OVERVIEW
Ultrasonic In-Line Inspection Services
Obtain precise, quantitative data about cracks and corrosion
in your pipeline and make better integrity decisions
Ultrasound technology is an incredibly
versatile inspection technique that has had
wide industry use and acceptance for many
years. It can be used in crude oil, refined
product, water, condensate product, or gas
pipelines onshore and offshore. While other
inspection services may be cheaper, they are
limited and cannot detect the smallest stress
corrosion cracks that are potentially fatal to
the integrity of pipelines.
The Baker Hughes ultrasonic in-line inspection
(UT ILI) services offer you the ability to detect
and classify anomalies other inspection
technologies cant, giving you the best data
possible and allowing for better pipeline
integrity decisions. The data produced is
quantitative, not inferential, meaning you get
the highest level of accuracy and resolution.
So when remedial work is necessary, you can
save time, money, and HSE risk by knowing
Applications
nnCrude oil, refined product, water,
and condensate product pipelines
nnGas pipelines
nnOnshore and offshore pipelines
(with wall thickness up to 37 mm)
Features and benefits
nnUltrasonic crack-detection (UTCD)
technology pinpoints very
tight cracks:
Stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)
Axial cracking
Fatigue cracking
Hydrogen-induced cracking
(HIC)
the issues youll face and where in the Crack-like features
pipeline the issues exist. Cracking in long-seam welds
nnUltrasonicwall-measurement
In-line inspection services with ultrasonic
(UTWM) technology locates multiple
crack-detection (UTCD) and ultrasonic
anomaly types, morphologies, and
wall-measurement (UTWM) technologies
manufacturing abnormalities:
use ultrasound waves to identify structural
Metal loss on outer and
anomalies both on and within the pipe-
inner surfaces
wall steel. The sound waves require a liquid
Narrow axial-external corrosion
couplant to pass to the pipe wall. For gas
Mid-wall features (laminations)
lines, Baker Hughes Process and Pipeline
Gouging and grinding (axial)
Services (PPS) can provide a turnkey package
Longitudinal scratches
to include liquid pumping and separation
and notches
services to allow the utilization of UT
Deformations
technology, for example, by running the
Girth-weld misalignment
inspection tool within a slug of liquid such
Defects under repair sleeves
as diesel.
(metallic)
Pipeline fittings (valves,
The various inspection services can be run
tees, etc.)
separately, or they can be run in a single
pass for a reduction in time and costs.
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and morphologies, such as corrosion,

Plus, our proprietary I-ViewTM software
metal-loss, wall-thinning from erosion,
integrates multiple data sets and provides a Features and benefits (continued)
surface laps, mid wall anomalies, bulging
seamless integration and analysis of metal Hydrogen-induced cracking
laminations, and other manufacturing-type
loss, corrosion, mid-wall cracks, deformation, (HIC)
anomalies that normally go undetected
and other data anomalies from recent and Erosion (wall thinning)
by MFL technology. These services also
past in-line inspections. nnCombo UTCD/UTWM inspection
provide metal loss inspection results that
nnThe UTCD technology inspection services configurations provide simultaneous
can be very accurately used to perform
are ideal where there is a high probability detection of all anomalies in a
remaining strength calculations.
of axially oriented stress corrosion cracking single, cost-efficient pass:
nnThe Baker Hughes UT technologies are
[SCC], fatigue cracking, hydrogen-induced Reduces operational downtime
designed to operate in numerous fluids
cracking (HIC), lack of fusion, crack-like and other related costs
without the need for sampling of the
features, or cracking in the long-seam Reduces the potential for errors
product for calibration, reducing on-site
weld. These anomalies could potentially associated with the cross-
time and minimizing client impact.
go undetected by circumferential magnetic correlation of two independently
flux leakage (MFL) tools because the Visit www.bakerhughes.com/ultrasonic generated data sets
anomalies are usually too tight (less or contact us to find out how you can get Improves the classification and
than 0.1 mm crack opening) to cause a precise, quantitative data about cracks and sizing of defects
measurable disturbance in the flux path. corrosion in your pipeline and make better
nnProprietary I-ViewTM software:
nnThe UTWM technology inspection integrity decisions with the Baker Hughes
Integrates multiple data sets
services are ideal where there is a high UT ILI services.
from different in-line inspection
probability of multiple anomaly types technologies
Provides a seamless integration
and analysis of metal loss,
corrosion, mid-wall cracks,
deformation, and other data
anomalies from recent and
past in-line inspections

Examples of metal loss. Surface-breaking laminations.

Performance Specifications

Wall thickness range (in./mm) 0.12 to 2.36 4 to 37

Optimum tool speed range (ft./sec.) (m/sec.) 0.67 to 7.22 0.22 to 2.2

Minimum pipeline bend radius 1.5 D x 90

Maximum pressure (psi/bar) 1,741 120

Temperature range (F/C) 4 + 158 20 to +70

I-View is a trademark of Baker Hughes Incorporated.

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