A Pipeline Integrity Management Program should reflect workable and effective processes that are clearly understood by all affected parties. Several existing processes can be incorporated into the Program, while others may need to be developed or modified. Our goal is to ensure the Program accurately reflects how work is performed and how decisions are made.

An integral part of Program Development is meeting with key personnel to thoroughly understand existing workflow and decision-making processes. These processes are then reviewed in detail to ensure compliance with existing regulations and to consider other industry best practices.

Gulf Interstate Engineering provides the following Program Development services:

• Develop a process for determining which pipeline segments could impact a High Consequence Areas
• Identify and map the potential impacts to High Consequence Area's on your pipeline system
• Perform the initial gathering of relevant pipeline integrity data
• Integrate, review, and develop the prioritization criteria
• Develop a formal process for analyzing risk on the pipeline system
• Recommend specific integrity assessment methods (ILI, pressure test, other)
• Establish a schedule to complete the initial assessments
• Provide a technical basis and justification for each assessment method selected
• Develop the previous information into a formal Baseline Assessment Plan
• Develop a process for reviewing integrity assessment results
• Establish preventative and mitigative integrity measures
• Establish repair criteria and develop a process for taking mitigative actions
• Develop a process to verify the completion of scheduled examinations and repair actions
• Develop a process to determine the frequency of subsequent integrity assessments
• Establish performance measures to track the Program's effectiveness
• Develop a continual assessment process
• Establish management of change procedures
• Develop direct assessment methods and procedures