Volume XXIV - No. 2 Apr—Jun 2007

Welcome New Members

Aztec Tubular Products Crowley, Texas

Flint Energy Services Ltd Nisku Alberta Canada

James Clark Inspection Inc. Houston Texas

Redstone Industries LLC San Angelo, Texas

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“Thank You” to our Sponsors

IPIA thanks the following members companies for their support of IPIA courses :

Flint Energy Services Ltd.

Guardian a Shawcor Company New Tech Systems, Inc.

Tubular Inspection Company

Washita Valley Enterprises, Inc.

All information, articles, photo images and references in any way, shape or form made in this edition of Crosstalk is believed to be accurate. The content of advertisements is the responsibility of the advertisers. In applying recommendations, readers should exercise care and normal precautions to prevent personal injury or damage to facilities, product or self. In no case shall the authors, publishers or staff accept responsibility for personal injury or damages that may occur in working with methods and or materials described herein. Nor can the author or publisher assume responsibility for claims or performances of items appearing in editorial presentation, news releases or advertisements in this newsletter. Names, addresses and telephone numbers when they appear are given to enable interested parties to conduct further inquiry into specific product or services. IPIA reserves the right to reject or cancel any article, advertisement or insertion order.

IPIA 8001 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston Texas 77075

Tel: 713 –910-5550 Fax: 713-910-5151 Email: molinar@ipia.org Website: www.ipia.org

Spotlight on IPIA Members

Uni Spec Inspection Services (Nova) Ltd Calgary , Alberta Canada

Uni-Spec Inspection Services offers superior NDT inspection services to the Canadian Oil & Gas Industry through its head office location in Nisku, Alberta and currently through its divisional office in Calgary, Alberta. All issues con-cerning QHSE are directed from our Halifax, Nova Scotia location. At present, international services are offered at our base office in Maturin and Anaco Venezuela, Bogota Columbia, Coca Ecuador and Cuidad del Carmen Mexico. Our mandate is to provide quality in both our Inspection Services and Thread Repair Services, to the Oil & Gas industry on a 24 hr, 7 day/week basis. All qualified inspectors are certified externally in all non destructive inspection methods and special equipment inspection disciplines. We are committed to having valued partnerships with our customers. We support open communication, responsiveness to change, offer training and consultation, and by adhering to the guidelines of ISO 9001-2000 Edition we strive for timely, continuous improvement of quality, diversified services. For more information contact us at: 780-955-7732.

*********** GARRISON BRO’S INC.

El Reno Oklahoma Well Plugging and Abandonment, Buy and Sell Pipe and Used Equipment, Specializing in Clean and Visual Thread Inspection, Drifting, Hydrotesting, Rattle and Sandblasting. For more information contact us at: 405-262-2274

*********** SETCORE PETROLEUM SERVICES

Cairo Egypt Setcore Petroleum Services is a leading provider of OCTG inspection services, the company also provides inspection services for drilling tools, drilling equip-ment & rig part. Setcore also offers cased hole logging services which is part of the wireline operations. Setcore is ISO 9001-2000 certified. For more information contact us at: +202-7951406

Thank you for your support of IPIA MEMBERS

T h e O f f i c i a l N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l P i p e I n s p e c t o r s

New Members 1

Member Roster 2

News & AGM Sponsors 3 , 9

Article: Computerization of Pipe Inspection

8, 10

Schedule 4

Advertisements 11 & Inserts

IPIA 31st AGM Announcement 5,6,7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

