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NASPD Steel Pipe Basic Education Course October 24 - 25, 2022 Member Fee: $750; Non-Member Fee: $900 NASPD OCTG Specialty Education Course October 26, 2022 Member Fee: $450; Non-Member Fee: $500 NEW LOCATION! AMPP Career Development Center 1440 South Creek Drive Houston, TX 77084 Sponsorships Available! PLATINUM - $2,500 - GOLD - $1,000 - SILVER - $700 - BRONZE - $350 Room Block available at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor. Click the link below to make reservations. Group Rate includes: - Reduced AMPP rate of $110.00 per night, plus taxes (Single/Double)
- Daily complimentary Breakfast Buffet
- Mini refrigerator in all rooms
- Complimentary Shuttle service to AMPP’s Houston Career Development Center – Monday through Saturday ONLY. Shuttle leaves the Marriott each day at 7:15 a.m. Evening shuttle pick up from the AMPP Career Development Center is upon request until 7:15 p.m. Please call the hotel directly no later than 5pm to schedule return pickup.
- Complimentary WIFI Access
- Complimentary Parking
Please remember, to receive the special AMPP student pricing you must book your rooms using the link below or by calling the hotel directly. You cannot book via a 3rd party or on the Marriott website and receive AMPP student rates. Download Informational Flyer Download Schedule NASPD Steel Pipe Basic Education Course Monday, October 24, 2022 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Steel Making, Kranthi Pallegar, Metallurgical Engineer, U. S. Steel 12:45 p.m. – 02:15 p.m. Methods of Pipe Manufacturing, Gerald Merfish, Merfish Advisors, LLC 02:15 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. Break 02:30 p.m. – 03:15 p.m. OCTG, Rusty Fisher, Sr. Vice President Sales and Marketing of the Americas, Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. 03:15 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. API Line Pipe, Rusty Fisher, Sr. Vice President Sales and Marketing of the Americas, Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. 04:00 p.m. – 04:45 p.m. Standard Pipe, Gerald Merfish, Merfish Advisors, LLC 04:45 p.m. – 05:45 p.m. Test – Day One (Open Book Test) Tuesday, October 25, 2022 08:30 a.m. – 09:15 a.m. Structural Shapes, Square & Rec., and Round Pipe, Jim O’Shea, Midwest Outside Sales Representative, Zekelman Industries 09:15 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. Used/Secondary Pipe, Darren Sparks, President, COO, International Pipe & Supply, LLC 09:30 a.m. – 09:45 a.m. Break 09:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coating, Todd Womble, Vice President, Womble Co., Inc. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Quality Control/MTR, Stephanie Sanders 12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. Lunch Break 01:00 p.m. – 02:15 p.m. General Pipe Subjects: Transportation, Brian Piccolo, General Manager, Landco Enterprises Inc.; Sales, Math, Ethics, Darren Sparks, President, COO, International Pipe & Supply, LLC 02:15 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. Test – Day Two (Open Book Test) 05:00 p.m. – 07:00 p.m. Happy Hour - Kirby Ice House Memorial
NASPD OCTG Specialty Education Course
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 08:00 a.m. – 09:45 a.m. Exploring for Energy Products, Tan C. Nguyen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 09:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Exploring for Energy Products (cont.), 12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. Lunch Break 01:00 p.m. – 02:45 p.m. OCTG – Casing 02:45 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. Break 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. OCTG – Production Tubing 04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Test The purpose of the Steel Pipe Basic Education Course (SPBEC) is to introduce the attendee into the world of steel pipe by offering an overview of its uses and distinct language, production and certification, value added products and its final distribution concepts and methods. The purpose of the OCTG Specialty Education Course is to introduce the attendee to the use of steel pipe in the extraction of gas and oil. The production and use of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) are explained by introducing the student to the methods of manufacture, heat treatment, quality control, and end preparation of the pipes. Also explained is directional drilling and the fracturing processes and techniques so prevalent in the industry today. The Steel Pipe Basic Education Course qualifies for 9.50 Professional Development hours and the OCTG Specialty Education Course qualifies for 6.50 hours. Both classes are taught in a classroom environment. Business practices and ethics are included in the courses. Educational content will be revised in October 2022. The National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP.net. Certificates of Completion will be issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints regarding RCEP registered providers may be addressed to RCEP at 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC 20005. Website: RECP.net.
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