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Case Studies

See how organizations worldwide use ABI® Technology to solve critical material evaluation challenges and achieve measurable results.

Oil & Gas

Determining Pipe Grade Following an Acquisition

Oil & Gas Pipeline Operator

Material certificates for pipeline sections were lost due to mergers and acquisitions, employee retirements, or replacement of corroded and damaged joints over the years. The operator needed to determine pipe grade from yield strength and tensile strength values to ensure regulatory compliance and safe continued operation.

In-Situ ABI®

Method

API 5L Grade

Output

None

Downtime

Zero

Destructive Samples

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Oil & Gas

Wall Thickness Changed but MAOP Did Not Have to be Lowered

Pipeline Operator

Smart-pig MFL inspection discovered a 50-foot pipe joint (12" OD) with 0.281" wall thickness while the rest of the pipeline had 0.312" wall thickness of Grade X52. The anomalous joint was located in a swamp area, and the operator faced the prospect of lowering the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) for the entire pipeline segment.

50 ft, 12" OD

Pipe Joint

X65

Grade Confirmed

No Reduction

MAOP Impact

ABI® + ILI

Method

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Petrochemical

After a Fire, Safely Placing a $12M Petro-Chemical Vessel Back in Service

Petrochemical Facility Operator

A fire accident exposed a petro-chemical pressure vessel to unknown high temperatures for approximately 30 minutes. The vessel was an 8-14 inch thick forging from the 1950s valued at $12 million. The operator needed to verify that tensile properties, ductility, and fracture toughness had not been degraded before returning the vessel to service. Fortunately, ABI® tests had been performed in-situ on the vessel just 6 months prior to the fire.

$12M

Vessel Value

95%

Property Retention

Back in Service

Outcome

6-Month Prior

Baseline Comparison

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Manufacturing / Storage

Preventing a Tank Fracture When Inserting a New Nozzle

Storage Tank Operator

A client needed to cut a plug in a storage tank wall to install a new nozzle/outlet. Before making the modification, they required fracture toughness data for the tank wall material to ensure that cutting the opening would not initiate brittle fracture, potentially leading to catastrophic failure during the modification process.

Fracture Toughness

Property Measured

Brittle Fracture

Risk Assessed

Safe Modification

Outcome

Minimized

Downtime

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