IJ: Is engineering input provided in advance to give the direction needed to create the inspection strategy?
RR: Prior to starting any inspection it’s critical for the plant operators who manage the fired heaters to share information relating to heater upsets or abnormal operating patterns (i.e. elevated temperatures, plant trips, etc.). This ensures the data analyst and engineer who are working with the inspection data are paying particular focus to damage that may have been caused as a result of the asset’s operating history. Additionally, it’s critical the service provider conducting the intelligent pigging inspection service has a strong engineering and heater background to ensure all elements are combined and leveraged to gain maximum output for the dollars spent.