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ECDA for Cased Pipe

Mears specializes in ECDA for cased pipe and has developed proprietary testing methods to identify metallic and electrolytic shorts on cased pipe. Mears provides pipeline integrity turnkey services for casing rehabilitation and filling and assists clients in meeting the regulatory deadline of 2012.

The Integrity Management Program requires Evaluation of Cased Pipelines in High Consequence Areas (HCA’s). According to PHMSA, “under the 2002 Pipeline Safety and Improvement Act, all gas transmission pipelines located in High Consequence Areas (HCAs) must have an integrity management program (IMP). One aspect of an integrity management program specifically mandated by Congress is that each gas transmission pipeline located in an HCA must have an integrity assessment byan approved method no later than December 17, 2012, and must be periodically reassessed at least every seven years thereafter.”