Amerapex provides a continuum of upstream and downstream solutions and services for the hydrocarbon extractive and process

industries. Our network of facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia connects our clients to suppliers and our technical and procurement staff. Our life cycle of integrated engineering and inspection services range from concept, feasibility, design, project implementation to operation and maintenance.

 Pipelines By placing a 2 band with a monitoring plug permanently affixed to the pipeline at up to 1,000-foot intervals, a permanent probe can be inserted and provide continuous testing for years with the Guided Wave System. Electric Power Plants Plants powered by natural gas have extensive above and below ground pipelines that are natural for Guided Wave System testing. Refineries and Chemical Plants The extensive processing pipline network at these facilities is tailor-made for Guided Wave System testing. Offshore Oil Drilling Platforms The extensive pipelines and platform support structures are especially vulnerable to corrosion in the saltwater environment. Until now, underwater structural members in particular could only be inspected visually by divers. A structural member ruptured from corrosion can lead to explosions, fire, fatalities and environmental disaster all preventable with Guided Wave System early detection and testing. Industrial Plant Construction When Guided Wave System equipment is installed during the construction phase of industrial facilities, it can identify flaws in structural members supplied by vendors as well as potential problems with welding, bolting, heat treating or other aspects of the construction process.

 Oil Gas Facilities - Pipe Supports, Heater Tubes, Soil to Air interface, Corrosion Under Insulation, and CML Re-assignment and removal. This process identifies and the most severe damage an accesses the damage, places the CMLs at these locations, and removes all unnecessary CMLs. By using this process up to 75% of CMLs in a given circuit can be removed. Pipe Supports Identify corrosion at pipe supports with the Guided Wave System to avoid the leading causes of topside process piping failure. Underwater Pipelines The Amerapex Guided Wave System can identify damage from corrosion on pipe equipment and avoid a pipeline needing to be closed, ensuring water and other sources remain secure while saving millions of dollars. Heat and Boiler Tubes Quickly and accurately identify corrosion and cracks in the hottest areas of the boiler tubes and heater tubes saving companies up to 80% over traditional methods. Scanning has generally been done mechanically using smart pig self-propelled instruments that can cost up to $100,000 per heater inspection. And even with such scanning, traditional

checkpoint methods of inspection are still necessary to analyze whether the cracks identified have
actually resulted in pinholes.

 Heat Exchanger Tubing Utilizes the capability of guided waves to travel long distances in the components without essential attenuation. Advantages include: Guided wave screening of any type of tubing (carbon steel, titanium, brass, thin walled

ferritic stainless steel)

Screening of the entire heat exchanger tube bundle at a rate of 2-4 tubes per minute, depending on the screening mode Full coverage of the length of the tube including U-bends, areas of rolled expansion, and

areas under tube support plates

Full coverage of the tube metal volume (internal and external corrosion) Under Ground Crossings - Identify and access damage to piping caused by corrosion and install permanent probes for low cost and easy access monitoring. Platform Risers Inspection and Monitoring Systems (PRIMS) Generates a torsional mode guided wave in the pipe like structure that travels in the wall of the pipe and has minimal interaction with liquids in or around the pipelines. The characteristic makes it a perfect candidate for installation on offshore platform riser pipe to monitor corrosion in the platform legs.

Our CUI process is an inspection program specifically designed to achieve the highest level of component coverage and minimize the amount of insulation removal and scaffolding cost associated with common CUI inspections. Amerapex can create a CUI program for your facility that includes equipment and piping within API guidelines complete from beginning to end Build the program to your needs within any existing inspection program such as RBI A brief overview of our process is as follows. A complete visual/temperature survey to identify the correct scope of the CUI inspection and identify problem areas A Moisture detection survey using Neutron Backscatter to identify high moisture areas Open Vision (real time radiography) is used to inspect the areas of high moisture, all control loops, and problem areas identified visually to determine whether damage is present and insulation removal for further inspection is necessary Guided wave ultrasonic inspection is then used at areas where damage is present and on long straight runs of piping to identify areas of damage where moisture may not be present during the moisture detection survey Complete follow-up inspections, assessment of continued service and tracking of captured data Implement a reporting format that conforms to your specific needs such as PCMS, Ultrapipe or other data tracking methods you have in place

1. Our CUI program using Advanced NDE methods offer a savings of nearly 70% over other CUI inspection methods in craft support alone 2. Our CUI method has a 95% indication to relevant finding ratio 3. Moisture detection coupled with real time x-ray and guided wave ultrasonic methods offers the best CUI inspection coverage on the market 4. Our CUI program is specifically designed to minimize the amount of scaffold and insulation cost associated with this type of inspection 5. Our guided wave inspection techniques offer repeatable results with great distance of inspection 6. No component size limitations for our guided wave method 7. Permanent probe set-ups for guided wave inspection afford repeatable inspections on difficult to access components i.e. buried piping, overhead lines 8. Multiple pipe supports can be inspected simultaneously from one location 9. Our guided wave method can easily inspect around elbows

The Amerapex Corporation takes pride in being an industry leader in data implementation and tracking. We can use any existing reporting format that your facility may be using such as PCMS or Ultra pipe. The goal is to make our findings and inspection data as accessible and useful to your facility and its personnel as possible.

100% coverage is cost effective from the standpoint that with minimal insulation removal and scaffold needs using our methods that funds appropriated for these inspections can be stretched much further. In short, spend your money on the inspection program and not craft support.

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1. Multiple Pipe Supports can be inspected from a single inspection location 2. Soil to Air can be inspected down to 20 feet, Our method has a very small dead zone and can be used in many situations that other methods cannot 3. Heater Tube inspection is easily done with this method 4. Long straight runs in excess of 300 feet have been inspected with our method 5. Inspecting piping around elbows 6. Permanent Probes can be used in many different situations for continuous monitoring 7. A Cost Savings over other methods due to the ability to inspect great distances with minimal access to the component 8. The signal clarity of our method makes the analyzing of data much easier with less interpretation by the technician 9. Our method uses a pure torsional wave mode that can travel further and without being affected by the geometry of the pipe or component

The Amerapex Corporations patent pending CML Re-assignment/reduction process involves the use of guided wave inspection to inspect 100% of piping in services where localized corrosion is possible. The goal being to identify the areas with the most severe damage, assess the damage and place CMLs at these locations and remove all of the unnecessary CMLs. This process could be used to remove up to 75% of CML locations in a given circuit. Furthermore, calculations for remaining life and estimated retirement dates would be much more accurate eliminating the (best guess) philosophy currently being used. The cost savings on yearly CML UT surveys and the support needed for these programs would be greatly diminished.