As Canada’s largest non-union provider of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) services, Buffalo Inspection Services (Buffalo) has the capabilities, geographic reach and experience to fulfill Integrity and shutdown management requirements. Visit us:- http://buffaloinspection.com/

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

2. • 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.”
Who is Buffalo?

3. 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.
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.
Our Brand Promise

4. 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. Buffalo’s fleet includes over
100 mobile units serving Western Canada.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.
• Buffalo’s 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.

8. Client Extranet Portal: Access for Real Time
Reporting
Buffalo Connect
• Through the company’s 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.

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

10. 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. Buffalo’s motto is “Multiple Tickets and
competency in One Truck.”

11. Buffalo is Leading Innovation with PAUT
Electronic Scanning TFM
Total Focusing Method (TFM)
TFM provides a vastly higher resolution and POD%.

12. TFM Comparison with Traditional
PAUT

13. Phased Array Flange Inspection
Technique
Inspection scan plan to assess the ID
bore and raised face

14. Phased Array Findings
• Nozzle C4 showed signs of minor, isolated corrosion at the 6 O’clock
position
• Nozzle C5a showed signs of corrosion from the 3 to 9 O’clock 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

15. 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

16. TFM (Total Focusing Method) Inspection
Nozzle C4 shown, minor thickness changes across entire circumference of nozzle
(+/-approximately 0.5mm)

17. TFM (Total Focusing Method) Inspection
Nozzle C5a shown, advanced corrosion across entire circumference of nozzle
(approximately 4mm)

18. 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

19. Nozzle C4
Minimal signs of corrosion (epoxy coating damage noted on flange
face) minor corrosion noted at 6 O’clock on bore surface

20. Nozzle C5A
Substantial damage to flange face
Corrosion under deposits around circumference of bore

21. TFM on Bold with Seal Weld

22. TFM on Bolt

23. Three Dimension View of Pipe via Gekko

25. 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

26. 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.

27. ILI Inspection verification with TFM
Results CON’T: Below are signals obtained from TFM inspection that clearly show the shape,
depth, and length of corrosion indications.
(ABOVE): Photos from cut out
sections
ILI Depth % = 26% wall loss
TFM Findings = 42% wall loss
ILI Depth % = 29% wall loss
TFM Findings = 23% wall loss in deepest feature

28. ILI Inspection verification with TFM
Results CON’T: 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 Gekko’s 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.

29. Toour clients, Buffalo means trust
A sampling of our clients

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. OUR HEADQUARTERS
3867 Roper Road Edmonton, AB, T6B 3S5
Phone: (780) 486-7344
24 Hour Dispatch: (780) 975-6475
Grande Prairie: (780) 933-6573
Fort St John: (250) 785-0202
Red Deer: (403) 318-8866
Kelowna: (250) 808-9375
Estevan: (306) 421-2883
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