Compliance verification activity type: Field Inspection
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Regulated company: Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
Operating company: Kinder Morgan Canada Inc
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TMEP Inspection of Spread 6/7A
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Observation 1 - INSPECTION REPORT
Date & time of visit: 2022-10-26 08:55
Discipline: Integrity Management
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DAY 1 (spread 7A) DPI project, site #1 (114 av Fraser Heights, Surrey, BC) CER IOs asked about the average repair rate for welding activities on Spread 6. TMEP said it is around 7.9%. Some girth welds (GWs) on this site have been repaired (see pictures “DPI site #1 GW repair 1” and “DPI site #1 GW repair 2”). CER IOS checked and confirmed that the joint marking was effectively indicated on the coating spec (including CSA Standard designation & year of publication: CSA Z245.20-18, and flexibility test temperature FM30C). The pipe joints are coated with an Abrasive Resistant Coating (brown colour) (see Picture “Pipe Marking”). There is a sticker with both QR and bar codes on each pipe joint (see Picture “QR and bar codes”). TMEP explained that these unique IDs were scanned into Trans Moutain’s Asset management database (Vintri software, see Picture “Trans Mountain Asset data sample”) to ensure traceability of asset data (e.g., pipe number, parameters, and Material Test Report (MTR) info) for future operation. Several casings on site were stored waiting to be installed for the DPI crossing. (See picture “Casings”). TMEP mentioned that once the DPI is completed, the casing will be removed and disposed of. HDD project, site #2 (168 St, Fraser Heights, Surrey, BC) Welding activities: (see picture “DPI second site welding”) CER IOs checked:
Compliance tool used: No compliance tool used
Identified non-compliances to company plans or procedures are non-compliances either to:
- the condition of an authorization document that requires the implementation of that plan or procedure; or
- the relevant section of the regulations that requires implementation of that plan or procedure including those sections that require implementation of plans or procedures as a part of a Program