Pipeline services and equipment provider T.D. Williamson announced November 14 that it has added a new 24-inch diameter inline inspection tool to its existing fleet of Multiple DataSet (MDS) tools.


The new 24-inch inspection tool—which includes deformation, axial magnetic flux leakage (MFL), SpirALL MFL, low field MFL and XYZ Mapping—features more than 1,000 sensors.
It was used last August to conduct a 304-mile crude oil inspection for Koch Pipeline Co. LP, TDW said in a release. That inspected will allow the companies to assess and detect possible anomalies with things such as long seams and pipe body.


“Multiple runs have been executed with this particular tool since its inaugural run in July,” said Eric Rogers, TDW director of strategy and business development for TDW’s pipeline integrity solutions division, in a public statement “The tool has performed as expected in every instance, and our customers are particularly excited that this much-requested tool diameter is now part of our MDS fleet.”