IPIA AGM INFORMATION INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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21. Flint Energy Systems Ltd. 22. Force Inspection Services Inc. 23. Garrett Trucking 24. Garrison Brothers Oilfield Service, Inc. 25. Guardian a Shawcor Company 26. Hawk Eye Inspection 27. Independent Oilfield Inspection Services 28. James Clark Inspection Inc. 29. Kinnco, Inc. 30. Magnum Inspection LLC 31. Magnum Tubular Inspection Services 32. Maximum Oilfield Inspection Services Ltd. 33. NEWNA Inspection Services Pty Ltd 34. NDT Systems 35. NQL Energy Services Canada Ltd. 36. Oil Country Inspection, Inc. 37. Oil Field Specialist Ltd. 38. Pacific Inspection a Tuboscope Company 39. Pat McVicker’s Oilfield Services LLC 40. Petro Carbon NDT Solutions Inc. 41. Petroleum Tubular Services Ltd. 42. Precision Turbeco 43. Premier Tubular Inspection Services PTE Ltd 44. Quail Tools LP 45. Quality Inspection Company 46. Quality Tubular Services 47. Redstone Industries LLC 48. Robinson Tubular Services, Inc. 49. Scan Systems Corp 50. Setcore Petroleum Services 51. Siramex (Nigeria) Ltd 52. Smith Inspection Services 53. Special Oilfield Services Co. LLC. 54. Spectrol Group 55. Stealth Oilfield Inspections Ltd 56. Strate-Line Inspection & Coring, Ltd. 57. Superior Inspection Services, Inc. 58. Tompkins Oilfield Inspection Ltd. 59. Tri-Drill Inspection Services Inc. 60. Trinidad Inspection Services Ltd 61. Triumph Drilling Tools & Inspection Services 62. Tubecare International 63. Tubestar Oil & Gas Services Pvt. Ltd. 64. Tuboser Oilfield Services 65. Tubular Inspection Company 66. Turner Bros. Trucking Co. Inc. 67. Uni-Spec Inspection Services (Nova) Ltd. 68. Washita Valley Enterprises Inc. 69. Weatherford 70. West Coast Pipe Inspec. & Maint. Inc. 71. Wood Oilfield Services, Inc

HONORARY MEMBERS

1998 Homer Parker – Parko, Inc.

2000 Joe Elliott – Coffey Mfg, LLC

Harry LeBlanc

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Les Brewer-Washita Valley Enterprises, Inc.

Vice President: Ken Willson-Guardian a Shawcor Company Secretary: Stuart LeVoguer Uni-Spec Inspection Services (NOVA) Ltd Board Members: Anthony Courtis - West Coast Pipe Inspection & Maintenance, Inc. Mike Jennette—Weatherford

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

1. Association of Pipe Inspection Professionals 2. Aztec Tubular Products 3. Canadian Assoc. of Oilwell Drilling Contractors 4. Gulf Publishing Company 5. International Assoc. of Oilwell Drilling Contractors 6. New Tech Systems, Inc. 7. Oilfield Equipment Marketing, Inc. 8. Sub Surface Tools, Inc. 9. Tech Service Products, Inc. 10. Xactex Corp.

FULL MEMBERS

1. A & A Services LLC 2. Acctive Oilfield Inspection, Inc. 3. Allen Inspection Company 4. Al Mansoori Specialized Engineering 5. AMOSCO (UK) Ltd 6. Atlantic Inspection Services Ltd 7. B & L Equipment Inc. 8. Bateman Inspections Ltd 9. Bison Energy Services 10. Black Gold Oilfield Inspection Services Ltd. 11. Cantool Industries Inc. 12. Central Oilfield Inspection Ltd.

13. Cobra Machine Ltd. 14. Collar Tech Inspection Ltd. 15. Crossroll, Inc. 16. DCI Services Ltd. 17. Derek Inspection Services 18. Direct Inspection 19. Downhole Inspection Services 20. Fatigue Masters Inspection Ltd

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IPIA & Member news

Happy Birthday

IPIA extends best wishes this month of March,

to our good friend, and colleague

“Al” Allen J. Kindrick

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Essential ASNT Documents Published ASNT has prepared and published documents that can be used as part of a training program to qualify and certify NDT personnel. Three core documents are now available from ASNT to assist employers with their programs.

These fundamental documents are: SNT-TC-1A (2006) Edition

ANSI/ASNT CP-105 (2006) Edition ANSI/ASNT CP-189 (2006) Edition.

For more information regarding these ASNT publications and others, go to ShopASNT at http://www.asnt.org/shop/index.ihtml or call the book department at (614)-274-6003 and in the US and Canada (800)-222-2768.

Thank You! To our Members for your support in SPONSORING our

31st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & GOLF MATCH April 11 & 12, 2007

in Las Vegas Nevada

Flint Energy Services Ltd New Tech Systems

Guardian a Shawcor Company Coffey Manufacturing LLC

Uni-Spec Inspection Services (Nova) Ltd

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IPIA COURSE SCHEDULE 2007 (schedule subject to change)

Students attending MPI Level II or Ultrasonic Level II courses must have taken the Level I through either IPIA or other recognized training agency.

