Larry Alspaugh
Larry has been involved in the energy industry since 1976. He is experienced in the development, testing, field trial and roll-out of innovative products and services that have reduced the environmental impact of drilling, production, and gas distribution, gathering, midstream and transmission.
Learning the Pigging Process and Selecting the Right Pig
• Establish the history and significant characteristics of your pipeline. Not only does this aid in
operational planning, but it also can uncover potential problems that you can mitigate.
• Assess your needs. Are you pigging to look for debris, clean your line or prepare it for
inspection?
• Plan your pig selection strategy with confidence.
• Determine who will be responsible for planning, executing and monitoring the pigging operation,
ensuring the right people are in place for success.
• Develop an optimal pigging schedule based on such variables as flow conditions, product
cleanliness, pipeline profile and access to launch and receive sites.
• Evaluate the results of your pig.
• Continue to implement and optimize your pigging program to achieve better results.
Who is this course for?Pigging crews, corrosion team members, engineers, operations team
Who is this course for?
members and HSE personnel will all benefit and become better team members as they develop and
implement a pigging program.
Hide and Seek: The Games Pigs Play
In this course, you will learn:
• About the activities associated with natural gas purging operations.
• How new technologies are reducing purge-related emissions.
• Why engaging with stakeholders and talking about emissions reductions initiatives is so important.
• Why collaboration and transparency are vital to driving meaningful change within
organizations and contribute to a more sustainable energy future.
Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for operations, construction, gas control
and engineering professionals.