OilcrewsInc offers a unique and complete package of inspection, maintenance, hookups and repair disciplines satisfying most if not all major Oil & Gas company and rig contractors' requirements.
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Our inspection services include comprehensive reporting tailored to the clients needs. Our priorities in the inspection discipline are safety first and we believe in quality report writing. We understand that the client is not always present for the inspection on site and realise the importance of explicit report writing - this involves recommendations for repair. Any structural recommendations will have to be executed by a structural engineer however.
Inspection of oil well tubulars and rods, including but not limited to drill pipe, drill collars, well casing, production tubing, sucker rods & risers.
Vessels, cargo & fuel oil tank inspections, plating, piping, flanges, lugs, umbilicals, derrick inspection and drop surveys. Machinery mountings.
Inspection of cables, blocks, winches, slings and lifting gear, gantry crane installation and inspection. Reporting will be to your specifications.
Inspection of materials, components, and assemblies is often required in order to determine if they comply with design specifications or are defective. Of utmost concern for newly manufactured or constructed items is their ability to withstand the mechanical stresses and chemical attack to which they are expected to be exposed. For items that are already in service, the question is whether or not the item will continue to function satisfactorily in its service environment until the next scheduled inspection.
NDT by virtue of its ability to detect flaws, measure dimensions, and assess material characteristics, has become a primary tool in addressing the predictions of component performance and remaining service life. The selection of an appropriate NDT method for a specific application is based upon the physical characteristics of the material and the discontinuities of most interest, including the probable location, orientation, size, and morphology. The assumption is that if an item is free from unacceptable flawed conditions, it should meet performance expectations, that is, carry the load, withstand the vibration, or maintain dimensional integrity
The NDT approach to materials testing is non-destructive in that each inspected item is expected to be placed in service. This is in stark contrast to the destructive methods of materials evaluation where sacrificial specimens are required. In destructive testing, specially prepared specimens are stressed in a manner that simulates the stresses to which the item may be subjected and at levels exceeding the design limits. The destructive approach results in specimens fracture, distortion, or some other form of degradation, and thus is applied on only a sampled basis.
NDT is most commonly used where component failure may have catastrophic consequences, such as in aircraft, electric power plants and petrochemical plants, as well as gas lines and offshore installations. The periodic inspection of components in these fields determines if they are suitable for continued service. The advantages of NDT for in service applications include safety evaluation with a minimum of system down time, early detection of potentially dangerous and costly unscheduled service interruption and the ability to monitor degradation processes from which realistic and cost effective re-inspection schedules can be developed.
