Daniel Benoit

Pipeline & Facility Inspection
Welding • Coating • QA/QC

Independent inspection and consulting presence built around real-world pipeline and facility construction experience. Focused on quality, safety, code compliance, project coordination, and field execution across welding, coating, hydrotesting, utility work, and AC mitigation.

About

Capabilities

Pipeline & Facility Construction Inspection
Field inspection support, supervision, QA, and QC coordination across pipeline and facility construction projects.

Welding Inspection
WPS/PQR verification, welder qualification review, and specification compliance monitoring.

Coating Inspection
Surface preparation verification, coating application monitoring, and holiday detection.

Mechanical & Civil Construction
Pipeline installation verification, hydrotesting support, and construction inspection oversight.

AC Mitigation Systems
Inspection of deep wells, test stations, CAD welds, zinc ribbon, and grounding system installations.

Documentation & Reporting
Daily inspection reports, construction documentation, redlines, and as‑built verification using Microsoft Office and Bluebeam.

Core Services

Pipeline Inspection

Construction oversight, contractor verification, utility inspection responsibilities, documentation review, and field presence across active and new pipeline projects. Experienced pipeline inspection duties supporting API 1169 aligned inspection expectations on FERC- and PHMSA-regulated projects, with attention to compliance, safety, specifications, and quality in the field.

Welding, Coating, & QA/QC

Utilizing AWS and AMPP for welding and coating quality monitoring, QA/QC oversight, code and specification compliance, welding and welder qualification review, coating related review, and turnover-focused documentation.

Consultations

Independent consulting and inspection support for pipeline and facility construction projects including contractor coordination, specification interpretation, construction verification, and field‑based consultation to support quality, compliance, and project execution.

Selected Experience

Cronus Tech Inc. / Air Products Inspection

2024–2025 • Santa Fe, TX

A/C mitigation inspection over the installation of mini deep wells and copper linear runs including test stations and RMUs.

Dare2BSafe / Exxon Mobil

2024 • La Barge, WY

Pipeline QA inspection over the contractor’s QC department for the full 10-mile, 8-inch CO2 pipeline project.

Cronus Tech Inc. / Air Products Inspection

2022–2024 • Baton Rouge, LA

Field inspector on a 10-inch hydrogen pipeline supporting welding, coating, utility, hydrotesting/cleaning, and AC mitigation.

Cronus Tech Inc. / Air Products Inspection

2021–2022 • Texas City, TX

Field inspector on a 12-inch x 8-inch pipe-in-pipe ammonia pipeline covering welding, coating, utility, hydrotesting/cleaning, and AC mitigation.

Troy Construction

2014–2020 • Houston, TX

Lead field QA/QC for multiple pipeline and facility projects with focus on field QA/QC, hydrotesting/cleaning, and project turnover.

Representative Project Background

  • Plains — 20-inch pipeline, 150 miles
  • BHP Billiton — Compressor station
  • Chesapeake Energy — Compressor stations
  • Anadarko — Amine plant
  • Pioneer — Compressor station
  • Tenaska — Compressor station
  • DOW — 12-inch pipeline, 80 miles including HDD and wildlife refuge wetland
  • Phillips 66 — 12-inch pipeline, 7 miles with heavy HDD scope
  • DCP Midstream — Plant
  • Enterprise — Multiple 36-inch, 24-inch, 12-inch, and 6-inch pipeline scopes
  • Kinder Morgan — 30-inch pipeline, 9 miles
  • Targa — 30-inch pipeline, 80 miles
  • Praxair Hydrogen — 14-inch pipeline, 18 miles
  • Air Products — Ammonia PiP and hydrogen pipeline work
  • ExxonMobil — 8-inch pipeline, 10 miles

Contact

Ready to connect about inspection, QA/QC support, or future project opportunities.

Email: dnb.inspection.llc@gmail.com
Phone: 432-425-4766