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MDS™ Pro Platform

Screenshots of anomaly data from pipeline inspection runs using the MDS Pro Platform

Technology Type

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Detection Capabilities

Interactive Pipeline Threats

  • Selective Seam Weld Corrosion (SSWC)
  • Mechanical Damage

Material Verification

  • Pipe Joint Classification

Coating and Lamination Anomalies

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  • Surface Breaking Lamination

Mill Anomalies

  • Lack of Fusion
  • Hard Spots and Slag Inclusions

Construction-Weld Anomalies

  • Arc Strike
  • Cold Weld
  • Hook Crack and Seam Variations

Construction Anomalies

  • Buckle
  • Close Metal Objects
  • Gouges and Grinding
  • Expansion
  • Deformities
  • Ovality
  • Pipeline Curvature
  • Re-Rounded Dents
  • Plain/Small Dents
  • Wrinkles and Wrinkle Bends

Geological-Force Anomalies

  • Bending Strain
  • Ground Movement
  • Washout and Erosion

Metal Loss Anomalies

  • Pinholes
  • Pitting Corrosion
  • General Corrosion
  • Complex Corrosion
  • General Wall Thinning
  • Girth Weld Metal Loss
  • Spiral Weld Metal Loss and Zero Wall

Environmentally Assisted Corrosion Anomalies

  • Microbial Induced Corrosion and Narrow Axial External Corrosion (NAEC)

Crack-Like Anomalies

  • Axial Crack-like
  • Circumferential Crack-like
  • Girth Weld Crack-like
  • Longitudinal Seam Weld Crack-like
  • Spiral Seam Weld Crack-like

Environmentally Assisted Crack Anomalies

  • Fatigue Crack and Hydrogen Induced Cracking*
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)*
  • Non-Axial Stress Corrosion Cracking

       

* Used in conjunction with EMAT technology

Identifying pipeline threats is the first step in pipeline safety. That includes detecting features which are interacting, meaning they occur simultaneously and pose a greater risk when combined than they would individually. Some ILI tools may not detect interacting features, leaving operators with an incomplete picture of a pipeline's integrity.

MDS™ Pro closes these detection gaps by integrating multiple in-line inspection (ILI) technologies on a single platform, reducing risk, increasing accuracy and providing a more comprehensive assessment.

The updated MDS Pro with Ultra Res MFL technology expands the detection capabilities of the tool even further. Ultra Res MFL brings the highest density of axial MFL sensors, enhancing detection performance for pinhole anomalies, complex corrosion and other features.

Key Features

  • Features our most advanced combination of technologies to identify threats not detected by Axial MFL alone.
  • Three unique magnetic technologies (Ultra Res Axial MFL, SpirALL® MFL, and residual or low field MFL).
  • Now with Ultra Res MFL technology, resulting in enhanced pinhole sizing and additional insight into complex corrosion.
  • Provides enhanced seam assessment for selective seam weld corrosion (SSWC) and axially planar crack-like features.
  • Offers improved classification for gouges and non-axial stress corrosion cracking.
  • Overcomes limitations encountered when using independent inspection technologies.
  • Provides a foundation for establishing a material verification program.

 

 

Technologies

SpirALL® MFL (SMFL)

Detects, identifies and sizes axially oriented metal loss and planar anomalies.

Ultra Res Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL)

Detects, identifies and sizes metal loss and circumferential planar anomalies.

Low Field MFL (LFM)

Identifies material property changes resulting from manufacture, milling or mechanical working.

XYZ Mapping (XYZ)

Measures pipe centerline, provides highly accurate coordinates for all reported features, and enables bending strain analysis.

Deformation (DEF)

Detects, identifies and sizes bore changes such as dents, ovalities, expansions and wrinkles.

Identifying pipeline threats is the first step in pipeline safety. That includes detecting features which are interacting, meaning they occur simultaneously and pose a greater risk when combined than they would individually. Some ILI tools may not detect interacting features, leaving operators with an incomplete picture of a pipeline's integrity.

MDS™ Pro closes these detection gaps by integrating multiple in-line inspection (ILI) technologies on a single platform, reducing risk, increasing accuracy and providing a more comprehensive assessment.

The updated MDS Pro with Ultra Res MFL technology expands the detection capabilities of the tool even further. Ultra Res MFL brings the highest density of axial MFL sensors, enhancing detection performance for pinhole anomalies, complex corrosion and other features.

Key Features

  • Features our most advanced combination of technologies to identify threats not detected by Axial MFL alone.
  • Three unique magnetic technologies (Ultra Res Axial MFL, SpirALL® MFL, and residual or low field MFL).
  • Now with Ultra Res MFL technology, resulting in enhanced pinhole sizing and additional insight into complex corrosion.
  • Provides enhanced seam assessment for selective seam weld corrosion (SSWC) and axially planar crack-like features.
  • Offers improved classification for gouges and non-axial stress corrosion cracking.
  • Overcomes limitations encountered when using independent inspection technologies.
  • Provides a foundation for establishing a material verification program.

 

 

Technology Type

Detection Capabilities

Interactive Pipeline Threats

  • Selective Seam Weld Corrosion (SSWC)
  • Mechanical Damage

Material Verification

  • Pipe Joint Classification

Coating and Lamination Anomalies

  •  

  • Surface Breaking Lamination

Mill Anomalies

  • Lack of Fusion
  • Hard Spots and Slag Inclusions

Construction-Weld Anomalies

  • Arc Strike
  • Cold Weld
  • Hook Crack and Seam Variations

Construction Anomalies

  • Buckle
  • Close Metal Objects
  • Gouges and Grinding
  • Expansion
  • Deformities
  • Ovality
  • Pipeline Curvature
  • Re-Rounded Dents
  • Plain/Small Dents
  • Wrinkles and Wrinkle Bends

Geological-Force Anomalies

  • Bending Strain
  • Ground Movement
  • Washout and Erosion

Metal Loss Anomalies

  • Pinholes
  • Pitting Corrosion
  • General Corrosion
  • Complex Corrosion
  • General Wall Thinning
  • Girth Weld Metal Loss
  • Spiral Weld Metal Loss and Zero Wall

Environmentally Assisted Corrosion Anomalies

  • Microbial Induced Corrosion and Narrow Axial External Corrosion (NAEC)

Crack-Like Anomalies

  • Axial Crack-like
  • Circumferential Crack-like
  • Girth Weld Crack-like
  • Longitudinal Seam Weld Crack-like
  • Spiral Seam Weld Crack-like

Environmentally Assisted Crack Anomalies

  • Fatigue Crack and Hydrogen Induced Cracking*
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)*
  • Non-Axial Stress Corrosion Cracking

       

* Used in conjunction with EMAT technology

Technologies

SpirALL® MFL (SMFL)

Detects, identifies and sizes axially oriented metal loss and planar anomalies.

Ultra Res Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL)

Detects, identifies and sizes metal loss and circumferential planar anomalies.

Low Field MFL (LFM)

Identifies material property changes resulting from manufacture, milling or mechanical working.

XYZ Mapping (XYZ)

Measures pipe centerline, provides highly accurate coordinates for all reported features, and enables bending strain analysis.

Deformation (DEF)

Detects, identifies and sizes bore changes such as dents, ovalities, expansions and wrinkles.