TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

Please contact Mason Materials Development LLC for a copy of the publication(s)

1. “Recent Advances in Larger Diameter Polyamide-11 Gas Distribution Piping Systems: Coiled 4-Inch Pipe, and Field Experience” Jim Mason, John Chen, and Patrick Dang, Proceedings of Plastics Pipes XIV September 21-26, 2008, Budapest, Hungary.

2. “Coiled Polyamide-11 High Pressure Gas Pipe Costs Less to Install and Operate than Steel Stick Pipe”, D. Jarnecke, B. Garner, T. Sorensen, J. Jones, J. Mason. Pipeline and Gas Journal, 233:12, (2006).

3. “Establishing the Correlation Between S4 & Full Scale Rapid Crack Propagation Testing for Polyamide-11 (PA-11) Pipe”, Jim Mason and John Chen, Proceedings of Plastics Pipes XIII October 2-5, 2006, Washington, DC.

4. "Thermoplastic Materials in Oil and Gas Applications: 30 Years Experience with Polyamide-11 from Offshore Production to Onshore Distribution"; Patrick Dang, Roger Marchioni, James Mason, Michael Werth; Paper no.IBP190-04; Proceedings of the Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference, October 2004, Rio de Janeiro.

5. "Review of Rilsan® Polyamide-11 High Pressure Natural Gas Pipe Field Installations, Coiling Studies, and Pipe Durability Testing", Jim Mason, John Chen, and Greg O'Brien; Proceedings of Plastics Pipes XII April 19-22, 2004, Milan, Italy.

6. "Design Analysis of Polyamide-11 Liners: Operating Higher than the Critical Buckling Pressure", Franck Gerard, Patrick Dang, and James Mason, Corrosion 2004 Proceedings, Paper #04712, NACE International Meeting, New Orleans, March 2004.

7. "Experimental Investigation of Buckling in Highly Aged Polyamide-11 Liners", Eliette Pinel, James Mason and Greg O'Brien, Corrosion 2004 Proceedings, Paper #04713, NACE International Meeting, New Orleans, March 2004.

8. "Plastic Liners for Oilfield Pipelines", Technical Committee Report, NACE International Publication 35101, J. Mason, Committee Chairman. February, 2001.

9. "Multiaxial Yielding Behavior and Elastoplastic Collapse Modeling of Thermoplastic Liners",
S. S. Wang, T.P. Yu, and J.F. Mason, Composite Materials for Offshore Operations – 3, S.S. Wang, J.G. Williams, and K. H. Lo, Eds. University of Houston – CEAC, 2001, pp 709-727.

10. "Lifetime Predictions of PA11 and PVDF Thermoplastics in Oilfield Service – A Synthetic Approach", P. Dang, Y. Germain, B. Jacques, J. Mason, M. Werth; Proceedings of American Chemical Society Rubber Division Conference, Paper 35, April 2000.

11. "Effect of Rapid Decompression Conditions on Liner Materials", J. Mason and J. Alkire, Corrosion 2000 Proceedings, Paper #00782, NACE International Meeting, Orlando, March 2000.

12. "Effect of Tightness on Thermoplastic Liner Collapse Resistance", S.S. Wang, J. Mason and T.P. Yu, Corrosion 2000 Proceedings, Paper #00789, NACE International Meeting, Orlando, March 2000.

13. “Dielectric Properties of Poly(enaminonitrile)s.”, Kim, J.H., Kim, S.Y., Moore, J.A., and Mason, J.F. Polymer Journal 32:1 pp57-61 (2000)

14. "Pipeline Liner Wears Well in Tests of Field Specimens", J. Mason, Oil and Gas Journal, 97:42 (1999)

15. "Thermoplastic Liners for Composite Tubes: Properties and Performance.", J. Mason,
P. Dang, F. Mondini and S. S. Wang, Composite Materials for Offshore Operations – 2, S.S. Wang, J.G. Williams, and K. H. Lo, Eds. American Bureau of Shipping, 1999, pp 537-554.

16. "Pipe Liners for Corrosive High Temperature Oil and Gas Production Applications",
J. Mason, Materials Performance, 37:4(1998).

17. "Pipe Liners for Corrosive High Temperature Oil and Gas Production Applications",
J. Mason, Corrosion 1997 Proceedings Paper #80, NACE International Meeting, New Orleans, March 1997.

18. "Development of Dielectric Resins and Films for Use in 6kJ/kg Capacitors, Mile Run II",
L. Wempe, J. Mason and R. Wille; Final Technical Report to Defense Nuclear Agency. Contract DNA 001-90- C-0027. September 1992.

19. "Dielectric Materials For Compact Pulse Formers", J. Mason and L. Wempe; Final Technical Report to U.S.Army LABCOM, Electronic Technology and Devices Laboratory. Contract DAAL01- 88-C-0859. December 1990.

20. "Ablation Layer Coating of Mechanically Non-Supported Inertial Fusion Targets." H. Kim, R. Gram, M. Whitman and J. Mason; J.Vac.Sci.Technol.A,4:3 (1986).

21. "Inertial Target Fabrication Using Polystyrene Mandrels." H. Kim, T. Powers and J. Mason; J.Vac.Sci.Technol.A, 2:2 (1984).

22. "High-Z Doped Laser Fusion Target Ablation Layers Using Metal Colloids and Metal-Substituted Sulfonated Polystyrene." H. Kim, J. Mason and J. Miller; J.Vac.Sci.Technol.A, 1:2 (1982).

23. "Real-Time Parylene Thickness Measurement Using Optical Reflectometry", H. Kim , T. Powers and J. Mason; J.Vac.Sci.Technol. 21:3 (1982).