Pipeline Integrity & ILI Services

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BRIEF EXPLANATION: What I’d like to discuss with you today is your activity and needs regarding in-line pipeline inspection technologies and services.  The research is sponsored by a group of the leading service suppliers in this field.  They need your input to plan how they should improve in order to provide you with the level and types of products and services you require and deserve.  Kimberlite acts as an unbiased, third party to collect, aggregate and analyze the data and your personal anonymity is assured. The results of this study are taken very seriously, and this is an opportunity to voice your needs and opinions to shape the development of new technologies and services for this market.  As a professional courtesy, a complimentary report summary will be shared with all respondents upon completion of the project.

 
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Tell us your name!
This information is kept anonymous and is used only for internal purposes.
Name
Title
Email
City
State
Country
2.
Company
This information is kept anonymous and is used only for internal purposes.
COMPANY NAME
3.
What geographic regions are you involved with?
Check all that apply
Region
LandOffshore
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4.
What do you see as your biggest challenge in maintaining the integrity of your pipeline system?   
5.
What specific types of corrosion are you having the most trouble with? (Seamweld corrosion, girthweld corrosion, pinhole corrosion, pits-in-pits, stress corrosion cracking, etc)
6.
What pipeline integrity assessment issues are not being met by current inspection technologies available?  
7.
How many miles or kilometers of pipeline (onshore and/or offshore) are you, or your group, responsible for maintaining its integrity and operability?
Miles or Kilometers?
#
MilesKms
Onshore Transmission Pipelines
Onshore Gathering Pipelines
Offshore Transmission Pipelines
Offshore Gathering Pipelines
9.
Does your company have plans to install new pipelines over the next 2-3 years (2025-2027)?
11.
Do you expect your 2025 EXPENDITURES FOR PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT to increase, decrease, or stay about the same compared to your 2024 expenditures?
IncreaseDecreaseNo ChangeIf increase/decrease, by what %?Why do you expect this change?
Expenditures
12.
Do you expect SUPPLIER PRICING FOR PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT to increase, decrease, or stay about the same over the next 12 months?
IncreaseDecreaseNo ChangeIf increase/decrease, by what %?
Supplier Pricing
13.
Does your company have plans to convert any pipelines to transport hydrogen or CO2?
17.
What percent of your budget and expenditures in the area of pipeline integrity management are spent in the following areas?
Must =
100%
SHARE OF BUDGET FOR SELECTED TASKS
In-Line Pipeline Inspections
External Pipeline Inspections/ Direct Assessment/Cathodic Protection
Mechanical Pipeline Pigging
Chemical Treatment/Flow Improvement
Pipeline Excavations & Repairs
Hydrotesting (Existing Lines)
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18.
Approximately, what do you expect your expenditures for pipeline integrity management will be in 2025?
(US Dollars)
19.
Approximately how many digs do you conduct each year to assess pipeline anomalies?
#
20.
What percent of your digs do you find to be not needed due to an inaccurate ILI report wrongly classifying a defect?
% of Digs Unnecessary
21.
What percent of your pipelines fall into the following age categories?
Must =
100%
PIPELINE AGE
Less than 10 Yrs Old
11 -25 Yrs Old
26 -40 Yrs Old
Over 40 Yrs Old
0
22.
What percent of your pipelines transport the following products?
Must =
100%
PIPELINE THROUGHPUT
Natural Gas
Unprocessed/Wet/Multi-phase Gas/Liquids
Crude Oil
Refined Products
Other Products
0
23.
What percent of your pipelines fall into the following size categories?
Must =
100%
PIPELINE DIAMETERS
Under 4 inch Dia.
6 to 12 inch Dia.
14 to 20 inch Dia.
22 to 30 inch Dia.
32 to 48 inch Dia.
Over 48 inch Dia.
0
24.
What percent of your existing pipelines cannot be inspected (unpiggable) with currently available in-line technologies?
%
25.
Approximately how many miles of your existing pipelines will be hydrotested over the next 5 years?
#MilesKM
To Be Hydrotested
26.
Approximately how many in-line inspection runs do you conduct annually?
#
27.
Which of the following in-line inspection tools have you used over the past 2 years?  Approximately what percent of your in-line inspection runs used that tool?
Check if used% Runs Using
Low Resolution Caliper
High Resolution Caliper (Deformation)
Axial Magnetic Flux Leakage
Ultra High-Resolution MFL
Circumferential/ Helical MFL
Ultrasonic Wall Measurement (UTWM)
Ultrasonic Crack Detection (UTCD)
Ultrasonic Circumferential Crack Detection (UTCCD)
Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT)
Phased Array
Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART)
Eddy Current Technology
28.
Do you expect any significant changes to your pipeline inspection and assessment programs over the next 2-3 years? (* This would include Mega Rule for US respondents)
Y/N?
IF YES
YesNo

What is driving

the change?

