Computed tomography offers effective tool for subsea pipeline inspection

摘要

Operators are successfully adopting a unique alternative technology to non-intrusively inspect their ultra-deepwater subsea pipelines. The inspection application specifically measures both integrity and flow assurance issues within various types of pipelines that would include PIP (pipe-in-pipe), coated pipelines, piggable and un-piggable pipelines, pipe bundles, and risers. Discovery, developed by Tracerco, is a field-proven technology that provides highresolution wall integrity data, plus detection of hydrates, asphaltene, wax, scale and other deposits for flow assurance purposes, while the pipeline remains in operation, giving quantitative results.