Prominent Energy Services
Advanced Non Destructive Testing & Inspection
PT Prominent Energy Services
A local company with main
activities , Pipe &
Equipment Inspection :
 Metal Magnetic Memory Method
 Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC)
 Long Range Ultrasonic Testing
 Short Range Ultrasonic Testing
 Tube Inspection
 Online Tank Inspection 
Acoustic Emission (AE)
 Other Advanced NDT
Metal Magnetic Memory
(MMM)
is a NDT method to inspect the
buried and above ground pipeline
based on the measurement and
analysis of the distribution of
residual magnetic fields in metallic
materials. MMM is used by
scanning the pipeline for
determination of the SCZ (Stress
Concentration Zones) to find the
anomaly and detect the corrosions
and flaws. The tool is intended for
inspection of buried pipelines at the
depth to 2-3 m (or 10 x diameter of
the pipe). This technology can
replace or compliment with
intelligent pigging. Suitable for any
pipeline including non pig-able
and high temperature pipelines.
An illustrative magnetogram
is shown in the figure.
Advantages of MMM Method:
  Non Destructive Method  
Quicker Measurement
 Provide real time result
  Inspection during operation   No
need preparation
 Accurate to detect the flaw
 Calculate the metal loss,
 MAOP and remaining life,
 and less cost.
Pulsed Eddy Current Testing
(PECT)
is a NDT method to inspect the
corrosion and measure the
thickness under insulation
 Through up to 250 mm (10”)
 insulation, concrete, brick wall
 On ferrous in-service pressure

pipes, vessels, tanks
 On 3-50 mm (0.12” – 4”)
 wall thickness of pipe
 Accuracy 10%
Scan over:
 Cladding – Stainless,
Aluminium, Galvanize
 Steel surface up to 550 C
 Protective of Polymer
coating, bitumen
Advantages of PECT:
 Non-radioactive method,
 Inspection during operation  No
need preparation
 Accurate to detect the flaw
 Calculate the metal loss,
(remaining thickness).
Long Range Ultrasonic Testing
(LRUT)
is a screening tool for rapidly
testing long lengths of pipe from a
single inspection point. It is used for
carrying out in-service pipeline
survey for corrosion & erosion
using ultrasonic guided waves.
LRUT employs low frequency
guided waves, propagated from a
ring of transducers fixed around the
pipe and these waves propagate in
both directions of ring. This
technique scans 100% of pipeline
surface and is equally sensitive to
metal loss on both inside and
outside of pipe.
Advantages:
 Can be performed at elevated

temperatures up to 100’C
 Provides information on
 feature position and size
 Capability to evaluate
 corrosion distribution around
 pipe circumference
 Economic
 Suitable for small diameter
 For non pig-able pipelines
 Used on in-service pipelines
 Both internal and external
Short Range Ultrasonic Testing
(SRUT)
is an Ultrasonic test method
wherein the ultrasonic waves are
transmitted in the form of pulsed
guided laminar waves using special
purpose ultrasonic probes,
conducted on an ambient
temperature. When laminar waves
hit discontinuities they are mode
converted and the reflection of the
waves are detected by the
transducer. Developed for detecting
metal loss in difficult-to-access
(hidden) locations of tanks,
vessels, and piping, such as:
under pipe supports, clamps,
composite repairs, the annular
plate of above ground storage
tanks, steel plates, and pipe walls;
within 2 meter of the probe
displacement (depending upon the
plate condition)
Places That Can Be Inspected
 Tank floor
 Testing under pipe supports 
Tank dyke piping interfaces 
Scan under vessel supports
Prominent Energy Services
Advanced Non Destructive Testing & Inspection
Advantages
 
 Inspection is done online.
 
 Tests 100% of surface area
 
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Identify areas of corrosion
 
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 Data / analysis using a laptop
Scan defects undersupports,
annular plates etc.
Tube Inspection
Tube Inspections accurately
examine heat exchanger tubes
to detect damage or defects
wherein ensuring the tubes are
safe to continue use.
1. Eddy Current Testing (ECT)
2. Remote Field Testing (RFT)
3. Near Field Testing (NFT)
4. Internal Rotating Inspection
System (IRIS)
Eddy Current Testing (ECT)
ECT is an electromagnetic testing
technique that usually used to
inspect non-ferromagnetic
materials, such as copper, brass,
and copper-nickel alloys for
inspecting steam generator tubing
in nuclear plants and heat
exchangers tubing; can be used
only with conductive tubing
material, although the tubes may
have a non-conductive coating.
ECT is very sensitive to detect and
size pits. Wall loss or corrosion can
be detected but sizing is not
accurate.
Remote Field Testing (RFT)
RFT is a through electromagnetic
transmission testing method
wherein the receiver coil detects
electromagnetic field which has
traversed through the tube wall. It is
used to detect discontinuities
in small diameter with
ferromagnetic metal, such as
carbon steel and pipes, and can be
applied toward prime surface or low
fin tubing.
Near Field Testing (NFT)
NFT is one of the electromagnetic
testing method used to detect
discontinuities on the internal
surface of fin-fan type
ferromagnetic (carbon steel) heat (AST) smaller than 40 feet diameter
exchanger tubes. (depending on the position of the
man-way).
Internal Rotating Inspection
System (IRIS)
Acoustic Emission
IRIS is an ultrasonic nondestructive is a non-destructive testing method
testing method for the inspection of a for integral detection and location of
wide range of materials including material defects and flaws. The
both non-ferromagnetic and principle of this method consists in
ferromagnetic tubing. interpretation of AE response signals
generated by processes activated in
Online Tank Inspection the equipment, that is to say during
pressure test or a normal operation of
Is an online inspection system the equipment.
that inspects and assesses the
condition of bottom plate in above
ground storage tanks. It is specially
designed to evaluate the integrity of
tank floor bottoms and complies
with the American Petroleum
Institute’s (API) tank floor
inspection guidelines. These
guidelines are detailed in the API
653 in document.
Application
Advantages
  Measure real thickness
Determination of material integrity, flaw
  Inspection during operation
detection, monitoring of damage
  Avoid production loss initiation and growth and monitoring of
  Reduce emissions by venting system leakage by Acoustic Emission
  Achieve inspection compliance
 Inspection without entering tank
There are 2 types of online tank
inspection; 1) The Online Robotic
Inspection System for tanks with
larger diameter and 2) the Online
Probe Inspection System for tanks
smaller than 40 feet diameter.
Online Robotic
Inspection System
Fields of use:
The Online Robotic Inspection - Oil and Gas; Energy
System has an array of 8 ultrasonic - Petrochemistry;
transducers that collects thickness - Water; Transportation
measurements at .1” (2.54 mm) - Chemistry; Metallurgy
and it collects thousands of data - Science and research activity
samples. This information is then
examined to determine the life
Contact :
expectancy of the tank floor and PT Prominent Energy Services Jl.
calculate the next inspection Raya Mandiri Tengah M4D No 12
interval. Jakarta Utara
Telp. : +62 21 450 1483
Fax : +62 21 450 1483
Mobile : +62 896 6197 8557
: +62 899 686 8969
E-mail :
sugembong@prominentenergy.co.id
Online Probe Inspection System sugembongcf@yahoo.com
kukuh@prominentenergy.co.id
Online Probe Inspection System yuda@prominentenergy.co.id
performs an API 653 inspection of
small Above Ground Storage Tanks