Facility Integrity Services

Houston Engineering & Marine Services Ltd offers services in these categories:

Corrosion Condition Monitoring

  • Riser Inspection & UT Measurements for pipelines / flowlines (Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology MSS)
  • Long Range Guided Wave Inspection
  • Pulse Eddy Current
  • Fluid Sampling & Analysis on Producing Lines
  • Asset Physical Verification

  • Integrity Data Gathering & Collation

    • Pipeline design records
    • Pipeline test records
    • Pipeline strip maps
    • Access to pipeline fault data
    • Previous surveys & surveillance
    • Aeriel phonographs/ROV data of pipeline route
    • Operational pressure records
    • Pipeline inspection and maintenance records
    • Modification records

    To determine the general Risk Assessment of Flowlines, data will be gathered on the following assessments.

    • Internal Corrosion
    • External Corrosion
    • Fatigue
    • Stress Corrosion Cracking
    • Mechanical Damage
    • Loss of Ground Support (for land flowlines)
    • Third Party Intervention

    Cathodic Protection System

    Houston Engineering & Marine Services Ltd is the authorized distributor of Matcor product which is the world leader in cathodic protection systems. Products includes;


    Corrosion Control/Coating Campaign

    • Polyethylene
    • Polypropylene
    • Fusion Bonded Epoxies
    Polyethylene is the most widely used on Flowlines and there are 3 grades.

    Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

    • Immersion Ultrasonic Testing
    • Dye Penetrant Testing (DPI)
    • Magnetic Particle Inspection
    • Eddy Current Testing
    • Radiographic Testing
    • Digital Radiography
    • NDT Auditing Services

    Nitrogen Services

    • Nitrogen Purging
    • Nitrogen Pressure Testing
    • Nitrogen Cooling
    • Nitrogen Drying
    • Nitrogen Foam Inerting
    • Nitrogen Gas Lifting
    • Nitrogen Pipe Freezing
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    Underwater Inspection

    Houston Engineering, in collaboration with 2G Robotics (Laser manufacturers) (ROV) renders high quality underwater inspection services.

    • Laser & Sonar Inspection
    • ROV Operations (Saab Seaeye Cougar XT 33, Saab Seaeye Cougar XT 34, Saab Seaeye Falcon & Seabotix LBV 150 SE-5)
    • Digital Still & Video
    • Diving Services (Visual Inspection, Subsea Structural Cleaning, Pipeline Leak Repair, Riser Repairs, Grit & Cavi Blasting, Hot Work, Decommissioning & Retrievals & Audit).
    • Marine Environmental Consultancy
    • Marine Environmental Ecology Benthic, Sediment, Chemistry, Microbiology Laboratories & Analysis
    • Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Chart Production & Data Management
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    Contact Info

    Email address

    info@houstonengineering.com


    Address info

    Plot 162, Chief Wonwu Avenue, Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.