Active Corrosion

Process
Nisource COH/CKY

Objectives
Understanding the terminology
Active Corrosion
& Suspected Areas of Active Corrosion

Developing the process of Identifying &

Managing Suspected Areas and/or Active
Corrosion
Identifying the Resources and Internal
Partners for a Successful Program
Discussion of Implementation

Gas Standards
Policy Number 653-8
Effective Date, August 22, 2002
Definition of Active Corrosion

Gas Standards
Policy Number 653-8
Effective Date, August 22, 2002
Definition of Active Corrosion

Two key words, severity & location

Gas Standards
Policy Number 653-8
Effective Date, August 22, 2002
Definition of Active Corrosion

Safety observation for defining

Active Corrosion, could
reasonably create a condition
Detrimental to public safety

Gas Standards
Policy Number 653-8
Effective Date, August 22, 2002
Definition of Active Corrosion

Corrosion Indicator define as -

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
The process will require the operation centers to determine these
locations of Suspected Areas and/or Areas of Active Corrosion.
Communication and Training with Leakage department is required
for the personnel to have the complete understanding of sites that
meets the criteria or definition.
Leakage department will be require to review each DPI created for
any candidates of Active Corrosion based on the definition, and
therefore communicates to the operational center reporting FOL.
If the FOL is in agreement to the initial assessment, then the
segment shall be documented onto the Suspected Area of Active
Corrosion log book as the first step.
The item will be discussed on the Semi-annual meeting
Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade to Active
Corrosion status by a group consensus

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
Repair Corrosion Leaks
The process will require the operation centers to determine the
locations of Suspected Areas and/or Areas of Active Corrosion
All executed DPIs shall be review by the designated operations
center FOL to determine any areas of candidates for Suspected
Areas of Active Corrosion based on the definition
Any DPIs field involvement due to possible generalized corrosion
with the operations center FOL shall be evaluated for a possible
candidates for Areas of Active Corrosion
All candidates shall be placed onto the Suspected Areas of Active
Corrosion log as a first step
Evaluation shall be given on a semi-annual bases
Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade to Active
Corrosion status by a group consensus

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
The process will require the operation centers and joint effort of the
Corrosion department to determine the locations of Suspected
Areas and/or Areas of Active Corrosion
Any excavation and pipe line exposure with indications of sever
corrosion due to deep pits, should involve the Operational Center
reporting FOL and the areas Corrosion Technician for proper
measurements and classification
Most systems with a visual observation of deep pits that have been
determine to be Generalized corrosion shall be evaluated for Areas
of Active Corrosion
All candidates shall be placed onto the Suspected Areas of Active
Corrosion log book as the first step
Evaluation given on a Semi-Annual bases
Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade to Active
Corrosion status by a group consensus

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
Significant Corrosion
The process will require the operation centers and joint effort
of the Corrosion department to determine these locations.

Corrosion Indicators
Significant Corrosion
Corrosion Department
Shall compile any Corr orders, such as leaks on coated
pipe, Leak on CP, Investigate DPI or Generalized
corrosion and etc., for any candidates of Areas of Active
Corrosion; bring all material to the semi-annual review
meeting

Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade

to Active Corrosion status by a group consensus

Corrosion Indicators
Significant Corrosion
Operations
Designated FOL, shall compile any areas that have a history of
significant corrosion that may not be classified as Generalized
Corrosion, such as several DPIs with Localized Corrosion in a
specific locations for candidates of Areas of Active Corrosion
Any Areas with a repeat of Class 1 or 2+
Any Areas with more than three main line corrosion leaks
(localize) recorded for the last 9 years
Any Areas with past history of Generalized Corrosion, with
pending or completed DPIs in the same general area
If by historical review of data appear to meet the criteria of Areas of
Active Corrosion, then the segments shall be placed in Suspected
Area of Active Corrosion Log and review at the Semi-Annual meeting

Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade to

Active Corrosion status by a group consensus
Note: Rolling measurement used for an area of 500 feet in either
direction to define the investigative term Area

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by electrical survey
Electrical Survey shall be conducted by the Corrosion Department
Based on anomaly identification for mitigation of bare or coated pipelines,
requested by the Engineering department

Corrosion Department shall evaluate the data and determine anodic

areas
Any anodic areas will be evaluated based on the definition of Areas of Active
Corrosion for any possible potential corrosive areas that meet the criteria
Corrosion Technician shall collect and provide data; place information onto
the proper form

Any areas that meet the criteria shall be placed in to the Suspected Areas
of Active Corrosion Log book for the next Semi-Annual review meeting
Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade to Active Corrosion status by a
group consensus

Corrosion Indicators
Open Leak order
Repair Corrosion Leak
Visual observation of pipe indicating deep pits
Significant Corrosion
Any anodic corrosion condition determined by
electrical survey
WMS job order with job type CORR

Corrosion Indicators
WMS job order with job type CORR
All WMS generated orders with the job type CORR that are
associated with a completed DPI order, shall be evaluated for any
Areas of Active Corrosion by the responsible Corrosion Technician

Generalized Corrosion
Leaks on CP system
Cleared DPI investigate
Etc..

