MDS™ Platform
Technology Type
Detection Capabilities
Interactive Pipeline Threats
Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)*- 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 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*
* Used in conjunction with EMAT technology
Identifying pipeline threats is the first step in pipeline safety. That includes detecting interactive threats — two or more threats that coincide in a pipe segment and pose a greater threat combined than either would be on its own. Because these “coincident threats” can result in a greater likelihood of failure than that due to either threat individually, accurate detection is critical.
The MDS™ platform is unsurpassed in its ability to detect, characterize and size interacting threats to pipeline integrity, such as mechanical damage. Because it integrates multiple in-line inspection (ILI) technologies on a single platform, MDS overcomes the threat detection gaps of single magnetic flux leakage (MFL) based tools, reduces risk, increases the accuracy of results and provides comprehensive information about features previously undetected by other ILI tools.
MDS can perform a complete inspection of the pipe body and long seam in one pass, reducing operational risks and costs and eliminating unnecessary excavations. Data from all collected ILI technologies are analyzed in a single software package to accurately detect, characterize and size individual and interacting threats alike. The market’s most complete inspection platform, MDS allows for the innovative TDW prioritization process by leveraging all datasets to characterize interacting threats.
Key Features
- Helps provide pipe joint classification for material properties verification
- Three unique magnetic technologies (Axial MFL, SpirALL MFL, and residual or low field MFL) identify threats not detected by Axial MFL alone
Sizes
- 6-inch through 30-inch
Technologies
Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL)
Detects, identifies and sizes axially oriented metal loss and planar anomalies.
SpirALL® MFL (SMFL)
Detects, identifies and sizes axially oriented metal loss and planar anomalies.
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.
Low Field MFL (LFM)
Identifies material property changes resulting from manufacture, milling or mechanical working.
Identifying pipeline threats is the first step in pipeline safety. That includes detecting interactive threats — two or more threats that coincide in a pipe segment and pose a greater threat combined than either would be on its own. Because these “coincident threats” can result in a greater likelihood of failure than that due to either threat individually, accurate detection is critical.
The MDS™ platform is unsurpassed in its ability to detect, characterize and size interacting threats to pipeline integrity, such as mechanical damage. Because it integrates multiple in-line inspection (ILI) technologies on a single platform, MDS overcomes the threat detection gaps of single magnetic flux leakage (MFL) based tools, reduces risk, increases the accuracy of results and provides comprehensive information about features previously undetected by other ILI tools.
MDS can perform a complete inspection of the pipe body and long seam in one pass, reducing operational risks and costs and eliminating unnecessary excavations. Data from all collected ILI technologies are analyzed in a single software package to accurately detect, characterize and size individual and interacting threats alike. The market’s most complete inspection platform, MDS allows for the innovative TDW prioritization process by leveraging all datasets to characterize interacting threats.
Technology Type
Detection Capabilities
Interactive Pipeline Threats
- Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)*
- 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 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*
* Used in conjunction with EMAT technology
Key Features
- Helps provide pipe joint classification for material properties verification
- Three unique magnetic technologies (Axial MFL, SpirALL MFL, and residual or low field MFL) identify threats not detected by Axial MFL alone
Sizes
- 6-inch through 30-inch
Technologies
Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL)
Detects, identifies and sizes axially oriented metal loss and planar anomalies.
SpirALL® MFL (SMFL)
Detects, identifies and sizes axially oriented metal loss and planar anomalies.
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.
Low Field MFL (LFM)
Identifies material property changes resulting from manufacture, milling or mechanical working.
