Pipeline Management
Baker Hughes Pipeline Management Group - V-LINE

V-LINE ™ Tethered Inspection Services

Real-time data, Same day repair

Targeted Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) Inspections

The V-LINE™ tethered inspection services perform targeted MFL inspections on pipelines previously considered unpiggable. It detects and quantifies internal and external anomalies in lines from 2 inches to 32 inches. The tools can gather data for as much as 6 miles of pipe from a single access point. V-LINE tools gather data in real time, allowing for same day repairs.

V-LINE tools are, by design, a bi-directional assembly. This capability is atypical of uni-directional in-line inspection tools. As V-LINE tools are bi-directional, the inspection can be accomplished through a single access point in the pipeline.

System Features and Benefits:

  • Requires no pig launchers/receivers
  • Provides real-time data for immediate repairs
  • Provides high quality, redundant MFL data (assuring quality data)
  • Provides ID/OD discrimination
  • Provides radial orientation (O' clock position)

Applications:

  • High consequence areas
  • Distribution systems
  • Gas storage
  • River/road crossings
  • Tank farms & terminals
  • Station dead legs and laterals
  • Production and plant piping
  • Airport fuel lines
  • Direct assessment validation