 compare to RIN 2?
- Seagal Engineering
- What makes an SME?

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon

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42 min
January 04, 2023 RIN 2 Breaking Pipeline Traditions
Christopher and Rhett are back! To kick off 2023, Pipeline Things break down RIN 2 and discuss how some pipeline traditions are now changing. They break down everything from their own family traditions to corrosion control. You'll want to tune into this episode!

Highlights:
- Family traditions from the Dotson & De Leon households
- Given the tone of the rule change (originally high-level, now more prescriptive), could PHMSA get more prescriptive in 7 years?
- What's different about corrosion control?

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon

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34 min
December 07, 2022 Q&A Turned Karaoke Competition
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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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon

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36 min
October 05, 2022 192.712C is the way
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

Christopher & Rhett want to answer your questions on an upcoming episode!

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Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon
ADV Integrity

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47 min
August 24, 2022 Geometry tools are like the middle child
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?

Christopher & Rhett want to answer your questions on an upcoming episode!

Connect:
Rhett Dotson
Christopher De Leon
ADV Integrity

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40 min

About Pipeline Things

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Christopher and Rhett live for pipelines. Seriously. We’re not joking. Out of all things (and against all odds), pipelines are their passion. On this Pipeline Things podcast, these two share what they know, how they know it, and why you should know it too. Think Pipeliners Digest, but make it funny. Listen to the Pipeline Things podcast every other Wednesday for a hearty dose of relevant, trustworthy advice that cuts through the noise and doesn’t take itself too seriously.