June 28, 2012 Houston, Texas

Janet Sinclair, P. E. Executive Director PODS Association, Inc.

Outline  

•  What is PODS? •  The Association

•  The Members

•  Industry Collaboration •  SLC Points of Intersection

What  is  PODS?  

The PODS Pipeline Data Model is a highly-scalable database architecture Pipeline

Operators use to integrate lifecycle asset data with geospatial information in a

vendor-neutral platform.

PODS is a voluntary standard, collaboratively developed and maintained by pipeline

industry members.  

Usage  of  PODS  

•  Onshore & Offshore •  Gathering & Transmission

•  Regulated and Unregulated

•  Gas & Liquids •  In the U. S. and Internationally

“PG&E  had  no  defini/ve  view,  or  a  single  master  source  of  informa/on,  rela/ng  to  each  of  their  pipeline-‐related  assets.  This  informa/on  is  distributed  across  the  organiza/on  in  localized  silos  of  informa/on,  that  are  oBen  unconnected,  poorly  catalogued  with  liDle  referen/al  integrity  between  the  various  collec/ons.”    

San  Bruno  

Data  in  PODS  

•  As-Built Pipeline and Equipment Specifications

•  Taps, Tees, Bends, Fittings, Valves

•  Meters •  Coatings •  Component Details •  Cathodic Protection

Facilities •  Compressor Stations

Data  in  PODS  

•  Pump Stations •  Tanks •  Depth of Cover •  Construction Records •  Physical Inspections •  Close Interval Survey •  Soil Conditions •  CP Inspections •  Inline Inspections •  Metal Loss •  Corrosion Readings

Data  in  PODS  

•  MAOP/MOP Rating •  HCA Segments •  Work Orders •  Maintenance •  Repairs •  Replacements •  Relocations •  New Installations •  Asset Ownership •  Links to Documents

Data  in  PODS  

•  ROW Inspections •  Offline Events •  Land Owners •  Boundaries •  Structures •  Above Ground Markers •  Road / Railroad Crossings •  3rd Party Pipeline Crossings •  Utility Crossings •  One Call Tickets •  Surveillance Activities

Data  in  PODS  

Why  use  PODS?  

•  Comprehensive •  GIS-neutral •  Not proprietary •  Inexpensive

•  Flexible •  Widely adopted •  Proven •  Supported by an active association and

user community

•  Mapping •  Integrity Management •  Engineering Analysis •  Risk Assessment •  Emergency Planning •  Spill Modeling •  Maintenance Planning •  Data Round-tripping •  Public Awareness  

Other  Business  Ac:vi:es      Supported  by  PODS  Data  

•  Hydraulic Modeling •  System Optimization •  Regulatory Reporting •  Business Development •  Strategic Planning •  Tax Accounting •  Pipeline Design and

Construction •  Training

PODS  Associa:on  

Mission Statement To develop and support open data storage and interchange standards to meet the specific data management needs of the pipeline industry.

•  PODS Technical Committee began meeting in 1998. •  PODS Association incorporated in 2000. •  PODS became a 501 (C)(6) organization in 2004.

PODS  Associa:on  

Data  Modeling  Team  

Administra:on  Team  

Research  &  Development  

Team  

ESRI    Geodatabase  

Team  

Release    Coordinators  

PODS  Technical  CommiHee  

PODS  Execu:ve  Director    

Janet  Sinclair,  P.  E.  

Ron  Brush  New  Century  SoBware  

ScoD  Moravec  Eagle  Info.  Mapping  

Jeff  Allen  Coler  &  

Colantonio  

 Rob  Brook    PG  &  E  

 

Mike  King  BP  

President  Paul  Herrmann  Chevron  

Vice  President  Elizabeth  Ziemer  

Enbridge  

Secretary  Tim  Willms  Boardwalk  

Treasurer  Kenneth  Greer  CenterPoint  

Board  TC  Liaison  Dan  Palazzolo  Williams  

PODS  Board  of  Directors  

 JW  Lucas  

 Enterprise  Products  

 

PODS  Associa:on  

Government  Agencies  Industry  Associa/ons  

Service  Providers  

Pipeline  Operators  

PODS  Membership  by  Type  123  Member  Companies  as  of  December  31,  2011  

PODS  Associa:on  

Australia  

Austria  

Brazil  

Canada  China  

Colombia   France  

Germany   Greece   India  Indonesia  

Kazakhstan  Norway  

Russia   Turkey  

Ukraine  United  Arab  Emerates  

United  Kingdom  

United  States  

PODS  Membership  by  Loca/on  123  Member  Companies  as  of  December  31,  2011  

PODS  Associa:on  

Industry  Collabora:on  

•  PODS GDM Work Group to assess the value and feasibility of integrating the Gas Distribution Model (originally developed by GTI) into the PODS Data Model.

•  PODS – IPLOCA Work Group to develop Data Standards for New Construction of Onshore and Offshore Pipelines.

•  PODS participation in the OGP Work Group to develop an industry guidance document for interface between pipeline data models and the Seabed Survey Data Model (SSDM).

SLC  Points  of  Intersec:on  

SLC  Points  of  Intersec:on  •  Find the Lowest Common

Denominator •  Mission •  Focus

•  Determine Areas of Overlap •  Define the interfaces. •  Clearly communicate this to the industry.

•  Become more Efficient •  Share resources. •  Leverage existing standards. •  Collaborate on new efforts.

Learn  more  about  PODS  

Janet Sinclair, P. E.

Janet.sinclair@pods.org 801-583-1013 866-460-PODS

www.pods.org