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TRACERCOTM DiscoveryThe future of pipeline inspection

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Tracerco

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a world leading technology company, Tracerco has

used its scientific expertise for over 25 years in support

of the oil and gas industry, providing unique and

specialised detection, diagnostic and measurement

solutions. With facilities, knowledge and expertise

located around the world, Tracerco provides its

international customers with the first class service

expected from an industry leader.

Tracerco’s Subsea Technologies include diagnostic

technologies designed to optimise the performance

and assess the integrity of your subsea assets as

well as a range of highly accurate and reliable subsea

instrumentation to measure level and density.

our instrumentation has been designed to deliver in the

harshest environments with over 20 years life and has

been deployed in many projects globally.

Discovery is Tracerco’s latest innovation in subsea

diagnostics and is the world’s first Subsea cT scanner.

Pipelines can now be scanned from the outside without

the need to remove protective coatings, allowing

assessment of flow assurance and pipeline integrity,

even of unpiggable pipelines,with a totally non-intrusive

scan and under normal pipeline operating conditions.

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Introducing the world’s first Subsea CT Scanner.as assets age over time oilfield professionals are

continuously faced with the test of ensuring efficient

production and pipeline integrity. Inspection of these

pipelines subsea has often presented challenges

where pigging is not an option or deemed too risky.

Until now, inspecting a pipeline from the outside was

costly and often an ineffective high risk. TracercoTM

Discovery has broken down this barrier to inspection

by allowing online inspection of the pipe from the

outside without removing the protective coating.

TracercoTM Discovery has been created for

flow assurance and integrity specialists concerned

with subsea pipelines that cannot be inspected by

conventional means such as ILI tools.

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“The only technology

capable of obtaining

a clear visual image

of your unpiggable

coated pipeline.”

TracercoTM Discovery is a diagnostics tool designed

to detect wall thinning and build-up such as hydrate,

sand or wax. It can be deployed on unpiggable

pipelines, online, without any interruption to production

or the need for pipeline modifications. TracercoTM

Discovery is deployed using an roV and clamped

onto the pipe. real time communications allow instant

assessment of pipeline conditions. Different versions

are available based on pipe diameter and depth of

deployment, all are fully marinised. Unlike alternative

technologies such as ultrasonic and pulsed eddy

current, TracercoTM Discovery can be deployed,

eliminating the expense and risk of damaging pipelines

on coating removal/re-application.

Tracerco’s inspection services are used subsea

to provide operators assurance of the integrity of

their assets and to diagnose flow abnormalities.

Understanding the production system and

pipeline transport network is key to safeguarding

production processing and implementing

appropriate remedial action.

TracercoTM Discovery provides a high resolution

image of pipeline contents and pipe wall thickness,

enabling pipeline integrity flaws and flow assurance

conditions to be accurately visualised.

TracercoTM Discovery Technologies

:: Inspection tool for unpiggable, coated pipelines, rigid

and flexible risers, caissons, and pipe-in-pipe systems

:: Tomographic wall thickness map of each scanning

location provided

:: Tomographic scan of pipe contents is also provided

(showing any deposits or hydrate build-up)

:: Pipe-in-pipe lines can be inspected to measure

the wall thickness of both the inner and outer pipes

:: Multiphase flow does not affect results

:: Coating (concrete/FBE/polypropylene) does not

need to be removed

:: Approximately 2 millimetre radial resolution

:: Up to 80mm wall thickness capability


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:: accurate sizing of wall thickness

:: Pipe-in-pipe inspection capability

:: No need to remove coatings (quickly deployed)

:: Immediate results

:: can be used for inspection of unpiggable pipelines

:: Non-intrusive detection

:: 100% probability of detection (PoD)

:: easily deployed and simple operation through an roV

TracercoTM Discovery provides integrity specialists

with a reliable method of measuring the wall thickness

of pipelines. accurate sizing of wall thickness can be

made in minutes with a high resolution image of pipeline

contents being provided from an external scan of the

pipeline. The tomographic image shows flaws within the

pipe walls and allows operators to plan for the future life

of the pipeline.

Deployment of TracercoTM Discovery brings several

benefits to integrity specialists:

:: removes the concern and risk of internal inspection

tools getting stuck and interrupting production

:: allows unpiggable pipelines that were previously

considered impossible to inspect to be assessed

:: eliminates the risk of the pipes being damaged or

corroded during coating removal/re-application

:: It can be deployed quickly by roV and no modification

to the pipeline is required

:: Measurements can be taken online with no interruption

to production

Integrity and Inspection

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“It is believed that up

to 40% of the world

oil and gas pipelines

are deemed to be

unpiggable.”1

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TracercoTM Discovery provides flow assurance

specialists with a reliable method of diagnosing flow

abnormalities within pipelines without interruption

to pipeline operations.

Flow assurance Specialists can now obtain an

accurate measurement of hydrate and wax build-up

in pipelines, which was previously impossible using

any other technology.

TracercoTM Discovery can also diagnose the

effectiveness of any remedial treatment.

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“Tracerco’s cutting-edge technology finally fulfills the long awaited dream of having technology to help solve some of the most intriguing flow assurance challenges.”

This has several benefits for the operator:

:: Previously unobtainable data can now be obtained

on hydrate and wax build-up on pipelines to allow the

operator to optimise production

:: Measurements can be taken online with no

interruption to pipeline operations

:: There is no risk of a stuck pig

:: There is no risk to production as the measurements

are taken from the outside of the pipeline



:: can be used for the inspection of unpiggable pipelines




Keijo Kinnari, Statoil Senior Specialist, Technology excellence

Flow assurance


For the first time TracercoTM Discovery provides

integrity specialists with a reliable method of diagnosing

wall thinning of both pipes in a pipe-in-pipe system.

Integrity and inspection specialists can now obtain

data on weaknesses and wall thinning as well as water

ingress between pipes, allowing both the inner and

outer pipeline in a pipe-in-pipe system to be inspected

from the outside.

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“Instant pipeline

visualisation for both

inner and outer pipes.”

:: Both pipelines can be assessed for integrity



:: can be used on unpiggable pipelines




Pipe-in-Pipe Systems

Pipe-in-pipe Integrity


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For the first time TracercoTM Discovery provides

integrity specialists with a reliable method of diagnosing

wall thinning of internal flowlines within caissons by

external inspection.

Integrity and inspection specialists can now obtain

data on flow and integrity of all types of coated risers

including caissons.

risers, caissons and Pipe Bundles





“a tomographic wall

thickness map of each

scanning location is

provided to 2mm radial

resolution.”


:: analytical Services

:: Process Diagnostics

:: radiation Monitors

:: Subsea Services

:: Measurment Instruments

:: Product assurance

:: radiation Protection advice

:: reservoir Technologies

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For all email enquiries please contact: [email protected]

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Tracerco offer a range of other award winning

products and services to the oil and gas industry:

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Tracerco Limited is a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company,5th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street, London EC4A 4AB.Registered in England No. 4496566. Tracerco is a trading name of Tracerco Limited.Tracerco is a trademark of the Johnson Matthey group of companies.

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