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 100%
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
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Advantages ferromagnetic (carbon steel) heat (AST) smaller than 40 feet diameter
✓
Inspection is done online. exchanger tubes. (depending on the position of the
✓ man-way).
Tests 100% of surface area
✓ Internal Rotating Inspection
Identify areas of corrosion
✓ System (IRIS)
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.
Acoustic Emission
IRIS is an ultrasonic nondestructive is a non-destructive testing method
testing method for the inspection of for integral detection and location of
a 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,
• Inspection during operation flaw 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

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
System
The Online Robotic Inspection
System has an array of 8 ultrasonic
transducers that collects thickness
measurements at .1” (2.54 mm)
and it collects thousands of data
samples. This information is then
examined to determine the life
expectancy of the tank floor and
calculate the next inspection
interval.
Online Probe Inspection System
Online Probe Inspection System
performs an API 653 inspection of
small Above Ground Storage Tanks
Fields of use:
- Oil and Gas; Energy
- Petrochemistry;
- Water; Transportation
- Chemistry; Metallurgy
- Science and research activity
In-Situ Metallography Test
Is a non-desctructive testing method
for examine microstructure damage of
metallic equipment.
The principle of this method is made a
replica (method consists of making a
copy of a ground, polished and
etched area of interest) of
microstructure from metal component
and the replica using to identification
with electrical microscope.
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Advantages
• Lower Cost
• On-Site Evaluation
• Measure Microstructure of
metallic eq.
• Easily replicate speciments of
Large or irregularly-shaped
• No need to destroy metallic
component in order to get
metallurgical information.

Phased Array Ultrasonic

Testing (PAUT)

PAUT is a NDT method to inspect

the components failure such as
cracks and defect, and can be
apllied for welding checking,
thickness measurement, corrosion
checking, and detecting defects.
• Thickness Range : 3.5 mm –
300 mm
• Diameter range : 38 mm –
unlimited
• Material : Carbon Stee, Low
Alloy Steel, and Stainless Steel

Advantages of PAUT:
• Non-destructive method,
• Inspection during operation
• No need preparation
• Can be applied for welding
checking
• More effective than
Conventional UT
• Calculate the rmaining
thickness

Contact :
PT Prominent Energy Services Jl.
Raya Mandiri Tengah M4D No 12
Jakarta Utara
Telp. : +62 21 450 1483
Fax : +62 21 450 1483
Mobile : +62 811 134 095
+62 813 164 77166
E-mail :
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