April 10-12 IPIA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Las Vegas NV Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Golf at Stallion Mountain Country Club. 16-18 Magnetic Particle Level I Houston TX

COURSES IN CANADA Schedule is determined by training needs of member companies.

Maximum seating per class is 20—please send in your course interests early.

Apr 30-May 2 Magnetic Particle Level II Nisku Alberta Canada May 3-5 Magnetic Particle Level I (Session I) Nisku Alberta Canada May 7-9 Magnetic Particle Level I (Session II) Nisku Alberta Canada May 10-12 Bottom Hole Assembly Nisku Alberta Canada May 14-18 Used Drill Pipe Nisku Alberta Canada

Location: NISKU INN & CONFERENCE CENTRE 1101—4th Street, Nisku Alberta T9E 7N1 Classes will be in the LEDUC ROOM

For reservations call: 780-955-7744 Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Students will break from Noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch on their own • Course Fees shown do not reflect cost of travel expenses that are divided and shared by all

persons per company in attendance. • Some courses require additional materials that are not provided by the IPIA.

July 9-13 Ultrasonic Level II Houston TX

Student Materials Required for classes (these are not provided by IPIA) MPI Level I or II - RP5A5, calculator BHA - API RP7G, SPEC 7, SPEC 7-1, calculator UDP- API RP7G, SPEC 7, calculator VTI - RP5A5, calculator EMI Inspection - Spec 5CT, RP5A5, calculator Drift - API Spec 5CT, RP5A5, calculator DS-1 - DS-1 manual, 3rd Edition, calculator UT - Scientific calculator, UT unit - please specify model (also if available, either IIW, DSC, DC, Mini Angle Beam)

For schedule updates, please visit our website at: www.ipia.org

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IPIA 31st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino

April 11 & 12, 2007

Who should attend:

IPIA Full and Associate Members, Board Members as well as: Oil Company personnel,

Service company personnel, Suppliers, Manufacturers involved in OCTG,

Consultants and Third Party personnel.

APRIL 11, 2007

Morning Agenda

IPIA 14th Annual "Crack Finders" Golf Match

Ladies sign up for Red Hat Luncheon!

Evening Agenda

Reception Dinner for Members and Guests &

Vendors Night

April 12, 2007 General Meeting

Financial Report-2006 / Training Report -2006 Proposed Budget-2007

Election of Board of Directors These are the 2 positions open for election in 2007

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IPIA 14TH ANNUAL "Crack Finders" Golf Match

Stallion Mountain Country Club 5500 East Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas NV

7:00 a.m. - Check In & Breakfast Entry Fee: US$125.00 per player 8 a.m. - Tee Time (includes green, cart fees, range balls, tees)

Contests Longest Drive, Closet to the Pin, Longest Putt

Company Name___________________________________________________________ Address_____________________City____________________State_________________ Postal Code______________ Country_________________________________________ Email__________________________Telephone_______________________ Names (Please print clearly) Fee US$125.00 Player 1 ____________________________________Handicap____________ $___________ Player 2 ____________________________________Handicap____________ $___________ Player 3 ____________________________________Handicap____________ $___________ Player 4 ____________________________________Handicap____________ $___________ Total $__________

All fees due prior game date Please make your check payable to: IPIA Mail to: 8001 Almeda Genoa Rd., Houston TX 77075

For More Information: Tel: 713-910-5550 Email: molinar@ipia.org

Ladies,

Queen DoDisDoDat aka Rosario ‘Rose’ Molinar

Invites you to join us for Brunch at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Golden Nugget Buffet

Attire: Must wear Red or Pink Hat (or something of this color in your hair, feather boas optional)

Must have funny stories to share, And ooohhh & aahhh over pics of our kids, grandbabies & pets.

Most unlady like laughter likely to occur.

