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    The document discusses how 3D scanning can help address challenges in the oil and gas industry. It can save time during inspections by automating tasks and eliminating user error. Scanning provides accurate, portable inspections and analysis of assets like pipelines, reducing costs. Custom reports can be generated on-site for maintenance and integrity assessments.

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    CREAFORM INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS FOR:

    3D SCANNER OIL AND GAS UTILIZATION


    IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
    Oil and gas challenges
    Business Challenges
    • Traceability is essential

    • Not enough inspectors available

    • Recurrent maintenance and repair on existing component

    • Decision makers not always on site

    • Longer inspections / verification / reporting costs more for end users


    Oil and gas challenges
    Technical Challenges
    • The industry must deal with technicians with varying degrees of skills and
    experience.

    • The asset owner can’t easily verify the accuracy of the data because it’s
    offsite and/or performed by a third party.

    • Different standards between inspection companies make decisions more


    complicated to take for asset owner.
    Saving Time and Money
    Assets in the oil ang as industry provide energy continuously.

    Inspections of assets are challenging by their number but also


    because they require meticulous and sometimes very long
    hours in difficult conditions.

    3D scanners provide portable solutions and accuracy less than


    1 thou removing user errors. After acquisition, the inspection
    software is programmed to reproduce exactly what the
    inspector is doing manually.
    Report generation, also a big component of lengthy inspection,
    is automatized provide even more time savings.

    Result: acquisition and report generation provide reports with Example of manual measurements
    reproduced in Pipecheck
    unmatched accuracy and much faster execution (80x faster
    than traditional techniques)
    Maintenance solution based on 3D Scanning
    • Facilitates on-site inspection
    • Reliable tool (inspector and environment independence), robust repeatability, no user error
    • Quick acquisition, time saving up to 80x

    • Allows staff to understand the damage even remotely


    • Custom automatic reporting solution
    • Unmatched traceability for documenting inspection
    • Improves analysis with high-density, non-contact measurement
    • Custom repairs streamlined. Parts can be made directly from scan data and machined on a CNC

    • ISO certification and NIST traceable

    REDUCE TIME in the field CONSISTENT results (no user error) Best PORTABILITY

    Conclusion
    Inspection in the field can be done faster and more accurately without
    compromising on traceability
    Creaform Solution
    PORTABLE SCANNER ANALYSIS SOFTWARE COMPUTER-Workstation

    Laptop HP Zbook G5
    Option A
    On-site training

    Option B Workstation

    Accessories
    Creaform Solution
    • Accuracy of 0.025mm / 0.0009″
    • 1,300,000 measures/sec
    • High resolution for fine details
    • Human error controlled
    • Scanning under the sunlight
    • Setup in less than 2 minutes
    • Portable solution, tablet compatibility and long
    cable available

    Accuracy of ISO 17025 Large Scanning Scan-to-mesh Patented Worldwide


    0.025 mm Accredited Area in seconds Technology Support
    Why Choose Creaform?
    ACCURACY PORTABILITY SPEED VERSATILITY

    Accuracy: 0.025 mm / Field ready: scan in the Reduce downtime: 80x Scan complex shapes
    1thou field or any environment faster than traditional
    methods No powder shiny
    High resolution: acquire No loss of accuracy surfaces
    fine details (corrosion, outside of metrology lab Automatization: analysis Scan anything
    wear, etc.) and reports are
    Dynamic referencing: anywhere: scan to CAD
    generated automatically comparisons, scan to
    Reliability: ISO17025 environment or user have on-site. scan or virtual pit gage
    measurement certification no impact of quality of analysis.
    scans Fastest scanners on the
    Reliability: Human error Traceable data:
    market: multiple laser
    controlled possibility to update
    lines, millions of
    reports after
    measurements per
    measurements are done.
    second
    Reports available: CSV,
    Excel, PDF, etc.
    Why Choose Creaform?

    SPEED ACCURACY PORTABILITY VERSATILITY

    NO USER ERROR

    REAL SOLUTION FOR INTEGRITY


    IN OIL AND GAS
    Why Choose Creaform?
    • Preparation time:
    • Random target positioning: 3 min / m²
    • Large surfaces: position frame with targets, 0 min (for pressure vessels)

    30 5 15
    secs/m² seconds seconds

    Data acquisition On-site analysis Report generation


    REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES
    Pipeline integrity - Corrosion

    • No user error
    • Report directly available on-site
    • Full joint scanning capabilities
    • Generalized corrosion
    • Tee joint pipes
    • Burst pressure calculations available on site
    – ASME B31G
    – ASME B31G modified
    – ASME B31G Effective area
    • Automatic MAOP calculations (possible to enter
    also own value)
    • 80x faster than manual techniques

    50 ft
    Pipeline integrity – Mechanical damage

    • No user error
    • 1 thou accuracy
    • Measurements can be performed on
    nominal diameter and calculated diameter
    • Dent assessed on site:
    – Full geometry analysis
    • Ovality
    • Radial depth
    • Axial/circumferential straight edge
    measurement
    – ASME B31.8 (2018) Strain based analysis for the
    whole dent area, not just at the deepest point
    Pipeline integrity – Corrosion in dents + Field bend inspections

    • Challenge:
    – Corrosion can be found in areas that
    connect be inspected by pit gage
    – No physical alternatives

