Brent Kessler

Redrock Pipeline Services

ID verified

Identity confirmed 2026-07-01 · REAL ID driver license (in-person scan) · Contractor onboarding — Bridgeline Field Office

Certification: API 1104 — SMAW/GTAW all position
Valid through: 2027-04-30
Current job tenure: 2026-06-02 – present
Status: Active

2,957

Career joints

4,789

Career passes

1.8%

Repair rate

Job history · 4 jobs

Gulf Coast Loop 32024
Tidewater Pipeline · 24" · 407 joints · 2.2% repair · Completed
Cushing Interconnect2023
Redbud Terminals · 30" · 589 joints · 1.4% repair · Completed
Permian Gathering Expansion2022
Kestrel Midstream · 16" · 745 joints · 0.8% repair · Completed
Redrock Pipeline Services — current job2026
In progress

Qualified to weld (WPS)

WPS-1104-DH-01 Rev 2SMAW downhill5G / 6Gqualified 2026-07-01
Mainline girth welds — downhill SMAW · Buried mainline
E6010E8010-G
Pipe size
6–36 in OD
Wall thickness
0.188–0.75 in
Material
API 5L X65
Hardness
248 HV10 max

Continuity log

6-month rule

SMAW downhill6G (fixed)Current
Last performed 2026-06-17 on joint J-4383 · 135 days left (expires 2026-12-17)

Career figures roll up every WeldGuard job this welder has worked — weld passes attributed to them in the field and the independent NDT results recorded against those joints.

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