Tuboscope Pipeline Services - In-Line Inspection

Tuboscope Pipeline Services is one of the most experienced pipeline inspection companies in the industry, with a highly successful record of 700,000 miles of inspections worldwide.

Tuboscope focuses on three main pipeline services: In-Line Inspection, Project Management and Integrity Management, and also provides a complete range of customized training classes for pipeline operators' personnel.

IN-LINE INSPECTION SERVICES

In 1965, Tuboscope introduced the industry's first instrumented "Smart Pig" capable of investigating the condition of in-service pipe. Our Linalog® In-Line Inspection (ILI) survey systems have since evolved into the most advanced pipeline survey systems available. In addition, the experience of Tuboscope's field and data analysis personnel ensures safe, professional, accurate and timely service.

• Pipeline cleaning
• Caliper
• High resolution deformation
• High resolution metal loss inspection - MFL
• 3D Inertial mapping (INS)
• Combo tools with MFL, deformation and INS in one survey
• Hard spot characterization
• Customized in-line inspection equipment
• Fitness For Purpose (FFP) assessment
• Bend measurement and global strain analysis from INS

ULTRASONIC PIPELINE INSPECTION

The LineExplorer tools that we operate, designed by our partner NDT Systems and Services, provide best-in-class systems for inspecting pipelines ultrasonically for both metal loss and cracking.

• Ultrasonic metal loss inspection - LineExplorer UM
• Ultrasonic crack inspection - LineExplorer UC
• Combined ultrasonic metal loss and crack inspection tools - LineExplorer UCM
• Batching for UT surveys in gas pipelines
• Fitness For Purpose (FFP) assessment
• Critical crack assessment

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

The success of any project hinges on effective, clear communication. From defining the scope and planning critical milestones to effective reporting and post-project evaluations, Tuboscope's experts have raised the level of customer expectations with unprecedented project leadership. Our project management staff works side by side with pipeline operator's and third party personnel to ensure safe, consistent and reliable performance.

• Feasibility studies, program design and planning
• Full-service crews
• Pipeline cleaning
• ILI tool tracking
• AGM deployment
• Centerline GPS mapping
• Above ground surveying
• ILI survey verification digs

INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Tuboscope's LinaView™ Pro integrity management software suite was specifically designed for management of pipeline data and now supports a variety of data models including the ESRI ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model (APDM). Electronic data of any kind can be incorporated into the software to aid pipeline operators with management of their assets and is a key element in any manager's Integrity Management Plan (IMP).

The data integration tools provide the user with the ability to load linear-referenced data whether it is engineering-station based, continuous distance, or coordinate referenced data, in map projection X-Y or geographic system. Powerful query tools allow for implementation of regulatory requirements, including response analysis for immediate and other repair conditions. When combined with the GIS spatial data, High Consequence Area (HCA) analysis can be performed for compliance reporting. The following services are part of our extensive integrity management system:

DATA MANAGEMENT

• APDM and PODS models
• High Consequence Area (HCA) analysis
• Release consequence impact analysis
• Change management
• Data integration
• Pipeline mapping and imagery

INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTS

• In-line inspection
• Direct assessment
• Hydrotests

RISK AND DECISION SUPPORT

• Threat identification
• Baseline assessment
• Risk assessment
• Prioritization
• Repair planning