Upstream Pipeline In-Line Inspection Services

Upstream operators face some of the industry's most difficult inspection challenges. Whether managing offshore production pipelines, gathering systems, or aging infrastructure, operators require reliable integrity data to maintain safe & efficient operations. 

For over 45 years, Dexon has helped operators obtain high-quality integrity data from those assets—regardless of their status as difficult or impossible to inspect. 

Upstream Pipeline In-Line Inspection Services

Fully customized inspection tools

Design, fabricate, assemble, and test—all under one roof

Rapid turnaround for complex projects

Integrated engineering & manufacturing eliminates outsource delays

Industry-Ieading resolution

Award-winning UT technology

First-run success

92% first-run success rate

On-time reporting

98% on-time delivery of final report

Upstream Assets Covered by In-Line Inspection (ILI)

• Wellhead flowlines
• Gathering systems
• Oil & gas wells
• Offshore production pipelines
• Crude transfer lines
• Gas pipelines
• Produced water pipelines
• Inter-field pipelines
• Tank farm and refinery feeder lines

Upstream Assets Covered by In-Line Inspection (ILI)

Inspection Capabilities

Cracking

Metal Loss

Geometric Defects

XYZ Mapping

Specialized Solutions for Difficult Pipelines

Tight-Radius Bends

Tight-Radius Bends

Back-to-Back Bends

Back-to-Back Bends

Short Launchers

Short Launchers

• Multi-diameter pipelines
• Tight-radius bends
• Back-to-back bends
• No launcher or receiver traps
• Short launchers
• Bidirectional inspections
• Offshore and shallow-water configurations

Advanced ILI Technologies for the Upstream Sector

Fleet

Axial & Circ Crack

Metal Loss

Geometry

Viscous Product

XYZ Mapping

Well Casing

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Metal Loss Inspection for Complex Piping

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Full-Scale Testing & Validation

Engineers validate all tools at Dexon’s 7-acre test yard using simulated pipeline conditions, artificial defects, and pull-through or closed-loop testing prior to field deployment. Custom defect spools or pipeline geometries can be installed to ensure detection capabilities & passage prior to deployment.
Full-Scale Testing & Validation
Need an ILI Partner for Upstream Assets?

Need an ILI Partner for Upstream Assets?

Combining a robust fleet of UT tools with bespoke engineering, we deliver the integrity data operators need to make confident decisions.