The Corrosion Technician shall evaluate the information and data that
is available or any information obtain in the field to determine, if any
areas meets the criteria of Active Corrosion
Any Candidates shall be placed on the Suspected Area of Active
Corrosion Log and evaluated at the next Semi-Annual meeting
Decision to be made whether item(s) to be upgrade to Active Corrosion status
by a group consensus

Commitment to Safety
At all times during the investigation or prior of the
investigation, Departmental leadership shall have
an obligation of responsibility to public safety

Any time the pipeline appears to be un-safe or the

situation appears un-stable, then the operations
leadership team shall act accordingly of a correct course
of action promptly
The indicators or Areas of Active Corrosion process
does not postpone any necessary actions to be taken, if
needed promptly
This shall be taken into consideration for all cases
Operations leadership staff will be held accountable for
this assessment

Gas Standards
Policy Number 653-8
Effective Date, August 22, 2002
Investigation of Suspected Areas of Active
Corrosion
Perform this Task @
Semi-Annual Meeting

Semi-Annual Meetings
Objectives
Discuss candidates for Suspected Areas and
Areas of Active Corrosion
Review present entries on the Suspected Areas
of Active Corrosion log to determined, if any
necessary action is needed, such as
upgrade to Active Corrosion status,
increase leakage survey frequency,
maintain item in Suspected Areas of Active
Corrosion Status
or remove item from the Suspected Areas of Active
Corrosion status

Semi-Annual Meetings
Objectives, cont
Review past and any present Active Corrosion
logs
Determine a course of action, or has the present
course of action been follow through, such as
Replacement
Retirement
Cathodically protect the segment

To get all departments involved for decision

making
Assure all Corrosion Indicators are considered

Semi-Annual Meetings
Departments to be involved
Field Operations
Designated Leader
If available, Operations center leadership

Engineering
Technician & Engineer
If available, Senior Engineer

Corrosion
Technicians
If available, Corrosion FLL & Corrosion Specialist

Semi-Annual Meetings
Resources
Any Corrosion Indicator Data Sheet Annual Summary Sheets
Form C 1282-14 Gas Standards 653-8 Exhibit A
All DPIs, Corr orders, Electrical Survey sheets, any Main Exposure
sheets obtained
WMS based or
Local Filing System

Any GIS systems

Color coded patterns placed on maps indicating leakage history

Any Adhoc reports based on historical review based on system

numbers, Street, City or town locations, or map numbers
On going filing system, keep for purpose of Areas of Active
Corrosion semi-annual meetings

Semi-Annual Meetings
RTs shall be created
Designated for each operation center

TCC to primary locations of Active Corrosion Log storage locations

Comments of RT will indicate location of Log books and the designated
FOL to maintain the books

Responsible Corrosion Technician

Shall be assigned to RT as the responsible supervisor

Frequency
Anniversary set for every 6 months not to exceed 9 months
Must complete two meetings per calendar year

All RTs will generate a 2797 job type

Job order shall be executed after the end of each meeting with the
remarks
Attendance (Who & what department)
New items added or old items removed to the Areas of Active Corrosion
log sheet
Brief summary of any meeting discussion

Semi-Annual Meetings
Master log sheet of RTs shall be kept with System Ops and
communicated to all other departments with the set target dates
with locations specific
Ultimately, System Ops/Corrosion Technician responsibility to send
invitations for all Semi Annual meetings to the department
representatives involved
All involved departments shall be responsible to attend and provide
input

All documentation brought to the Semi-Annual meeting

shall be kept on a designated filling location for future
review and monitoring
Designated FOL shall maintain the records

Internal Audits
Representative of the auditing group shall
be given the Semi-Annual Meeting - RT
master list to evaluate the quality
assurance of the process be carried out for
each individual area
By information provided on the RT
The auditor will know,

the designated Leader to maintain the book

the location of the book
the dates of when the information was reviewed
A summary of information from the last Semi-Annual
meeting

Suspected Areas of Active

Corrosion
Exhibit B of COH
Gas Standards
653-8
Form C-1282-15
Form shall be
updated for any
candidates of Areas
of Active
Corrosion,
categorize as
Investigation of
Suspected Areas of
Active Corrosion
Group shall review
form semi-annually
New form created on
a yearly bases

Areas of Active Corrosion

Exhibit C of COH Gas
Standards 653-8
Form C-1282-16
SME group from the
semi-annual meeting
shall come to a
consensus before
entering any data into
form
Must be evaluated each
Semi-Annual meeting
Corrective action must
be carried out promptly
Three methods

CP applied
Replacement
Retirement

In-Conclusion
Active Corrosion is an ODOT mandate
We need to work together in maintaining and
following through with the process to stay in
compliance, this is not a one person or a
one department operation but a joint effort.