Pipeline Integrity

Overall assessment and maintenance of pipeline safety, focusing on corrosion, cracks, and operational risks.

Pipeline Integrity

Drainage Bond Sizing: The Calculation Behind the Mitigation

Apr 9, 2026

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16 min read

Drainage Bond Sizing: The Calculation Behind the Mitigation

Article 0053 Drainage Bond Sizing: The Calculation Behind the Mitigation

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Apr 5, 2026

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15 min read

Current Span Test Stations

Article 0052 The Pipe as Its Own Shunt

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Stray Current: The Corrosion Problem That Isn't Yours — Until It Is

Mar 31, 2026

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13 min read

Stray Current: The Corrosion Problem That Isn't Yours — Until It Is

Article 0050 When the Current on Your Pipeline Belongs to Someone Else

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Mar 29, 2026

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13 min read

E Log I Testing for Well Casings

Article 0049 How a Polarization Curve Solves a Problem Nobody Can Dig Up

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Mar 27, 2026

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13 min read

Current Density

Article 0048 The Number Behind the Protection

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Influencing Factors: Temperature, Oxygen & Relative Movement

Mar 22, 2026

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12 min read

Influencing Factors: Temperature, Oxygen & Relative Movement

Article 0046 How three key environmental variables drive the current required for cathodic protection — and what that means in the field.

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Mar 18, 2026

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12 min read

Internal Corrosion: Sweet and Sour

Article 0044 Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Corrosion

Michael Roberts, +1

Coating Inspection

Mar 8, 2026

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9 min read

Dew Point - Inside and Out

Article 0041 Dew Point Explained in Different Contexts

Michael Roberts, +1

Coating Inspection

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

QA vs QC in Coating Inspection

Article 0040 Understanding the Difference

Ken Cragle

Coating Inspection

Clean Air: The Most Overlooked Step in Surface Preparation

Mar 5, 2026

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6 min read

Clean Air: The Most Overlooked Step in Surface Preparation

Article 0039 Understanding the Importance of Compressed Air Testing in Accordance with ASTM D4285

Ken Cragle

Coating Inspection

Mar 2, 2026

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7 min read

Understanding SSPC-PA 2

Article 0038 SSPC-PA 2 What It Really Requires — and Where It Actually Applies

Ken Cragle

Corrosion Inspection

How Glutaraldehyde Works as a Biocide for SRB

Feb 25, 2026

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9 min read

How Glutaraldehyde Works as a Biocide for SRB

Article 0036 Combating Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion with Effective Biocide Strategies

Michael Roberts, +1

Corrosion Inspection

Feb 24, 2026

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9 min read

Understanding ASME B31G-2023

Article 0035 How to Use the Manual for Determining the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Feb 22, 2026

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6 min read

Telluric Currents

Article 0034 Telluric Currents and Their Impact on Cathodic Protection Systems

Michael Roberts, +1

Coating Inspection

Feb 17, 2026

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7 min read

SSPC-SP1 Importance

Article 0033 Solvent Cleaning: The Most Overlooked Step in Surface Preparation for Pipeline Coatings

Ken Cragle

Pipeline Corrosion

Feb 15, 2026

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11 min read

SRB and APB Testing

Article 0032 Understanding SRB and APB Testing for Internal Corrosion: A Guide for Corrosion Technicians

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Corrosion

Feb 14, 2026

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6 min read

ATP, qPCR, and EPA Testing

Article 0031 ATP, qPCR, and EPA Microbiological Testing in Oil and Gas Pipelines

Michael Roberts, +1

Corrosion Inspection

Feb 13, 2026

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5 min read

Frumkin Adsorption Isotherm

Article 0030 Adsorption and Its Role in Corrosion Inhibition

Michael Roberts, +1

Corrosion Inspection

Cathodic Protection Inspection in API RP 1169

Feb 12, 2026

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7 min read

Cathodic Protection Inspection in API RP 1169

Article 0029 Understanding Cathodic Protection Inspection in API RP 1169

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Corrosion

Feb 9, 2026

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7 min read

Stainless Is Not Always Stainless

Article 0028 Understanding Key Differences in Stainless Steel Grades for Corrosion Control

Michael Roberts, +1

Corrosion Inspection

Feb 8, 2026

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11 min read

Compliance Documentation

Article 0027 Operator Liability and the Critical Role of Documentation in Pipeline Maintenance

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Feb 2, 2026

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12 min read

What is the Nernst Equation?

Article 0026 Understanding the Basics of the Nernst Equation

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Feb 1, 2026

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1 min read

Resistance Measurements

SOP 004 - Corrosion Control SOP Template

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Resistance to Earth in Cathodic Protection

Feb 1, 2026

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9 min read

Resistance to Earth in Cathodic Protection

Article 0025 A Practical Guide for Field Technicians

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Corrosion

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read

Electrochemical Basics Part 2

Basic Electrochemical Cells and the Electrochemical Reactions That Allow Preferential Corrosion to Occur at the Anode

Michael Roberts, +1

Pipeline Integrity

Drainage Bond Sizing: The Calculation Behind the Mitigation

Current Span Test Stations

Stray Current: The Corrosion Problem That Isn't Yours — Until It Is

E Log I Testing for Well Casings

Current Density

Influencing Factors: Temperature, Oxygen & Relative Movement

Internal Corrosion: Sweet and Sour

Dew Point - Inside and Out

QA vs QC in Coating Inspection

Clean Air: The Most Overlooked Step in Surface Preparation

Understanding SSPC-PA 2

How Glutaraldehyde Works as a Biocide for SRB

Understanding ASME B31G-2023

Telluric Currents

SSPC-SP1 Importance

SRB and APB Testing

ATP, qPCR, and EPA Testing

Frumkin Adsorption Isotherm

Cathodic Protection Inspection in API RP 1169

Stainless Is Not Always Stainless

Compliance Documentation

What is the Nernst Equation?

Resistance Measurements

Resistance to Earth in Cathodic Protection

Electrochemical Basics Part 2

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