Talk:Pipeline inspection gauge

Merger with Pigging
Seems like these articles would better serve the reader as one. Thoughts? Sag6 (talk) 13:43, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

I WOULD AGREE.(Barbara jackson (talk) 14:53, 20 March 2008 (UTC)) Yes, I agree. It is better to merge both topics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sajeevvn123 (talk • contribs) 08:38, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Removed advertising
Okay. Enough is enough. Whoever keeps putting the random pigging engineer link on here needs to stop. He isn't notable in any way. And the External Links section is not there for advertising. If we put any companies in there, then all companies can go in there. We can delete it altogether if that is what has to be done. Whoever specifically deleted ROSEN needs to explain HERE why they were deleted. I've added Magpie as well. Mrmcgibby 18:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I removed the following advertising which was getting out of hand.

Smart Pig Companies

 * pipeline engineering
 * Onstream Pipeline Inspection Ltd
 * Russell NDE Systems Inc.
 * BJ Services
 * Tuboscope Pipeline Services
 * Magpie Systems
 * Pipeline plugging, pigging and repair
 * NGKS
 * PII (General Electric)
 * Rosen Inspection

Pig Tracking Companies

 * Tracerco
 * 

ILI (Pig Data) Software Companies

 * GeoFields

ILI Data Evaluation Analysis

 * Lamontagne Pipeline Assessment Corporation

Rename to Pipeline Pigs
No one will search on 'Pipeline Inspection Gauge'. No one uses this term.(Barbara jackson (talk) 14:56, 20 March 2008 (UTC))

I would agree. The current name isn't really even correct. It's a backronym. The word pig does not come from "Pipeline inspection gauge". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrmcgibby (talk • contribs) 14:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree as well. There is already a page called "Pigging" Somehow the content of this page can fit with that one. It would be helpful to keep the "pigging" page and create subpages for the different kinds of pigging methods and equipment. Here is some work to do!--BonGoggle (talk) 13:56, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Change the name of this page to "Smart Pigs" instead! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.70.9.225 (talk) 16:54, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Correct first run information
I would like to change the "first run" paragraph to:

"In 1961 the first intelligent pig was run by Shell Development. It demonstrated that a self contained electronic instrument could traverse a pipe line while measuring and recording wall thickness. The instrument used electromagnetic fields to sense wall integrity. In 1964 Tuboscope ran the first commercial instrument. It used MFL technology to inspect the bottom portion of the pipeline. The system used a black box similar to those used on aircraft to record the information."

Summery: First run by Shell Development 1961 demonstrating self contained instrument traversing line while measuring and recording wall thickness. I was there. Dated picture and report available

Comment: This was my project at Shell Development (Emeryville, CA Lab). I made the first runs in Shell Pipeline's 10" Hope-Houston pipeline in the Barker Dam Loop near Houston. I built much of the electronics myself. I have a dated photograph of the launching and a dated copy of a report giving details including results.

Thank you, 

Comment: The acronym PIG does not at all stand for Pipeline Inspection Gadget, Gear or Gauge. The pig was named so because of a loud squealing noise it produces as it goes through a pipeline and that's just it. Recently, there have been many attempts to relate the pig to the acronym P.I.G. but none has any historical backing to the origin of pipeline pigs. I also agree that this article should be merged with the one for Pipeline Pigs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tracvic (talk • contribs) 08:40, 16 June 2009 (UTC)