Please RSVP: molinar@ipia.org Tel: 713-910-5550

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Computerization and Pipe Inspection

WD Averitt New Tech Systems USA

Back in the 1980’s adding a computer to capture flaw and wall data and control various functions of a pipe inspection process began to gain acceptance in the OCTG industry. We started referring to these systems as “computerized” and labeling them as such. By adding the computer to the data-acquisition process, there were several added benefits:

Appearance – with the world becoming more computerized, it showed that the pipe inspection in-dustry was following suit

Data Retrieval – by enabling an operator to quickly post data for review by clicking a button as op-posed to unrolling miles of chart paper to find a specific joint, this benefit was well received

Cost – I recall one customer running an older model system say that as much as 80% of their down-time and repair cost was “chart deck related.” The fact that the standard PC (notebook or desktop) has proven to hold up very well in the field with minimal upkeep, it is also very in-expensive to replace and needs no special chart-paper or ink to operate

While there are other benefits to adding a computer to a typical pipe inspection process (processing speed, the ability to computer generate inspection reports, etc.), there has actually been very little use of the computers “power” or functionality. We are seeing a RAPID change in that fact now. As a manufacturer of pipe inspection systems, we have the good fortune to work with many of our customers to interface pipe inspection systems with the customer’s unique type of operation. We are finding a great deal of focus now being placed on not only improving and enhancing the above 3 items, but also (and sometimes more specifically) improving the data management and operational efficiency. This is ALL being accomplished by utilizing “readily available” 3rd party computer software and hardware. Example (1): Whereas the typical method of acquiring tube or joint serial numbers or run numbers and end-area inspection results were for a man to read the numbers off of each tube, write the numbers down, and retype the numbers into a spreadsheet type report – now many customers are simply typ-ing the numbers into a palm-pilot or hand-held PC and transferring the data to the run sheet at the touch of a button. This latter method is faster, easier, cleaner, and more accurate. Example (2): Where as the typical method of recording and entering UT body-wall readings is much the same as the serial numbers in EX (1), inspectors are now using UT compression-wave units with built-in data-loggers that upload the recorded data in the same fashion with the simple touch of a transfer button. There are many other areas where these same improvements and utilization of computers are occur-ring. For instance: companies are now moving to automatically measure and record tool joint OD readings (for downgrade as well as for tracking wear patterns), map full-length ultrasonic wall-thickness readings (also for tracking loss), capture hi-resolution images to enhance the inspection process, etc. These types of computerized processing as well as PLC (programmable logic control) op-erated pipe movement and loadings integrations, are proving to be very beneficial to the inspection companies.

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Student Materials Required for IPIA Courses (these are not provided by IPIA)

Magnetic Particle Level I & II—RP5A5, calculator Bottom Hole Assembly—RP7G, Spec 7, Spec –1, calculator Used Drill Pipe—API RPG, Spec 7, Spec 7-1, calculator Visual Thread Inspection—RP5A5, calculator EMI Inspection—Spec 5CT, RP5A5, calculator Drift—Spec 5CT, RP5A5, calculator DS-1 manual—3rd edition, calculator Ultrasonic—Scientific calculator; Unit—please specify model (if available, either IIW, DSC, DC, Mini AngleBeam)

Classes are from 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

(Student must be in the classroom by 7:45 a.m. Lunch: Students have 1 hour for lunch on their own)

Please visit us at

www.ipia.org

Or call us at 713-910-5550 Email: octgtrng@ipia.org

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Computerization and Pipe Inspection (continued) While the larger pipe handling companies have actually created departments to implement computerization and data-management into all phases of their operations (called IT groups – information technology) in their facilities, there is a similar approach to mobile operations in the yard or on the rig. Handheld devices made for hostile environments are available and easily interfaced with a standard computer. These devices can be used IN THE FIELD to: measure tool-joint OD’s, tally pipe with an inexpensive laser device, record premium, class II, reject data, etc., record rotary-shoulder dimensional data, etc. By using the computer and taking advantage of peripheral software and hardware the industry is finally moving into a truly “computerized” operation. The companies with the most success in these endeavors are those that focus on how they can implement these changes rather than why they cannot do so. So now the benefits to computerizing are:

Appearance Data-Retrieval Cost Data-management - for tracking wear patterns, tube life, machining events, etc. Speed - computerization routinely improves time spent on mundane tasks Accuracy – computerization eliminates the entry of incorrect data that often occurs in a

manual data-entry process Labor savings – computerization of many inspection functions, including pipe movement

systems, can drastically reduce the need for dedicated personnel. In addition, these systems always pass drug tests!

In summary, a highly computerized pipe inspection industry is fast approaching us. It will be quality driven and, most importantly, it will be economically driven.◄

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