NDT/NDE Inspection Service in Edmonton | Buffalo Inspection Services

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Presentation to Plains MidStream Canada By Larry
Kaumeyer, Chief Executive Group Kyle McOustra,
VP of Operations Jonathon Edgington, Surface
Supervisor Feb 8th, 2018
LEADERS IN TRADITIONAL AND ADVANCED
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING TECHNIQUES
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Who is Buffalo?

• Largest non-union, non-destructive examination
  (NDE) services company in Canada
• Since 1979, providing unparalleled value to
  companies in the oil and gas industry across
  Western Canada for over 30 years
• 150 staff with 6 physical locations across
  western Canada
• New direction, new leadership with a focus on
  innovation and leading technological NDT
  applications
• Buffalo is a technology centric company that
  embraces continuous improvement this has
  resulted in the adoption of the most up to date
  software, equipment and practices available, to
  always ensure the faster, better and cheaper
  option to our clients.

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Our Purpose Statement
We exist to provide project and lifetime
integrity for our clients assets and to ensure
their investments reflect the best information
possible to reduce all forms of risk, enhance
social license and deliver better performance and
optimized returns.
Our Brand Promise
Buffalo will proactively deliver uncompromising
quality, reporting and ongoing monitoring in a
safe manner on every shot and on every job or we
will do the work again at no cost to the client.
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Our Footprint Aligns With Major Pipeline Routes
Buffalo has six principle locations of business
providing a full spectrum of inspection services.
These locations are Edmonton (Corporate Office),
Red Deer (AB), Grande Prairie (AB), Fort St John
(BC), Kelowna (BC), and Estevan (SK) along with
independent Contractor teams that work directly
with our in-house Quality and Safety Managers to
ensure a consistent level of service and
competitive reach across most of Western Canada.
Buffalos fleet includes over 100 mobile units
serving Western Canada.
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Inspection Philosophy

• Buffalo Inspection Services believes that an
  asset integrity program must
• Create a baseline reference
• Clearly identify and quantify problem areas
• Provide compliant and immediate reports
• Integrate with client software
• Have value added engineering support
• Provide inspection solutions to problems found
• All while being cost effective for the client.
• We develop customized plans for the needs of our
  clients.

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Inspection Resources In Remote Locations

• Buffalo is the only company in Canada with PCN
  PAUT Level 2 qualified technicians specifically
  on the Gekko.
• Employs certified API 510, 570, 653 , CGSB, ASNT,
  CWB and SNT inspectors.
• Level III Inspectors in both the field and office
  oversee specific auditing in-house, third party
  auditing as required and custom procedure
  creation for site specific NDT requirements.
• NACE certified inspectors to conduct
  certification on coatings and linings.
• Advanced UT technicians in phased array, time of
  flight diffraction and TFM.
• Equipment manufacturer relationships to support
  integrated solutions

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Real Time Access for all Reports and Records

• Our clients have real time access to all reports
  and records via our Extranet portal tied to our
  Connex work order system.
• Buffalos proprietary work order management
  system, CONNEX is designed to exceed the diverse
  requirements of the NDE industry. It is a
  one-of-a-kind system and a first for the
  industry. A world-class product, Connex gives
  Buffalo technicians the tools they need to track
  and complete inspection reports for all
  inspection methods.
• This standard of electronic reporting ensures
  real-time code compliance across Buffalo and the
  ability to integrate specific client reporting
  requirements, resulting in the highest of
  reporting standards and consistency.
• Connex also ensures that our clients contract
  compliance requirements are met through the
  ability to track, in real time, purchase order
  spend and associated invoicing.

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Client Extranet Portal Access for Real Time
Reporting

• Buffalo Connect
• Through the companys customer-facing Extranet
  Portal, BUFFALO CONNECT, our clients can view
  work orders and reports in real time. Clients can
  search for reports containing specific project
  information, providing ease of access to specific
  reports as they need.
• Asset records for pipelines, tie-in connections
  and pipeline integrity reports are made available
  through Buffalo Connect to allow ease of tracking
  for the inspection and maintenance of these
  assets.
• Copies of certifications and tickets for
  technicians that have completed inspection
  reports can also be downloaded, providing an
  unprecedented level of transparency within the
  NDE industry.

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Newest Technology

• Buffalo have recently acquired the new Total
  Focus Method (TFM) Gekko phased array units.
• Enabling unprecedented resolution for hydrogen
  induced cracking evaluation
• Full geometric and volumetric evaluations with
  minimal technical input
• Simplified flange face corrosion analysis
• Post inspection analysis and
• re-evaluation capabilities
• Currently, Buffalo is the only
• Canadian provider of PAUT with TFM.

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Newest Technology

• Buffalo is also engaged currently in acquiring
  and utilizing the best laser, OES PAUT and
  hardness testing technology on a global basis.
• We firmly believe that new technology provides a
  higher accuracy in probability of detection and
  more fact-based decisions in asset integrity
  that the industry is lacking.
• We intend on leading this change as a company and
  believe that being a world class transporter of
  hydrocarbons, our clients' would benefit from
  utilizing the best equipment for their assets.

