Christopher "Joe" Starr

Completed 2 miles of 8" piping replacing old acetylene welded piping, using stopples at each end in Alma, MO. Conducted hydrotesting on 26" Line Q from Hesston, KS to Kansas City, KS, employing stopples and recapturing gas with Weldfit across 19 sites.

• Conducted thorough inspections of welds for compliance with industry standards.
• Reviewed and interpreted welding specifications and engineering drawings accurately.
• Collaborated with welders to address quality issues and ensure adherence to protocols.

Put in 4 miles of 8" piping replacing Acetylene welded pipe, several HDD bores, new pigging facilities in Alma, MO. Replaced 12" piping with 4" piping and large HDD.

Working for Southern Star in Wyoming from Rawlins to Cheyenne: installing new valves, hydrotesting, and completing line w reversal upgrades, including new ultrasonic meters to enable station flow reversal.

Replaced double exposure on integrity digs where the pipe was exposed, and installed rock where needed, changed stream direction.

Constructed new launcher and pigging facilities on Line Q for hydrotesting capabilities.
Recoated Line Q in Lyndon, KS to enhance durability and performance.

Worked in Welda, KS installing more 30" pipe and eliminating two old lines that were replaced by the 2020 DPA project, installing more electronic valves for SCADA.

Went to Leavenworth KS, working at the Prison and inside Fort Leavenworth, removing old piping and putting in new pigging facilities. The prison was having work done to facilitate a new building complex.

Completed 32 miles of 36-inch new lay from Welda KS to Ottawa KS while coordinating with Gregory for blasting operations to clear hard limestone from row.

Installed two scrubbers and new metering tubes at Welda Station.
Replaced 30" lines and valves to enhance operational efficiency.
Executed installation of new equipment to improve system functionality.
Upgraded existing infrastructure at Welda Station for improved performance.

• Worked for Southern Star Central gas pipeline, the first jobs were putting in new piping and demo work for secondary containments, removing old tanks and placing new. Took up existing pipeline and ran a new 12", installed a launcher and receiver, used stopples to isolate and put in bypasses during. On the South Welda recovery upgrade installed 22,000 feet of new 4" pipeline connecting wells, and upgrading and installing new containments, tanks, gun barrels, electrical, coating,and remediating ROW. I had a total of seven inspectors on this job.

• Working for Magellan, overseeing and inspecting over projects in Doraville Terminal and Atlanta Terminal installing V-grade to A-grade blending skids, involving welding, civil, and electrical work tying in existing manifolds and different pipelines and the tanks from the tank farm going to Truck racks. The work also entailed coordinating with Plantation and Colonial Pipeline companies for drain up and shutdowns. My duties were to coordinate work with contractors and Operations from Magellan, keep job books, schedule X-Ray, complete weld maps and as built drawings and ensure quality of work. Both Jobs were completed on time and on schedule.

• Completed a line replacement of 1850' on 10" gas pipeline in Welda, KS. Duties included daily inspections on coating, bell holes, safety, quality, and weekly environmental reports. Helped finish Reboiler project, hydraulic lines in basement in the pump room.
• Jobs complete.

• Helped to complete several projects for Magellan. Installed new piping, valves, tie-ins, concrete and structural supports, and hydrostatic tests at the Allen facility.
• Coating project completed at the Barnsall Facility.
• Assisted in an extensive project at the West Tulsa Facility including new manifolds, directional bores, extensive piping, painting, and civil work.
• Upgraded booster pumps in West Holly including removal of old tank piping, installing new piping, new meter, valves, and electrical upgrades.
• Greensboro NC, installed new piping overhead in the tank far to connect Colonial and Continental lines, upgrade existing manifold and new tank lines, valves, LPMR,s and concrete/steel pipe supports.
• Drumright OK, Installed new LPMR,s, new DRA skid with injection points and concrete containment, upgrade manifold, swap ALCO and relief tanks and piping, build turnaround for DRA delivery trucks.
• West Tulsa OK, Installed new DRA skid with concrete containment and injection points, install new piping back to tank lines on the pipe rack.
• Coffeyville KS, New pipeline from Coffeyville to Caney Junction (14 miles) Installed temporary piping to allow station to keep operating during construction, demoed Unit 3 pump and pad, built new pump pad and installed new pump skid, motor and pump for new pumped line, completely rebuilt manifold, piping, supports, valves, LPMR,s, electrical, new relief tank with concrete piping, new relief lines, new DRA, new additive tanks! platforms, and new VFD building.
• Wynnewood OK, Demo and install new manifold, valves, supports, connected two new X grade tanks from the tank farm.
• On the majority of these jobs I was the only inspector, inspecting civil, mechanical, electrical and supports.

• Inspecting over final clean up and restoration for Renegade Crude on 45 miles of 12" steel pipeline in Gillette WY.

• Completed several jobs in Kansas and Missouri for Southern Star Central Gas company.
• Installed launcher/receiver facilities in for storage filed operations on numerous sites.
• Installed steel lateral lines connecting sites, while staying in compliance with Ferq requirements on all ROW's.
• Completed several coating, civil, and restoration jobs.

• Helped to construct a natural gas pipeline gathering system for Southwest Energy, consisting of over 220 well pads with connecting lateral and main lines in PA.
• Pipe ranging from 6" to 30" steel lines, and 16" Poly lines connecting all well pads.

• Various jobs as Inspector, directional bore superintendent, foreman, water/wastewater facilities operator, heavy equipment and HDD operator and locator and cross country fiber optic jobs for Qwest.