Preventive maintenance costs a lot less than a drill pipe failure.

Today you're under pressure to maximize productivity .so you push the most expensive item in your operation – your drill string-to its limit.unfortunately, the harder you push it, the more stress you apply to each length of drill pipe.

Bending sresses, rotational sresses, tensional stresses can all build up during the punishing drilling process, resulting in microscopic fatigue cracks. Unless these tiny cracks are detected by a thorough inspection they propagate-accelerated by stress concentrators like corrosion pitting, mashes and dents-until they cause a washout and the premature failure of your entire string. Which can mean extensive downtown from tripping and fishing. Or even loss of the entire well.

That's why it pays to perform routine inspections as part of a preventive maintenance program.

Investing in an effective inspection and maintenance package for your used drill pipe more than pays for itself, even if it helps you avoid just one drill string failure. Simply because the consequences of a failure downhole are so costly.

Establish a planned drill pipe maintenance program with Tuboscope Vetco International and avoid those unnecessary costs. Our programs include the most technologically advanced inspection procedures available, designed to identify defects long before they can threaten your drill string. Or your operating budget.

 

Vetcolog Inspection

The Vetcolog (EMI) non-destructive testing process is a complete inspection system for the use on new oil country tubular goods up to 13 3/8” O.D threaded and coupled or 14” O.D plain –end it combines all the capabilities required for the precise evaluation of drill pipe, line pipe, tubing and casing inspection.

Continuous wall thickness inspection

In this part of the Vetcolog inspection process a gamma ray source and a diametrically mounted detector rota around the advancing pipe at high speed along entire length both internal and external wall reduction caused by incorrect pipe weight corrosion, reduction thinning ,etc,are accurately detected are evaluated in this system

Inspection for transverse defects

This section of the Vetcolog inspection unit defects both internal and external transverse and three-dimensional defects such as transverse cracks, mill slugs, pits, etc.

Grade comparison

In this section the actual grade of the measured pipe compared to a reference pipe of known physical properties using a two—coil system.

Multi-algorithm signal processing offers a flexible display, MAP of defects and defect indication such mary on CRT displays. The MAP represents a development of the pipe surface showing defect location length and direction of defect.

Additional features are:

A menu driven program handles the complete system

Proven gamma ray techniques measures rod wear cuts and erosion in the tube wall dollar for dollar you get more reliable data compared to other tubular survey methods and other testing techniques .information is documented in in a computer- generated well profile you can use to evaluate corrosion and maintenance programs so you can maximize your cost efficiency .

Vetcolog pipeImage

The new Vetcolog system is the most advanced EMI equipment available for the inspection of oilfield tubular goods, due to the application –tuned computerization package the system offers an optimum defect detectibility and evaluation.

With the utilization of programmable logic control (PLC) for the functional control the controlling and monitoring of the whole Vetcolog system and PipeImage EMI system important features have been added and improved .all major equipment settings are monitored and controlled corresponding to the job data.

Used tubing services:

We offer three ways to cut costs

Automatically replacing all your used tubing with brand new tubulars is one big cost you can cut without fear of damaging your operational efficiency.

Tuboscope Vetco International offers you three ways to save time and money by identifying and replacing only defective joints: our wellhead inspection, our on-site laydown inspection conducted at one of our used tubing refurbishment centers.

Your decision about which option to choose is our economic one , depending on your well's specific corrosion and wear rates as well as new tubular prices and salvage. but no matter how you look at it, a Tuboscope Vetco International used tubing inspection is a preventive maintenance tool that's a smart way to cut costs and boost cash flow.

Our on-site laydown inspection system is extremely thorough.

Our mobile inspection units can provide you with a very thorough ,on-site laydown inspection .we use portable field inspection equipment that's designed to provide accurate results you can depend on, even in the harsh oilfield environment .an electromagnetic inspection is performed to identify any service induced transverse or 3-dimentional tube body defects, such as pitting and cracks. And a gamma ray measurement is used to locate any rod wear, erosion or other general wall reductions that could lead to unexpected downtime. We conduct a visual end area inspection to identify corroded or damaged threads.

And our visual upset-area inspection locates service-induced defects in the critical.

Our Well Check wellhead inspection system is fast and cost effective.

Our well check inspection system is a fast, accurate and cost effective method of evaluating the body of your tubing, while you pull it.

