A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING THE INTEGRITY OF A TUBULAR

摘要

A method of inspecting the integrity of a tubular having a wall thickness, which method comprises the steps of: (a) with an inspection means taking measurements representative of the wall thickness around substantially the entire circumference at a plurality of locations along substantially the entire length of said tubular; (b) generating electronic data from said measurements representative of the wall thickness over substantially the entire tubular; and (c) electronically storing substantially all of said electronic data, the storage of data representing wall thickness over substantially the entire tubular facilitating both estimation of the overall mechanical properties of the tubular and identification of localised defects .