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RC-528

Hector Ruiz

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Redstone Mechanical · API 1104 — SMAW/GTAW all position · expires 2027-04-30

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On job 2026-05-17 → 2026-06-10

Removed from the job on 2026-06-10

Released after 3rd charged repair (API 1104 repeat-repair rule — three attributable repairs)

Replaced by Ty Maldonado (RC-552), who welded this crew position afterward.

Joints

160

Passes

160

Accept rate

98%

Charged repairs

1 / 3

Charged repair logthree charged repairs ends the assignment (API 1104 repeat-repair rule)

  1. Strike 1J-3640Hot pass — incomplete fusion charged to the hot pass welder2026-06-10

Carried across every job

Continuity log

6-month rule
  • SMAW uphill6G (fixed)Current

    Last performed 2026-06-10 on joint J-3668 · 128 days left (expires 2026-12-10)

Qualified to weld (WPS)

  • WPS-1104-AG-07 Rev 1SMAW uphill6G (fixed)qualified 2024-05-02

    Above-ground station piping — uphill SMAW · Above-ground fabrication

    E6010E7018
    Pipe size
    2–12 in OD
    Wall thickness
    0.154–0.5 in
    Material
    ASTM A106 Gr. B
    Hardness
    235 HV10 max

    Station and fabrication piping only. Not qualified for mainline diameters.

  • WPS-1104-TI-11 Rev 1SMAW uphill6G (fixed)qualified 2026-05-30

    Tie-in and golden welds — uphill SMAW · Buried mainline (tie-in)

    E6010E7018-H4
    Pipe size
    4–36 in OD
    Wall thickness
    0.188–0.75 in
    Material
    API 5L X65
    Hardness
    235 HV10 max

    Low-hydrogen uphill procedure for tie-ins, repairs and golden welds. Qualified for all passes.

Pass mix

  • Hot Pass160

Joints per month

06

Joints welded