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Solving Challenges in CP and Coating Surveys Through Technology Advancements

Pipelines are laid in the harshest of environments. From enduring extreme heat in sandy environments to sub-zero temperatures near the Arctic Circle, pipelines have primarily two layers of defence – Coating and Cathodic Protection (CP), for managing the external integrity.


Majority of the traditional aboveground CP and Coating survey techniques being utilized in the industry are offered with several hurdles – the most important being the authenticity of the datasets being collected.

Product Number: MECC23-20064-SG
Author: Ashish Khera, P.Eng., Himanshu Joshi, Mohamed Ramadan, Bidyut Baniah C.Eng., Wael Bata
Publication Date: 2023
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Non-intrusive assessment of pipeline Coating and Cathodic Protection (CP) is performed by utilising aboveground surveys, also known as Indirect Inspection. However, there have been two major advancements with these Indirect Inspection survey techniques – (1) Combining multiple aboveground surveys into a single GPS integrated dataset for automatic alignment, better correlation and accuracy, (2) Encrypted recording of raw logs to prove the authenticity of the obtained datasets. Integrated Inspection Techniques (IITs) have the ability of combining up to nine (9) different surveys – CIPS, DCVG, CAT, ACVG, DOC, AC-PSP, Soil Resistivity, Gas-Leak and GPS. All these surveys are conducted by walking only once over the pipeline and the surveys record datasets continuously at up to 35 times per second. Encrypted data is auto-integrated and recorded by the equipment, and further analysed on the viewable software for assessing the pipeline’s external integrity. This paper discusses the direct and indirect results from IITs from field experiences.

Non-intrusive assessment of pipeline Coating and Cathodic Protection (CP) is performed by utilising aboveground surveys, also known as Indirect Inspection. However, there have been two major advancements with these Indirect Inspection survey techniques – (1) Combining multiple aboveground surveys into a single GPS integrated dataset for automatic alignment, better correlation and accuracy, (2) Encrypted recording of raw logs to prove the authenticity of the obtained datasets. Integrated Inspection Techniques (IITs) have the ability of combining up to nine (9) different surveys – CIPS, DCVG, CAT, ACVG, DOC, AC-PSP, Soil Resistivity, Gas-Leak and GPS. All these surveys are conducted by walking only once over the pipeline and the surveys record datasets continuously at up to 35 times per second. Encrypted data is auto-integrated and recorded by the equipment, and further analysed on the viewable software for assessing the pipeline’s external integrity. This paper discusses the direct and indirect results from IITs from field experiences.

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