(Develop operating prototype ultrasonic system by updating engineering prototype)

Technical Report · Fri Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6829866

TubeSonics International Inc., was awarded a grant through the ERIP program to up-grade the technology of ultrasonic inspection equipment. The equipment to be developed was to use existing patents belonging to the principal investigator W. A.(Ben) Livingston. The equipment to be developed was to be used primarily in the inspection of the oil country tubular goods (OCTG) generally associated with both the exploration and production of fossil energy from a well bore. Products such as casing, tubing and drilling pipe are normally included in this category. The grant contemplated the completion of eight(8), major work statements. Included in these work statements were the challenge of developing a computer controlled inspection that provided real time digital data collection, evaluation and real time reporting of the engineering data. All parts of the eight(8) work statements have been completed and properly tested as of February 26, 1990. The commercial operating system will be in service on March 14, 1990. This documents discussed the details of the work statement.

• Research Organization: Tubesonics International, Inc., Norman, OK (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-87CE15345
• OSTI ID: 6829866
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/15345-T4; ON: DE90017620
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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