Oil and Gas

With production rates at historic highs and a constantly expanding infrastructure, the oil and gas industry is driving the development of advanced monitoring and damage detection technologies.  This trend is further strengthen by the rapid progress in deepwater drilling and hydraulic fracturing that have enabled companies to tap resources in more harsh environments but which are also posing new challenges to the safe and cost-effective operation of both upstream and downstream assets.  Cincinnati NDE works closely with the world's largest oil and gas companies  to develop state-of-the-art sensor systems that can assess the state of the asset under a wide range of operation conditions and provide vital input for the implementation of effective life management strategies.  Key focus areas include:

• Corrosion and erosion monitoring with guided ultrasonic waves
• Corrosion under insulation (CUI) monitoring with guided microwave