End-to-end ultrasonic inspection of tubular goods
OwnerDavid E. Siverling, Doug R. Lester +1inventors
InventorsDavid E. Siverling, Doug R. Lester, Bill McWhorter
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Abstract
The present technique provides a system and method for ultrasonically testing a tubular good along the entire axial length of the material using a single ultrasonic test assembly. The ultrasonic test assembly has an ultrasonic tubular inspection unit movable lengthwise along a tubular and an end-crossing extension mechanism adapted to facilitate end inspection of the tubular.
Claims20
A system for ultrasonically testing a tubular, comprising:
- an ultrasonic test assembly, comprising:
- a carrier unit movably positional along a surface of the tubular between opposite ends of the tubular;
- and
- an ultrasonic transducer mount unit movably positional along the carrier unit to outer regions of the carrier unit extendable beyond the opposite ends of the tubular.
A system for ultrasonically testing a tubular, comprising:
- a top-mountable ultrasonic test assembly, comprising:
- a fluid carrier unit, comprising:
- a central interface portion movably positional along a surface of the tubular between opposite ends of the tubular;
- and
- outer carrier portions disposed about the central interface portion and positional beyond the respective opposite ends of the tubular, and
- an ultrasonic transducer mount unit movably positional along the fluid carrier unit to the outer carrier portions.
A method, comprising the acts of:
- providing a movable tubular interface having a central portion movably positional between opposite ends of the tubular and having outer portions disposed about the central portion and positional beyond the respective opposite ends;
- and
- movably coupling an ultrasonic test unit to the movable tubular interface on a corner extendable across the central and outer portions.
An ultrasonically tested tubular produced by the process comprising the acts of:
- providing a movable tubular interface having a central portion movably positional between opposite ends of the tubular and having outer portions disposed about the central portion and positional beyond the respective opposite ends;
- and
- movably coupling an ultrasonic test unit to the movable tubular interface on a corner extendable across the central and outer portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.