New Mexico
Corrosion, Electrical and Forensic Engineering in New Mexico
Dreiym Engineering provides cathodic protection and pipeline coating surveys, electrical power studies and forensic investigations in New Mexico, from our offices in Coldspring, Texas and Westcliffe, Colorado. Much of our New Mexico work is in the Permian and Delaware Basin fields around Carlsbad, Loving, Hobbs and Jal, where we have run DCVG coating surveys on gathering and transmission lines.
New Mexico soil is dry and often high in resistivity, nothing like Gulf Coast clay, and the electrical systems are spread over long rural distances. Our engineers are licensed Professional Engineers with active and past licensure in multiple states, and our designs and reports are PE-stamped where required.
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Service area at a glanceDE-LOC-NM
- Area
- New Mexico
- Offices
- Coldspring, TX and Westcliffe, CO
- Practices
- Electrical power, corrosion and CP, forensic
- Project write-ups
- 3
- Licensure
- Licensed Professional Engineers with active and past licensure in multiple states
Corrosion Engineering
Our corrosion engineers work on gathering lines, transmission pipelines and tank batteries in southeast New Mexico. We test soil resistivity and corrosivity in dry, often alkaline ground, run CIS, DCVG and ACVG surveys, check for stray current interference where lines share a corridor, and design, install and commission cathodic protection, from the anode groundbed to the rectifier.
Electrical Engineering
Processing plants, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives and solar facilities use our arc flash studies, short circuit analysis and protection coordination studies, modeled in ETAP and SKM, including DC arc flash for battery and PV systems. We test grounding systems where high-resistivity desert soil makes a low-resistance ground harder to get, and provide electrical design.
Forensic Engineering
Insurance carriers, attorneys and owners call our forensic engineers to find out why something failed or burned: fires and explosions, electrical failures and corrosion losses such as a leaking pipeline or a failed vessel. We inspect the scene as soon as possible, examine evidence at our Coldspring, Texas lab, and write reports and testify.
About Us
Who Works on New Mexico Projects
Dreiym Engineering was founded in 2014, with offices in Coldspring, Texas, where our engineering lab is, and Westcliffe, Colorado. New Mexico projects are run from those offices.
Stepan V. Eero, M.S., P.E. is a NACE CP Specialist (CP4). Brian J. Brackensick, M.S., P.E. is a NACE CP Technologist and leads our electrical power studies, with field data collected by Ruben A. Rodriguez.
What New Mexico work looks like
Around Hobbs, Carlsbad and Loving, the Permian and Delaware Basin fields run on gathering systems, transmission pipelines and tank batteries that need working cathodic protection. Compared with the Gulf Coast, the soil is dry and often high in resistivity. That changes how protective current spreads and how a groundbed has to be designed, so we usually start with soil resistivity and corrosivity testing at several depths before we size a CP system or troubleshoot one. Our article on cathodic protection in high-resistivity soils explains why.
Coating condition matters as much as the CP. A DCVG survey finds coating holidays from the surface and grades each one, so the dig budget goes to the worst defects first. Near Carlsbad and Loving we surveyed six pipeline segments from 1,100 to 7,000 feet long. Pairing the coating results with close interval potential data over the same footage shows whether the CP is reaching the exposed steel. Across the state line, we have run the same surveys near Orla and Pecos, Texas.
On the electrical side, solar plants and long rural feeders bring their own problems: DC arc flash at battery and PV equipment, and grounding in dry ground. Forensic work for insurers and attorneys covers fires, explosions, electrical failures and corrosion losses anywhere in the state, from Albuquerque to the oil field.
A few New Mexico projects
A sample of what our team has delivered in New Mexico, with client details kept confidential.
| Year | Service | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Corrosion | DCVG coating surveys on six pipeline segments (1,100 to 7,000 ft), Carlsbad and Loving |
| 2020 | Corrosion | DCVG pipeline surveys across the Permian Basin, Carlsbad, Hobbs and Jal |
| 2020 | Corrosion | DCVG survey of a new gas line and a new crude oil line, Carlsbad |
The linked row opens a detailed write-up, and every write-up we’ve posted is on our projects page. Nearby work is on our Texas and Colorado pages.
Project write-ups
Projects in New Mexico
A few examples from over 1,100 completed projects.
Corrosion and CP
DCVG Acceptance Surveys on New Crude Oil Lines, Southeast New Mexico
A new pipeline is never in better shape than on the day it is backfilled.
Corrosion and CP
DCVG Survey of New Gas and Crude Oil Lines, Carlsbad
In January 2020 we ran a DCVG survey on two new pipelines laid side by side near Carlsbad, New Mexico, about 16 miles of pipe in all.
Corrosion and CP
New Mexico DCVG Coating Surveys
In 2024 and 2025 we ran direct current voltage gradient (DCVG) coating surveys on six pipeline segments near Carlsbad and Loving, New Mexico.
By metro area
Area pages that cover New Mexico
Where our write-ups show the most work, with the projects, services and office for each area.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work in the New Mexico Permian Basin?
Yes. We have run DCVG coating surveys on pipelines near Carlsbad, Loving, Hobbs and Jal, and we test and design cathodic protection for gathering lines, transmission pipelines and tank batteries in the area.
Why test soil resistivity before designing cathodic protection?
Dry, high-resistivity ground resists the current a CP system runs on, so the anodes need more voltage and the groundbed has to be laid out for it. Readings at several pin spacings show how the soil changes with depth, which decides whether a shallow or deep groundbed makes sense. Unless you specify otherwise, we design galvanic systems for a 20-year life and impressed current systems for a 30-year life.
What does a DCVG survey tell me?
Where the coating on a buried pipeline is damaged, how severe each defect is, and whether it is collecting protective current or discharging it. The defects are ranked, so excavation goes to the worst ones first.
Do you have an office in New Mexico?
No. New Mexico projects are run from our offices in Coldspring, Texas and Westcliffe, Colorado, and our engineers travel to New Mexico sites for field work and scene inspections.
How do I get a quote?
Contact us with the location, the line or facility and any recent survey data, or submit a forensic assignment. Quotes are free, and our rate schedule is available on request. We typically respond within one business day.
Areas we serve
Six states and nationwide work
Austin, TX 78741
Contact
Start a project in New Mexico
Tell us about your project. We typically respond within one business day.
What happens next
- 01An engineer reviews your request.
- 02We may call with a few questions. We typically respond within one business day.
- 03You receive a scoped proposal. The quote is free, and nothing starts until you approve it.
Prefer to call?
We typically respond within one business day. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm local time.
Other requests
- Submit a forensic assignmentInsurance or legal matter: claim number, loss date and scene status.
- Request a CV and rate scheduleFor attorneys, adjusters and claims professionals.
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