Surveying the pipeline temperature and pressure profile using an in-line acquisition tool

Pipelines are the most common way to transport oil and gas products. Any defect which affects integrity of the pipeline can lead to service disruptions and increases the risk of damage to the environment. Considerable efforts have been made in order to increase the useful life of those pipes, specially through long term control programs. Pressure and temperature studies throughout a pipeline can give us important data for the understanding of physical, chemical and mechanical processes that may cause damage to the pipelines. The present work consists of the development of a special tool (software and hardware) which allows us to get those important data.