




VIRGILIO B. CANTU
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

Steel Pipe
• Installation of a 24-inch diameter x 8.5 km in length raw-waterline to serve Petrocel. The installation was both submerged on a fresh-water lagoon and direct-burial on land. Project included complete topographic & boundary surveys and prep. R.O.W., cathodic protection, reinforced concrete collars, exterior line protection and interior coating. Altamira, Mex., 1994.
• Installation of a 4-inch diameter x 21 km in length butadiene pipeline linking an existing maritime terminal at the Port of Altamira with Industrias Negromex. Project included complete topographic & boundary surveys and prep. R.O.W., cathodic protection, erection of a storage tank and pig launchers. Altamira, Mex., 1994.
• Installation of a double 4-inch diameter x 9.2 km in length gas gathering lines linking existing well tree with the gathering station in Campo Arcos for Pemex. The project included complete topographic & boundary surveys and prep. R.O.W., cathodic protection and hydrostatic & welding joint (x-ray) testing as well as supply and installation of shut-down valves and instrumentation. Pemex Reynosa District, Laredo, Mex., 1997.
• Installation of a 6-inch diameter x 41 km in length gasoline pipeline from Estación Torrecillas to Estación Reynosa 3. The project included complete topographic & boundary surveys and prep. R.O.W., cathodic protection, exterior coating as well as hydrostatic & welding joint (x-ray) testing. Pemex Reynosa District, Reynosa, Mex., 1998.
• Installation of 2 and 3-inch diameter x 300 km in length natural gas gathering lines from over 100 well trees to main gas lines and/or gathering stations. The project included complete topographic & boundary surveys and prep. R.O.W., cathodic protection, exterior coating, and hydrostatic & welding joint (x-ray) testing. Directional borings for numerous road and railroad crossings. Supply and installation of shut-down valves and instrumentation. Pemex Reynosa District, Reynosa, Mex., 2005.
• Installation of 16-inch diameter x 42 km in length natural gas line running from BaterÃa Monterrey to Central de Medición Km 19. The project included complete topographic & boundary surveys and prep. R.O.W., cathodic protection, hydrostatic & welding joint (x-ray) testing shut-off valves and pig launchers. Directional borings for numerous road, railroad crossings, and conflicting utilities. Client: Dowell Schlumberger de México. Pemex Reynosa District, Reynosa, Mex., 2011.