We have technicians across our geographic
footprint to meet any of your Integrity
requirements. Buffalos motto is Multiple
Tickets and competency in One Truck.
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Buffalo is Leading Innovation with PAUT
Electronic Scanning
TFM
TFM provides a vastly higher resolution and POD.
Total Focusing Method (TFM)
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TFM Comparison with Traditional PAUT
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Phased Array Flange Inspection Technique
Inspection scan plan to assess the ID bore and
raised face
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Phased Array Findings

• Nozzle C4 showed signs of minor, isolated
  corrosion at the 6 Oclock position
• Nozzle C5a showed signs of corrosion from the 3
  to 9 Oclock positions
• Nozzle C5a also showed signs of corrosion on the
  gasket seating surface
• Due to part geometry limited sound amplitude was
  returned from the ID bore surface but corrosion
  patterns were still discernable

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Total Focusing Method TFM

• TFM Inspection
• TFM allows for selective discrimination of the
  ID bore surface.
• Removing spurious indications caused by mode
  conversion in PAUT

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TFM (Total Focusing Method) Inspection
Nozzle C4 shown, minor thickness changes across
entire circumference of nozzle (/-approximately
0.5mm)
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TFM (Total Focusing Method) Inspection
Nozzle C5a shown, advanced corrosion across
entire circumference of nozzle (approximately 4mm)
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Visual Inspection Of Nozzles
Nozzle C4-Minor corrosion noted at 6 O'clock on
bore
Nozzle C5a-Advanced corrosion and deposits noted
over entire circumference
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Nozzle C4
Minimal signs of corrosion (epoxy coating damage
noted on flange face) minor corrosion noted at 6
Oclock on bore surface
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Nozzle C5A
Substantial damage to flange face Corrosion under
deposits around circumference of bore
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TFM on Bold with Seal Weld
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TFM on Bolt
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Three Dimension View of Pipe via Gekko
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ILI Inspection validation with TFM
SCOPE Verification of data collected by inline
inspection equipment provided by pigging vendor,
to determine actual wall loss at feature
locations. Locations were shadow shot by a
separate vendor and marked for TFM inspection
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ILI Inspection verification with TFM
Results During validation inspection, we were
able to determine the remaining wall thickness as
a tangible measurement that will allow of
trending/tracking of corrosion rates to ensure
client does not sustain a process safety failure.
Shadow shots from RT did not generally match
locations found a marked with TFM.
Locations highlighted in RED are locations marked
by RT vendor. Inherent issues with shadow shot
inspection resulted in areas being marked for
inspection that did not contain any indications
of orrosion.
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ILI Inspection verification with TFM
Results CONT Below are signals obtained from
TFM inspection that clearly show the shape,
depth, and length of corrosion indications.
ILI Depth 26 wall loss TFM Findings 42
wall loss
ILI Depth 29 wall loss TFM Findings 23
wall loss in deepest feature
(ABOVE) Photos from cut out sections
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ILI Inspection verification with TFM
Results CONT Below are signals obtained from
TFM inspection that clearly show the shape,
depth, and length of corrosion indications.
(ABOVE) Photo from cut out section
Utilizing the M2M Gekkos TFM feature we have
been able to accurately identify and represent
the features found with the ILI equipment while
also providing accurate measurements of each
feature location. This allows us to offer our
clients a more accurate outlook on remaining life
of pipelines that are showing signs of corrosion
as well as providing baseline data for new lines.
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To our clients, Buffalo means trust
A sampling of our clients
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Why Buffalo?

• Transparency Buffalo regularly conducts internal
  audits on all of our technicians to ensure that
  our technicians demonstrate and maintain an
  active commitment to both quality and safety. We
  share the results with our clients.
• Committed to a TQMS program and ISO 9001
  compliant.
• Radiation and General Safety Program and in good
  standing with Partners in Injury Reduction. COR
  Certified in AB and BC.
• Buffalo has PCN Certified Level II PAUT
  technicians across Western Canada to meet your
  needs.
• We deploy technicians from the closest points to
  reduce added costs and enhance communication and
  execution at the point of our clients needs.

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Why Buffalo?

• Buffalo is investing in innovation and technology
  in support of our core purpose of providing life
  time integrity for our clients assets.
• We believe in a partnership approach to reduce
  risks and support social license.
• We look forward to building a plan that can meet
  all of your needs.
• We are prepared to offer volume discounts based
  on dollars.

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OUR HEADQUARTERS
3867 Roper Road Edmonton, AB, T6B 3S5 Phone
[phone] 24 Hour Dispatch (780)
975-6475 Grande Prairie [phone] Fort St
John [phone] Red Deer (403)
318-8866 Kelowna [phone] Estevan (306)
421-2883
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