Owensby & Kritikos, Inc. (O&K) has been in the forefront of the offshore industry for years providing qualified and well-trained individuals to acquire data by means of UT thickness procedures and profile radiographic techniques.  The survey team is trained to work with flow schematic drawings, identify pipe circuitry and locate the most likely areas of wall loss based on the characteristics of that particular system.  This same experience has been applied to gas process plants, compressor stations and other land based plants that require E/C data acquisition and reporting. 

 

The field crew is supported by degreed engineering personnel who have more than fifteen years experience.   The technical support group will lend expertise when required to assure the offshore team is in full understanding of the client’s scope of work.

In addition to performing the data acquisition portion of the program, O&K has several customers that have relied on our engineering staff to review the processed data and results of annual surveys.  Armed with this information and utilizing their years of experience, the technical group develops the scope of work for the next year’s E/C program.

 

Technical reporting is a major part of being able to assess the data collected from the field crews.  O&K operates three software programs to meet the analytical requirements of the erosion corrosion survey.  Degreed engineering personnel evaluate pressure vessels with the assistance of a software program, Advanced Pressure Vessel Calc.

 

Over the years, Owensby & Kritikos, Inc. developed its own software program to meet the needs of its clients. This program is designed to report pipe and pressure vessel databases.  It performs analytical operations that report short and long term corrosion rates.  PIPE–STAT presents the reader with a clear understanding of the system that was inspected.  Features such as associated schematic drawings of the piping circuit, fittings, location of inspection points, type of inspection performed, thickness and pressure information are presented in a simple format.  It also establishes physical criteria for minimum thickness both from evaluation of actual remaining thickness and allowable working pressure. 

The program can be pre-set for alarms when either physical remaining thickness is less than the minimum desired by the customer or if the excessive pressure calculation relative to the remaining wall exceeds ASME criteria.

 

The report format has the capacity for notation relative to a schematic drawing or relative to a specific data point that may require special attention.  Additionally, the program can summarize data acquired from a specific plant site or platform and condense the thousands of readings into a short summary.  The parameters of this summary are controlled by the engineering input prior to running the analysis for each data entry.

 

Finally, O&K is a licensed owner of PIPE PLUS, registered software. The E/C reports can be reviewed via Internet access with full security for handling delicate information by predetermined code protection. 

 

To learn more about our E/C services, contact us now to discuss your specific situation. Call us at 1-800-749-3122 or e-mail us at inspections@ok-insp.com.