Pipeliners Podcast

This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Tony Alston of EnerSys Corporation providing insight on how to perform an API 1165 HMI review in alignment with the recommended practice for Pipeline SCADA displays.

In this episode, you will learn about the fundamentals of setting up HMI displays for controllers, the importance of performing a review to ensure that controllers can achieve situation awareness in each operating condition, the value of High-Performance HMI supporting pipeline safety and operations activity, and more topics covering pipeline SCADA and HMI.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Scott Williams of EnerSys Corporation returning to the podcast to discuss what you should know about SCADA for pipeline operations when setting up a new system or making a change.

In this episode, you will learn about the important components of SCADA that can shape key choices, including reliability, communications, redundancy, data collection, and more. Scott and Russel also expand on the importance of having future-centric systems, how it affects communications and security, and how to understand the differences between SCADA systems and platforms.

Scott also highlights SCADA tools to be cautious about and provides recommendations on how to have a properly functioning system between your SCADA engineers and controllers. As an added bonus, this episode is filled with laughter as Scott and Russel recount their past projects and what they've learned through the years.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Weldon Wright, the General Manager of Gas Certification Institute (GCI), discussing the importance of the three pillars of measurement to satisfy tariffs, contracts, company policies, and regulations.

In this episode, you will learn about the purpose of measurement and the importance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), training, and software to support measurement. Weldon also discusses how to establish a solid foundation of measurement in pipeline operations that incorporates the critical human element of measurement.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Keith Coyle and Brianne Kurdock of Babst Calland discussing the PHMSA enforcement process and enforcement actions with host Russel Treat.

In this episode, you will learn about the legal aspects of PHMSA enforcement and what to expect from an inspection, a violation, and Congress' newest emergency order tool. Brianne and Keith also discuss common violations they're tracking and what to look out for regarding your own operation's compliance with PHMSA regulations.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Matt Brown of Tetra Tech discussing the Pipeline Integrity Management Process with host Russel Treat.

In this episode, you will learn about the key objectives of the entire pipeline integrity process, being able to identify and prioritize pipeline risks based on the likelihood of an incident times the consequence of an incident, the critical nature of data in Integrity Management, what's next for Integrity Management to continue supporting pipeline safety, and more topics.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode is a celebration of the 200th episode of the podcast. Listen to host Russel Treat reflect on reaching this milestone providing education through conversation.

Russel will also share shoutouts to listeners and supporters of the podcast, highlight major contributions to the podcast, and make an announcement about a future podcast that will be joining the Pipeline Podcast Network.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Michael Stackhouse of Phillips 66 returning to the podcast to discuss the latest industry developments around data sharing to support Integrity Management.

In this episode, you will learn about industry collaboration that is currently happening with inline inspection and NDE, how data is being shared across pipeline operators, the real-world tests that are being run at the PRCI testing center, the opportunity for pipeline operators to learn from each other and share data in a collaborative environment, and more Integrity Management topics.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Jackie Smith of ROSEN discussing how to use GIS to integrate with other available data to support pipeline integrity as operators strive to meet regulatory requirements and safety objectives.

In this episode, you will learn how to support an Integrity Management System, how to create and analyze key data, the differences between structured data and unstructured data, the opportunity to use data more effectively to reduce risk and satisfy PHMSA regulations, and more important topics around pipeline data science.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Glenn Kelley of Muddy Boots discussing the opportunity to use a modern software platform to run field operations from your phone.

In this episode, you will learn more about the features and functionality of the Muddy Boots all-in-one field operations platform, how the software platform solves common headaches for pipeline operators supporting field operations, the difference between using an all-in-one platform versus multiple applications in the field, and more topics related to optimizing field operations through the use of a field operations software platform.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Christopher De Leon of ROSEN discussing the recent 2021-2022 NTSB Most Wanted List recommendation for pipeline operators to optimize pipeline leak detection.

In this episode, you will learn about how to run the right inline inspection tools to detect threats, the importance of having ILI systems and not just tools, how to support the human element of leak detection to drive toward zero incidents, the importance of how you're collecting and using data to support leak detection, and more important topics for operators to consider.

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