Abstract

  Experience shows that in many cases of industrial decision making, proper knowledge of various aspects of a particular technology plays an important role. Therefore, if positive decisions are desired to be taken in favour of introducing NDT in industry in any country, its decision makers should be properly equipped with knowledge and information about this area of technology. The purpose of this paper is to review the following topics:Historical development of NDT and its relationship to destructive testing; The technology of NDT methods and its physics fundamental principles, comparison, and guide selection of NDT methods; The standards and its importance in NDT services; NDT requirements of key energy infrastructure; The economic importance of NDT in oil and gas industry- describe and statistics; The contribution of NDT to the enhancement occupational safety and environmental protection in oil and gas industry; The local experience in NDT and some other international experiences; Cooperation between competent International organizations and energy sector in NDT (IAEA as example )

  Traditionally, the tendency in EPR technology is towards the production and use of sophisticated multipurpose devices, the functional capabilities of which are above the needs of a specific user. Conventional EPR spectrometers are bulky weighting from 500 to 5000 kg, necessitate a special large-area place for the installation, require the use of water cooling, high power supply up to 10 kW (see Figure 1). All these factors result in lowered efficiency of using such expensive equipment and in the inadequately realized potentialities.

Keywords: Economic Importance; Energy Infrastructure; NDT; Physics Fundamental Principles

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Citation

Citation: Ezeddine Hamida. "Role of NDT in the Development of Production, Cost Reduction, and Enhancement Occupational Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry".Acta Scientific Applied Physics 1.1 (2020): 04-14.

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