Applus RTD: Advanced Services: PIT (Pipeline Inspection Tool)

In order to establish the integrity of aging pipelines, ultrasonic pigs may be used. In difficult scenarios such as offloading lines and open risers, only single-sided access is available, often without pig launch and receiving traps.

Applus RTD has developed cable-operated ultrasonic pigs.

Our Solution
Applus RTD offers offline solutions for a variety of pipe diameters:

Self-propelled PIT crawler: 16"-52"
Pump-PIT system: 6"-14"
Riser-PIT: 6" and above
Auto-PIT: 6" and above

Benefits
Applus RTD PIT technology has the following operational benefits:

Ultrasonic operation enables quantitative results
Accurate corrosion and crack detection in "unpiggable pipelines"
No liquid flow and liquid handling required for PIT application
No offshore support required
Dedicated PITMAPPER program delivers real time results
The reinforced umbilical cable ensures safe operations
No launch traps required
No mechanical cleaning

Applus+ RTD around the world

Applus+ RTD around the world

PIT (Pipeline Inspection Tool)

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