Tide Water Integrity Services, LLC





Expert Witness & Consultancy for
Pipes and Pipelines

Since 2015, Tide Water has been providing technical support to the legal and capital investment communities.  We work with both plaintiffs and defendants.

Our track record includes:

Discovery of failures to comply with pipeline safety and operations protocols resulting in a 7-figure settlement to our client in a personal injury matter.

Discovery of multiple instances of non-compliance by a defendant contractor, thus absolving plaintiff client of a pipeline failure liability.

Successfully rebutted a plaintiff's expert report and the court dismissed the litigation against our client.

Technical advisor to an investment team performing due diligence for the purchase of a Canadian pipeline  inspection company.

With the assistance of a professional metallurgist, we proved that a defendant's expert was incorrect in citing the root cause of a pipeline failure.

Discovered multiple violations of pipe welding codes, thus assigning indisputable liability to the defendant.

Performed an independent cost analysis for post-accident replacement of a gas distribution system, thus saving our insurance client tens of millions of dollars in liability.

Discovered evidence of design, manufacturing defects, and operations errors, thus absolving our client of construction damage liabilities.

Documented multiple easement encroachments and the safety hazard threats posed to our pipeline operator client.

Provided an opinion of client's easement rights, thus minimizing damage to his property.

Has advised the technical aspects of pipeline inspection to multiple investors in New York, London, Quebec, Dublin, and Singapore.

Bryan P. Melan, PE, CEng

Professional Engineer licensed in Texas and Pennsylvania

Chartered Engineer licensed in the United Kingdom

About the Expert

Bryan P Melan is the owner and principal engineer at Tide Water Integrity Services LLC, an engineering consultancy. He has 45 years of domestic and international experience, including 30 years in pipeline integrity management with Sunoco Logistics and Marathon Oil Corporation. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in TX and PA and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom. He holds a BSCE and Master of Engineering from Tulane University.


Address

425 Granite Rock Lane
Georgetown, TX, 78628, US

About us

Tide Water Integrity Services LLC is a single-member limited liability company incorporated in the state of Texas.