PHILLIP NIDD
Asset Integrity Specialist, C.E.T.

Mr. Nidd is a Canadian citizen who resides in Houston, Texas. He has in excess of 30 years of technical experience in the asset integrity business, having served both as an operating pipeline company Asset Integrity Manager and as an independent Asset Integrity Consultant during this time period. In his present position as Director of Pipeline Integrity and Special Projects for APTECH, Mr. Nidd acts as a Manager for
Pipeline Services and in addition manages all Houston based litigation engineering support projects. Mr. Nidd has recently managed several large scale litigation support projects including most recently a seven man APTECH technical team that provided support for a ten month duration in regards to a pipeline failure litigation matter, for the legal firmWoodward, Hobson & Fulton LLP. In addition, Mr. Nidd is leading
several APTECH iT initiatives, including the development of an electronic document control system that serves to provide a low cost, secure storage and access database process to manage excessive volumes of data relating to litigation projects.

Mr. Nidd was previously employed by a Canadian operating pipeline company where he managed:

• Development and implementation of the Company’s USA and Canadian system pipeline integrity management program, which included over 1500 miles of in line inspection and over 3500 specific pipeline integrity excavations along with related defect assessment and repair.
• Development and utilization of the Company’s SCC and corrosion susceptibility models and risk assessment models.
• Development and direction of the Company’s SCC Research Program and implementation of pipeline integrity data management systems.
• The undertaking of field failure investigations and the direction of corrosion and coating analysis conducted by metallurgical firms.
• The development and utilization of the Company’s defect assessment criterion and repair methodology for
• The development of the Company’s procedures for all pipeline integrity activities, including NDE, clock spring applications, defect assessment, defect repair methodologies, coating selection, in line inspection applications / data auditing and the development and approval of specifications for construction
  and operation related issues.
• Representation on several technical committees including the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) commission on stress corrosion cracking (SCC).

As a recognized expert in the field of asset integrity management, Mr. Nidd has traveled extensively for technical meetings and has performed project consulting in Russia, Ecuador, Argentina, USA and Canada, acting as the pipeline integrity consultant on the following selected major projects:

• 
  20” Alberta Oil Sands Pipeline rehabilitation program (Canada)- 1991-1996
• 20” Platte pipeline rehabilitation program (USA) - 1996- 2002.
• Olympic Pipeline rehabilitation program – (USA) 2001- 2004)
• OCP construction quality assessment program (Ecuador) - 2003)
• OCP pipeline performance testing program (Ecuador) - 2004

Most recently Mr. Nidd:

• Is acting as a manager of a multi disciplined litigation engineering support team offering technical support regarding pipeline failure litigation proceedings leading to trial in 2008.
• Acted as a manager of a multi disciplined litigation engineering support team that provided engineering support during pipeline failure litigation proceedings leading to settlement in 2007.
• Co-authored a major two-part magazine article, along with engineering associates and attorneys, published in June and September, 2007 relating to “Litigation Consequences of Pipeline Integrity Management Choices”.
• Facilitated the offering of a three day training course in South Africa entitled; “Program On Pipeline Management And Integrity” attended to by oil industry management and technical personnel.
• Co- authored a paper for presentation at the 2007 Rio Pipeline Conference entitled “OCP In Line Inspection Program: Technical Challenges And Unique Contractual Approaches”.
• Acted as a Senior Pipeline Integrity Consultant to the Oleoducto De Crudos Pesados (OCP Ecuador) pipeline integrity team, assisting in the areas of contract development, contract award, writing of critical procedures, development of excavation and repair criteria, development of integrity management plans, and general technical support.
• Managed the development of an APTECH electronic document control system that serves to provide a low cost procedure controlled, electronic document imaging, storage and access database process to manage excessive volumes of data relating to litigation and engineering projects.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Attended Engineering College in Canada- 1971-1974
• NACE Corrosion Course Training – 1975/1976
• ASM – Metallurgical Course Training- 1976/1977
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)- Member- 186766-00
• American Society for Metals (ASM) – Member 7798960
• American Society Of Certified Engineering Technicians (ASCET)- Member – 01876Y

SELECTED REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND INVITED LECTURES

Practical Considerations for Formation of an IntegrityManagement Plan, Gas Association Meetings- Houston – (September, 2003).

Co-Author Platte TFI Program – Innovative Solution to Hydrostatic Testing – IPC Conference-Calgary (2001)/ Platte Inspection Program Supports Alternative To Hydrostatic Testing, Oil and Gas Journal (2001).

Evaluation of Pipeline Integrity Using Instrumented Pigging Tools (1999).

Clock Spring Repair Sleeves and Pipeline Rehabilitation – Banff Pipeline Conference (1998).