Those recommendations didn’t fix the problem. In August 2002, an industry publication, Oil & Gas Journal, wrote about new federal regulations that required, rather than recommended, tests “to address ...
New US regulations, CFR Part 195 Section 195.452, require that special integrity assessments be made to address potential seam-defect problems in low-frequency, electric-resistance-welded (ERW) pipe ...
Platte Pipe Line's use of a new inspection tool to identify seam-weld defects revealed that the transverse field inspection (TFL) tool had less impact on pipeline operations and provided greater ...