MICHAEL F. McDONALD, R.P.T. (Eng.) Corrosion Specialist

Thoroughly familiar with all methods of corrosion control, inspection, testing and evaluation on petroleum production transporting, and treating facilities. Also very familiar with advanced corrosion management technology applications, materials specifications for critical service and downhole design vis. corrosion issues for critical sour gas wells. Good working knowledge of cathodic protection, pipeline fitness-forpurpose assessment techniques, and integrated approaches to pipeline integrity management.

Responsible for the design and implementation of numerous corrosion control programs in large Western Canadian oil and gas fields. For six years supervised all aspects of corrosion control and materials engineering projects for one of the largest petroleum producers in Canada. Has received management training and managed up to four engineers and four technologists attached to the Corrosion and Materials
Engineering Group.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta, Aeronautical Engineering Technology (1963 - 1965)
• Other Courses Include: Metallurgy (SAIT - 1969) Welding Inspection (SAIT - 1976), NACE # 1 (Basic Corrosion - 1971), NACE # 2 (Cathodic Protection - 1974), Fundamentals of Supervision (1980), Time Management (1981), Situational Leadership (1982), Production Engineering (1983), Gas Technology (1977), Oilfield Water Injection Systems (1978), Electrochemistry of Corrosion (U of C - 1984), Condition Monitoring – (Mentor_1 Group, UK, 1997).
• Registered Professional Technologist (Engineering), APEGGA;Registered Engineering Technologist (RET), in Corrosion Technology, Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (ASET).
• Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
• Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (ASET)
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
  • Calgary Chapter Chairman (1985-1986)
  • Founder and Chairman of the External Casing Corrosion Task Force, Subcommittee, and Survey (NACE)

EXPERIENCE

• Director. Providing professional corrosion, inspection, and materials consulting services to the oil and gas industry. Projects have included:
  • Design and evaluation of corrosion control programs, including electrochemical testing and other advanced techniques, for all areas of petroleum production.
  • Water quality evaluations for injection and disposal systems.
  • Preparation of complete material specifications for high H2S systems and water injection facilities.
  • Design, supervision and evaluation of cathodic protection systems.
  • Internal inspection of pressure vessels and tanks.
  • Prepared numerous, AEUB approved Pipeline Operating and Maintenance Manuals.
  • Evaluation of major in-line-inspection (ILI) program for pipeline company.
    
    
• Supervised all aspects of corrosion and materials engineering for Petro-Canada’s production facilities. Improved the effectiveness of corrosion control programs despite considerable increases in workload due to acquisitions and organizational changes with minimal staff increases. Implemented procedures to include corrosion and material considerations at the design stage of new facilities. Provided inspection and corrosion training for new employees and instructed on numerous “in-house” courses and seminars.
  
  
• Optimized corrosion control programs. Performed visual inspections. Prepared sour service materials specifications. Justified and participated in research projects involved in electrochemical testing. Improved cathodic protection maintenance programs. Optimized tubular goods inspection procedures by improving quality at reduced costs.
  
  
• Conduct visual and NDE (i.e,. UT, RT, MPI and DPI) inspections on petroleum and nuclear facilities, and aircraft components. Specialized in computerized ultrasonic corrosion control surveys on sour gas facilities. Previously attained CGSB Level II - UT and Level I - RT.

SELECTED REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND INVITED LECTURES

Non-destructive Testing - An Approach to Corrosion Control, Edmonton Section of NACE, 1978.

Downhole Corrosion Control in the Kaybob Gas Field Calgary Section of NACE, 1981 (Paper appeared as articles in Oilweek and Roughneck magazines).

Corrosion Causes and Mitigation in Amine Sweetening Plants, Western Cdn. Conference of NACE in Calgary, 1980.

Oxygen Scavengers Used in Primary and Secondary Petroleum Production, at CORROSION/84 (International NACE Conference in New Orleans, La.) in 1984 (paper appeared as an article in Corrosion Control magazine).

Optimizing Corrosion Control Programs for Sour Gas Facilities, Calgary Section of NACE, 1987.

Advanced Corrosion Monitoring in Amine Systems, presented at:

• Western Canadian NACE Conference in Calgary, 1999,
• Eastern Canadian NACE Conference in Ottawa, 1999 and
• PICON (Canada’s first internet Technical Conference, sponsored by CANMET, 2000).

Dealing with External Casing Corrosion Problems, NACE Seminar at Estevan, Sask. April, 2006.

Corrosion of High Water-cut Low Velocity Oil Emulsion Pipelines, printed in Materials Performance (Official NACE Publication), August 2007.

Numerous “in-house” courses and presentations for Petro-Canada.