What's New In Pigs and Pigging

Advances in pigs and pigging from Enduro, BJB Company, Pipeline Inspection Company, GE Oil & Gas PII, ROSEN, Inline Services and Pipeline Cleaners.

Enduro Pipeline Services
Enduro is offering the dual-diameter DigiTel Flux Logger (DfL™). Pipe ranges covered include 10-inch x 12-inch, 8-inch x 10-inch and 6-inch x 8-inch. The unit acquires data from several sources simultaneously in the pipe sizes listed, all in one pass. This negates the need to perform independent surveys for each pipe size. It provides data sets for conducting metal loss, deformation and inertial surveys. Internal and external discrimination and residual field data are taken in one pass. Processing and analyzing the closely coupled data allows software users/analysts to more readily recognize pipeline features and assess conditions. Any areas indicating geometry and/or metal loss features are simultaneously evaluated for deformation, strain, profile, and permeability variations. GPS mapping available on request. 918-446-1934, www.enduropls.com.

BJB Company Lineboar Tools
BJB Company offers a brochure devoted to the Lineboar™ pigging units and cups. The Lineboar cups are illustrated and discussed. There are three cups featured: conical, scraper and disk. The conical is recommended for pig runs where the amount of debris in the pipe is unknown or where restrictions of up to 20% of diameter are expected. It is superior as a carrying cup for heavier pigs. The scraper cup is much like the conical cup but with the addition of a scraping edge. Its profile is recommended for most cleaning and de-waxing runs. The disk cup is described as being the most aggressive profile. It combines a leading disk and a carrier cup. The disk cup is less flexible than the others and is recommended for use as final in a cleaning/de-waxing operation. The company says it is less likely to “run over” debris. 432-683-7074, contact@bjbinc.com, http://www.bjbinc.com/lineboar/.

Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd.
Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd. offers a brochure illustrating its line of SPY® pig-tracking products for mainline transmission lines, gathering lines, subsea lines, municipal gas, water and wastewater lines and the refining and process industries. Information includes transmitter dimensions, signal life, pickup ranges, operating pressures, temperatures and minimum pipe-bend capabilities. It includes mounting options and accessories. PTRs for locating SPY transmitters are included. These transmitter-locating devices are portable and capable of producing a visual and audio output. They can be provided for 10,000-foot subsea applications. John Graham, 713-681-5837, www.picltd.com.