ALL ABOUT PIGGING

8.7.2 Technologies 8-20

8.7.2.1 Mechanical 8-20
8.7.2.2 Electrical transducers 8-21
8.7.3 Typical services using electro-mechanical methods 8-21
8.7.3.1 DigiTel Data Logger (Enduro Pipeline Services Inc.) 8-21
8.7.3.2 CAL Tool (Tuboscope Vetco Pipeline Services) 8-21
8.7.3.3 BVT (T.D.Williamson Inc.) 8-21
8.7.4 Service using transducers 8-21
8.7.4.1 RMT (T.D.Williamson Inc.) 8-21
8.8 PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO INSPECTION 8-21
8.8.1 General 8-21
8.9 LINE COVER AND SPANNING 8-22
8.9.1 General 8-22
8.9.2 Technologies 8-22
8.9.2.1 Acoustics 8-22
8.9.2.2 Radioactive emissions 8-22
8.10 MISCELLANEOUS ILI TOOLS 8-23
8.10.1 SAAM (Weatherford Pipeline & Specialty Services) 8-23
8.10.2 Data loggers 8-23
8.11 SURVEY SELECTION AND PREPARATION 8-24
8.11.1 Selection criteria 8-24
8.11.2 Information required 8-24
8.11.2.1 General 8-24
8.11.2.2 Pre-survey questionnaire 8-25
8.11.3 Preparing the line 8-25
8.11.4 Survey results 8-26

9.0 PIG SIGNALING, LOCATION AND TRACKING 9-1

9.1 PIG SIGNALERS 9-1
9.1.1 Types 9-1
9.1.1.1 Intrusive 9-2
9.1.1.2 Non-intrusive 9-3
9.1.2 Applications 9-3
9.1.3 Selection 9-4
9.2 PIG LOCATION AND TRACKING 9-5
9.2.1 Noisemakers 9-6
9.2.2 Isotopes 9-6
9.2.3Transmitters 9-6
9.2.4 Pingers 9-7
9.2.5 Transponders 9-7
9.2.6 Magnets 9-8
9.2.7 Acoustics 9-8
9.2.8 E.L.F. Systems 9-9
9.2.9 Pressure Pulses 9-9

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