Tubing Inspection Services

Despite stringent mill quality control programs, new oilfield tubulars can still contain manufacturing process defects and incur damage during handling and transit, making a thorough inspection program critical. Regular inspection of tubing ensures pipe is fit-for-purpose, optimizes tubing performance, extends run life, and helps you identify critical downhole conditions that can shorten tubing life or result in a costly failure.

Inspection of new tubing is performed in one of our Tuboscope facilities around the world.

All inspections are performed by ASNT-qualified Level I and II inspectors using Tuboscope’s proven technologies, proprietary inspection equipment, and software.

Manufacturing defects we identify in new tubing

• Seams and overlaps
• Rolled-in slugs and pits
• Longitudinal cracks
• Transverse cracks
• Thin wall/eccentricity
• Hardness variations

Tuboscope equipment used for in-plant inspection:

• TruScan™ and Truscope™ – A full-body ultrasonic (UT) system measuring wall and detecting defects at multiple orientations
• TruPhase™ 360° – 2D Phased Array UT technology that uses a single two-dimensional Array to transmit multidirectional ultrasonic beams in a single shot for simultaneous flaw detection
• TruScan PA – Phased Array system that identifies pipe flaws at multiple orientations along with over 100% UT wall coverage for greater consistency and repeatability
• TruscopeAS™ – Single-pass, full-body UT and EMI inspection
• Amalog™ – Detects longitudinal defects such as laps, seams, and gouges
• Sonoscope™ – Detects transverse defects and three-dimensional defects such as pitting and holes
• Wall Data – Per joint spreadsheet providing minimum, maximum, and average wall values
• Wall Profile – Per joint spreadsheet providing minimum, maximum, and average wall values at selected segments along the length of the pipe
• Wall Mapping – Complete recording of all wall values

Common defects found in used tubing

• Corrosion pitting
• Rod wear
• Erosion
• Mechanical damage
• Thread and coupling damage

Inspection of used tubing can be performed on-site or in a Tuboscope facility.

Tuboscope equipment used for on-site inspections:

• Amalog (EMI)
• Sonoscope (EMI)
• Full-Length Drift (FLD) – Detects mashes, dents, and incorrect weight
• WellChek™ – Wellsite inspection system that combines EMI, Isolog (gamma), and eddy current inspection for detection of internal and external defects
• TuboChekC1D1 – Similar to our WellChek system, TuboChekC1D1 uses the same reporting and database software, providing you real-time tubing inspection, data management, and evaluation of your used tubing. Unique to this system is a flux integration method for detecting wall loss and flux leakage-based rod stroke detection.

Associated tubing services

• Laser tally
• Hydrostatic/pressure testing
• Gator Hawk external leak detection thread test
• NORM (Natural Occurring Radioactive Material)testing
• Saltwater/chloride testing and remediation
• Cleaning
• Coupling inspection, removal, and replacement
• Bucking services
• Hardness testing
• Rig prep and well return
• Pipe maintenance and storage
• Tubular packaging services (bolstering, bundling, preslinging, and palletizing)
• Transportation in select areas
• Buy/sell programs in select areas