# Presentation: 487612

## MICHAEL BAKER Jr., Inc.

**Stress Corrosion Cracking **
**SCC**
**Workshop**
**December 2, 2003**

**Engineering & Energy**

## SCC Study

**	**_***Study Scope***_
**   “****Conduct a comprehensive study of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) issues relating to pipeline integrity for both gas and liquid lines, including history of SCC, level of risk, indicators of potential for SCC, detection methods, mitigation measures, assessment procedure, and regulatory procedures for evaluation of industry assessments.”**

## Introductions

**Baker’s Project Management Team:**
**Chris Mayernik, P.E. - Project Manager (Pittsburgh)**** **
**Anchorage**
**Keith Meyer, Ph. D., P.E. ****	**
**Paul Carson, P.E.**
**Houston**
**Will Burks**
**James Towers**

## Organized into Two Primary Operations:

**Organized into Two Primary Operations:**

**Who is Baker?**

**Engineering**

**Energy**

**Transportation**
**Civil**
**Environmental**
**Buildings**

**Oil & Gas**
**Power Generation**

**Supported by Critical Functional Units and Technology Infrastructure**

## Oil & Gas
Operations & Maintenance
Competency-Based Training
Operations Engineering
Supply Chain Management 
Power
Operations & Maintenance
New Equipment Installation
Outage Planning/Overhauls
Engineering / Start-up Assistance

**Operations & Maintenance**
**Competency-Based Training**
**Operations Engineering**
**Supply Chain Management**** **
**Power**
**Operations & Maintenance**
**New Equipment Installation**
**Outage Planning/Overhauls**
**Engineering / Start-up Assistance**

**Who is Baker?**

## Other Tasks

**Provide Expert Engineering Services to OPS in support of its pipeline integrity management initiative for:**
**Metallurgical Evaluations (SCC, Dents, ERW long seam, wrinkles)**
**Pipeline Detection/Repair Methods (ILI accuracy, spike hydrotest)**
**Evaluation of Ecological Consequences**

## SCC Study

**	****  **_**Focus Issues**_
**Document current knowledge of SCC**
**Preventive/Detection Procedure(s) currently utilized/ currently feasible**
**Post-Incident Procedure(s) currently utilized/ currently feasible**

## SCC Detection, Science and History 

_***Overview***_
***What is SCC?***
***Causes and factors contributing to SCC initiation and growth***
***Methods for prevention, detection and mitigation of SCC on pipelines, including ***
***Coatings***
***ILI tools ***
***Direct assessment methods****** ***
***Remediation***

## Gap Analysis

_***Overview***_
***Determine issues that warrant further research. May include:****** ***
***Predictive models***
***SCC susceptibility parameters***
***Detection tools/procedures effectiveness***

## SCC Assessment

_***Overview***_
*** ******Assessment procedures currently being utilized within the oil and gas industry ***
***Best practice procedure(s) of pipeline SCC assessment***

## Regulatory Practices in Foreign Countries

_***Overview***_
***     ******Regulatory practices outside the US***

## Operator Post-Incident Response and Remediation

_***Overview***_
***Actions taken by pipeline operators to:***
***Facilitate response***
***Assure appropriate remedial measures***
***Best practice(s)***

## Contact Information

**Chris Mayernik – **_**[cmayernik@mbakercorp.com](mailto:cmayernik@mbakercorp.com)**_
**(412) 269-6023**
**Paul Carson – pcarson@mbakercorp.com**
**(907) 273-1616**