    • Pipecheck:
    – Corrosion in dents: fits a surface on
    the parent material of the dent and
    measures the corrosion pits depth
    from this surface
    – Straightening tool to then use virtual
    pit gage

    R>30(2a)
    Or Length of field bend/angle*2.5>2a
    Pipeline Integrity – Inline inspection (ILI) correlation

    • Challenge:
    – Inline inspection is not always accurate
    – Digs can be very expensive (100k$ +)
    – Validation of ILI Data against direct assessment
    techniques (internet and external) is necessary to
    ensure an efficient integrity program. However it can
    take longer to perform good verifications

    • Pipecheck:
    – Allows ILI correlation of external or internal corrosion
    – Can import ILI data from any vendor
    – Correlation reports generated in seconds
    – Automatic envelope calculations (by value or %)

    • Result:
    – Quick access to unicity charts
    – Accuracy of ILI can be reviewed on the spot
    – ILI parameters can be adjusted from analysis
    – More accurate representation of number of digs to
    perform
    Pipeline integrity – UT import/analysis
    • Pipecheck includes all ASME B31G
    methods for both external and internal
    corrosion

    • UT data can be imported in Pipecheck just


    for analysis:
    – For internal analysis
    – For internal and external analysis External corrosion

    • Any UT data can be imported in


    Pipecheck, as CSV or Excel format

    • Interaction rules apply on remaining wall


    thickness values for better assessment (=
    interaction possible between external and
    internal corrosion) Full analysis depth (3D scan + UT data)

    • Taken into account for ILI correlation


    Pipeline integrity - Advanced capabilities
    • Wrinkle analysis:
    – Comparison before and after cutting of pipeline
    – 3D scan data can also be used for FEA analysis

    • High low measurements


    – Measurement misalignment of pipe
    – Measurement of angle between joints

    Pipe wrinkle

    High/lows: pipe misalignment Reducer thickness analysis: aligning UT data with


    3D scans to understand why ILI tool gets stuck
    Gas utilities
    • In addition to pipe networks, gas
    utilities have equipment that
    need accurate measurement for:
    – Wear analysis (scan to scan or
    scan to CAD)
    Verifications of turbine casting and turbine blades
    – Blade alignment

    • Reverse engineering for repairs


    of old parts, CNC machining

    • Quality control on new


    machined parts Francis turbine
    Refinery – Pressure vessel, storage tanks, rail car inspection
    • Challenge:
    – Much larger surfaces
    – Spherical heads impossible to
    measure with pit gage

    • Solution:
    – Surface reconstruction based on
    undamaged material (highest
    points)
    – Use of frames in order to save
    time in placing targets
    – Grip depth map export
    Refinery - Asset inspections (ANY shapes)

    Flat plate, Tank floors Beams with profile Nozzles, pressure vessel
    (conical and spherical shapes)

    Flange Elbow Tee joint


    Refinery - Asset inspections (ANY shapes)

    Steel penstock inspection


    (Hydro Safety)

    Reverse engineering - Pump repair


    Storage tank corrosion assessment
    (Hydro Australia)
    (Argon measuring solutions)

    Valve block site renovation


    (Pipeline maintenance center,
    National Grid)
    Refinery - 3D scanners for UT procedure development
    • Challenges:
    – Generation of good coordinates for the inspection
    probe to follow complex shapes
    – Interpretation and characterization of defects based on
    2D UT images

    • CIVA Simulation is a great solution however access to


    original CAD file is often not possible

    • 3D scanners can be used to scan known good/new parts


    to be used as reference/create CAD or profiles

    • Profiles are generated in key areas to create inspection


    procedures for ultrasonic inspection

    • Possibility to create templates to guide the inspector with


    its probe
    Oil rigs offshore
    • Quality control with scan to Sending equipment to rigs is expensive (air) Quality control of subsea frame
    scan or scan to CAD: wear / or slow (sea) so validation is essential

    damage inspection

    Mooring lines
    • Sending parts offshore is by
    helicopter (expensive) or by
    boat (slow). Scanning parts
    prior to sending them for
    quality control is essential

    Pipes, risers inspection


    Quality Control – ILI vendors

    • Use the ILI correlation tool with


    Pipecheck data to optimize ILI
    data

    • Exploratory runs: measure


    plate deformation to
    characterize pipeline bends:
    – Angle measurement
    – Overall deformation
    – Fully automatic
    Weld measurements
    • 3D scan data can be used to
    extract measures on welds or
    pipeline or other parts

    • Measurements can be:


    – Min/max deviation (exceed or
    lack of material)
    – Width
    – Angle
    – Distance from corner to weld
    – Profile generation
    Portability and versatility, use everywhere

    • Direct sunlight scanning


    • All climates
    • Any surfaces
    • Use on platforms, rope access
    • Increased portability with tablet use
    Summary
    • To save time and money, it is advantageous
    to inspect assets with 3D scanners with
    dedicated softwares.
    • Creaform offers the best selection of scanners
    for this type of work; being metrology grade,
    truly portable, fast and versatile. ACCURACY
    • We are brand you can trust, a product you PORTABILiTY
    can rely on. A proven solution trusted by the SPEED
    casting and foundry industries.
    VERSATILITY

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