Thomas Hill, P.E., is a flow assurance and hydraulic engineer for Foster Wheeler Upstream. He has a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona. He is licensed as a mechanical engineer in Texas, California and Missouri. He has more than 30 years’ experience in performing hydraulic analysis and surge analysis of oil and gas pipeline systems and municipal water systems. He can be reached at thomas_hill@fwhou.fwc.com.