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Rapid ILI Fitness-for-Service Assessment

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Rapid ILI Fitness-for-Service Assessment

BKO AI delivers automated fitness-for-service and pipeline integrity analytics that rapidly assess in-line inspection (ILI) data, prioritize remediation actions, and support standards-based inspection and repair decisions.

Goals

Streamline pipeline fitness-for-service compliance assessments.
Reduce manual engineering hours spent screening smart pigging data.
Prioritize critical remediation efforts quickly across the network.
Integrate real-time field measurements to update inspection intervals.

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Challenge

High volumes of pipeline corrosion indications from ILI smart pigging.
Unsustainable manual engineering efforts required to evaluate every anomaly.
Delayed maintenance decisions due to slow data analysis workflows.
Inefficient resource allocation and repair budget optimization across networks.

Solutions

Deployed automated screening tools aligned with ASME and DNV standards.
Integrated first-pass automated assessments of raw ILI inspection reports.
Programmed logic to account for inherent tool measurement errors during screening.
Built a digital system for field crews to input actual in-trench measurements.

Results

Screened and processed over 90 percent of incoming corrosion indications.
Significant reduction in engineering hours required for manual defect reviews.
Enabled real-time recalibration of inspection intervals using field measurements.
Optimized the physical repair budget by focusing on high-risk anomalies.