The Drilling & Completions Committee recommends ultrasonic thickness checks be completed on pressure equipment in IRP 4 - Well Testing & Fluid Handling.
4.2.6 Equipment Inspections
IRP - Well testing companies should establish a routine equipment inspection program. It should be structured to reject or repair service related defects and improper field replacements in accordance with the jurisdictional requirements and standards.
IRP - Equipment should be designed, fabricated, inspected and tested to its intended most severe service to minimize the effects of corrosion, erosion and stress cracking, etc.
IRP - Well testing companies shall repair or alter piping and vessels in accordance to Section 4.3.2.3 Codes of Construction and jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
‘Pipe Wear Solutions’ is a locally designed, cutting edge program offered only by Alpine NDT Services.
Take your NDT inspections to the next level in:
*cost saving
*personnel safety
*environmental responsibility
It makes sense to;
*have your client pay for the pipe wear they incur
*track pipe wear on a job-to-job basis
*have your client be accountable for the resources used.
Pipe Wear Solutions has been demonstrated for proven success in the areas that are most important in the oil and gas industry.
Cost Saving
You can charge for the pipe wear that occurs on the job. This is tracked and proven on all parts used while in service with the company.
Safety
Pipe Wear Solutions adds an extra level of safety for all workers on the lease by tracking the pipe wear history from job to job. Knowledge of the abrasion and corrosion is one step closer to accident prevention.
Environmental
Knowledge is key in failure prevention. After every job you will have the facts on the wear and tear on the equipment used.