Tubing up to 3 ½” in diameter can be pulled and ……………….

Other services

•  Remove and reinstall couplings: worn couplings are bucked off and new couplings bucked on to enable effective makeup when tubing is returned to service.

•  Apply rust-preventive coating: that will protect you tubing during storage.

•  Pick up and deliver tubing to ensure proper handling and transport of your valuable tubulars.

•  Additional inspection services for special need are available at all tubular refurbishment facilities.

Our used tubular refurbishment services are the most comprehensive:

Once your used tubulars are received at any of our refurbishment centers, the following services are available:

•  Visually inspect tubing to determine the extent of corrosion or physical damage and to reject those tubulars that are obviously unserviceable

•  Clear light scale and paraffin, internally and externally, using our highly efficient, high-speed I.D. / O.D. clearing system.

•  Drift the full length of the tubing to identify constrictions due to mashes, mechanical damage and to ensure it meets API or your own specifications

•  Perform an electromagnetic inspection of the tube body to detect service-induced flaws, such as corrosion pitting, cuts, gouges, cracks and rod wear. We use equipment and procedures that are appropriate for the environment in which your tubing is used.

•  Clear and visually inspect threads to catch defects in the end areas that an electromagnetic inspection can't detect this step also includes a critical examination of te upset area.

•  Apply thread tube ,either API-approved or customer specified, to protect the threads in storage and transit

•  Install thread protectors to protect these vulnerable areas from damage during transit and storage.

•  Stencil pertinent work order information onto each length of tubing.

•  Tally and segregate tubulars to verify the number of lengths of tubing inspected and to quickly determine.

We can help you cut costs anywhere in the world

As our name implies, Tuboscope Vetco International has extensive international capabilities that are never far from your global operations. This international presence provides you with the substantial economic advantages in herent in our cost effective inspection services. We offer you the peace of mind that comes with the ability to secure consistent services globally.

We've established over 80 facilities worldwide at which we've based over 300 mobile inspection units that further extend our reach .in addition our network of 22 all weather used tubing refurbishment centers gives us the ability to respond quickly to your most urgent inspection needs. When you call Tuboscope Vetco International, you can be sure that you'll be serviced by the best-trained inspection in the world. No matter where in the world you operating.

Contact you local Tuboscope Vetco International representative today or call us at

49-5141-8020 to find out more about the service available in your area. We'll show you how a comprehensive used tubing inspection program can help you cut costs, increase your cost efficiency and improve your cash flow.

Don't delay because in today's economy you can't afford not to inspect your used tubing.

 

Our technology identifies defects before they cause problems

Our engineers recently increased the sensitivity of the EMI problems system's search coils and added more of them .these improvements expanded the system‘s ability to zero in on transverse and three-dimensional defects. Such as fatigue cracks and corrosion pits. So now, this system is more precise than ever.

Tuboscope Vetco international fields the most advanced inspection technology in the world. We pioneered the oilfield tubular inspection business in the 1930s and have generated many major innovations in the industry since.

The culmination of every thing we've learned about electromagnetic inspection (EMI) technology over the past six decades is in our inspection system. This microprocessor –driven system will detect defects that can shorten the life of your drill pipe. And the system is just as effective at a well site as it is in a pipe yard.

A flaw indicator panel enhances the EMI system's precision by displaying the perimeter position of each detected flaw, which aids the inspector who verifies the defects as the pipe is being inspected. Advanced signal processing allows the operator to compensate for varying pipe conditions, minimizing the chance of false readings. The inspected pipe is classified according to API RP7G or your own specifications.

Our critical end-area inspection catches hard to find defects

A drill pipe's end area is extremely susceptible to fatigue cracking. Over 85% of drill pipe failures occur in this upset transition zone and since a number of physical circumstances including scale coating, corrosion pitting and body wall geometry –make it difficult to find defects there using conventional inspection methods .we convey the EMI system along your drill pipe, magnetizing the pipe and scrutinizing its circumference with a battery of search coils to detect variations in the magnetic field called “flux leakage”

Special services for special needs

You can't afford not to inspect your drill string

If you routinely push your drill string to its limit, you can't afford not to inspect it routinely

There's no doubt a comprehensive inspection and maintenance packages costs a lot less than a catastrophic downhole failure so it makes good economic sense to talk to us about setting up a preventive maintenance program that fits your needs no matter where in the world you need it.