Significant Changes
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What percent of your lines encounter interacting threats, such as corrosion combined with mechanical damage or cracking?
% Share of lines experiencing interacting threats
34.
What percent of your lines encounter geohazards, such as landslides, earthquakes, erosion, soil movement or subsidence?
% Share of line experiencing geohazards
36.
How frequently are hard spot defects encountered in your pipelines?
39.

Which supplier do you consider the leader for the following in-line inspection technologies?          
(Multiple supplier selection allowed)

Select all that apply. If others, list in comments
Baker HughesEnduroEntegraInvacorNDT GlobalOnstreamPipecare/ LinscanPipe Survey IntlRosenTD WilliamsonOther 1
Low Resolution Caliper
High Resolution Caliper (Deformation)
Axial Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL)
Ultra High Resolution MFL
Circumferential/ Helical MFL
Ultrasonic Tools
EMAT Tools
Hard Spot Detection
Interacting Threat Detection
Other Supplier?
40.

Which supplier of in-line pipeline inspection services do you most closely associate with the following customer service and image factors?   

Select all that apply. If others, list in comments
Baker HughesEnduroEntegraInvacorNDT GlobalOnstreamPipecare/ LinscanPipe Survey IntlRosenTD WilliamsonOther 1
Most Advanced Technology
Best First Run Success Rate
Most Accurate & Reliable Tools
Best Availability
Best Report Quality, Clarity & Accuracy
Lowest Cost Supplier
Costs More, but Worth It
Other Supplier?
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A.  What suppliers have you used for In-Line Pipeline Inspection over the past 2 years? 
B.  (For each supplier Used) What percent of your business, in dollars, went to each supplier? 
C.  (For each supplier Used) What is the main reason you choose to use that supplier?

Used over
Past 2 Years
% Biz
Awarded (100%)
Reasons for Choosing Selected Supplier
Baker Hughes
Enduro
Entegra
Invacor
NDT Global
Onstream
Pipecare/ Linscan
Pipe Survey Intl
Rosen
TD Williamson
Other1
Other2
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43.

A. When choosing among suppliers for In-line pipeline inspection services, how much importance do you place on the following factors.  

B. How would you rate the supplier(s) that you just mentioned on the same factors.  

(Use a scale of 1-10, where 10 = Highest Importance or Best Performance and 1 = No Importance or Worst Performance.)


IMPORTANCE
Baker HughesEnduroEntegraInvacorNDT GlobalOnstreamPipecare/ LinscanPipe Survey IntlRosenTD WilliamsonOther1Other2
Responsive to needs
Technical Support & Service
Availability or Scheduling Flexibility
Competent Field Personnel
Overall Project Management
Accuracy in Defect Sizing & Location
Report Turnaround Time
Report Quality, Clarity & Accuracy
Documented First Run Success
State-of-the-Art Technology
Commitment to HSE/ Safety Record
Price Competitiveness
Overall Likely to Recommend
Do you have any additional feedback on the suppliers you are using for your IN-LINE INSPECTION SERVICES?
45.
What is your desired turnaround time for the final in-line inspection reports?
Weeks
46.
What post-report challenges do you face and what can suppliers do to assist you in addressing these challenges?
47.
Do you expect your 2025 expenditures for digital solutions for pipeline integrity management to increase, decrease, or stay about the same compared to your 2024 expenditures?
IncreaseDecreaseNo ChangeIf increase/decrease, by what %?
Expenditures
48.
Do you feel that the pipeline inspection service suppliers, third-party software providers or your in-house teams are best suited to meet your future digital needs for pipeline integrity management, why?
Preferred supplier for digital
pipeline integrity management
Why?
Pipeline Inspection Suppliers
3rd Party Software Suppliers
In-house Teams
49.
Does your company use 3rd party pipeline integrity management software, in-house/ proprietary software or a combination of both to manage inspection data and perform integrity assessments?    
51.
Does your company outsource any pipeline engineering advisory or consulting services to 3rd party suppliers?
54.
What do you find to be the STRONGEST and WEAKEST attributes of the following pipeline ILI Suppliers?
Strongest AttributesWeakest Attributes
Baker Hughes
NDT Global
Rosen
TD Williamson
Enduro
Onstream
Entegra
55.
In closing, If you could communicate only one message to the suppliers of these services, what would that be? 
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