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SCC Management

SCC Management. State Regulator Perspective Brian Pierzina Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety. Ever Changing World. Before 1492, the World was Square. Before 2003, we didn’t have SCC on liquid lines, and ILI was unreliable at detecting it. SCC in Minnesota.

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SCC Management

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  1. SCC Management State Regulator Perspective Brian Pierzina Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety

  2. Ever Changing World • Before 1492, the World was Square. • Before 2003, we didn’t have SCC on liquid lines, and ILI was unreliable at detecting it

  3. SCC in Minnesota 3 SCC Ruptures in Northern Minnesota since 1994 2 were on the same pipeline – 8.5 years apart

  4. Over The Years • Have participated somewhat with SCC dig programs • Successful in finding it, but not necessarily the critical SCC • Recent ILI results show promise

  5. What Makes a Good Operator? • Doesn’t mean you can’t have failures • Lead by example • Share information (some better than others) • Understand your system and the safety issues you face, and plan/act accordingly

  6. Information Exchange • Critical to Decision Making • Gives operators a queezy feeling • Establish model approach for consistency • Federal/State Partnership also important

  7. Research Needs • Growth Rates • SCC Coupling with other defects • ILI improvements

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