Drilling Equipment

There's no doubt that a comprehensive inspection and maintenance packages costs a lot less than a catastrophic down hole failure, so it makes good economic sense to talk to us about setting up a preventive maintenance program that fits your needs. Investing in an effective inspection and maintenance package for your drill string and equipment more than pays for itself, even if it helps you avoid just one failure.

NEWTECH NDT delivers cost-effective and professional services. We are committed to maintaining the standards of the industry as well as the safety and reliability of any operation.

Preventive maintenance costs a lot less than equipment failures.

Today you're under a lot of pressure to maximize productivity, so you push the most expensive items in your operation, your drill string and equipment, to their limits. Unfortunately, the harder you push the more stress you apply. Bending stresses, rotational stresses, and tensional stresses can all build up during the punishing drilling process, resulting in microscopic fatigue cracks. Unless these tiny cracks are detected by a thorough inspection they propagate, accelerated by stress concentrators like corrosion pitting, mashes and dents-until they cause a washout and the premature failure of your entire string. This will result in extensive downtime from tripping and fishing, or even loss of the entire well.

Thread / Seal Coating

A rust preventive thread coating is applied to maintain the integrity of the tubular threads and seals, either API-approved or customer specified, to protect the threads and seals in storage and transit. Thread coating is applied to ALL pin and box threads, seals and pin ID’s.

API Thread Gauging and Inspection

A hardened and precision ground profile gauge is mated to all threads at a minimum of four locations around the circumference of the threads to confirm the proper thread form.

Mill Slotting and Serialization

When requested we will cut a round or elongated slot into the body or tool joints of drill stem components before stamping an assigned serial number into the slot with a 3/8" steel die stamp. A slotted drill specifically designed for this use is employed and allows our operators to go on-site and perform the job at the clients location. Client specifications are followed.

Machine Shop

We can provide a variety of machine shop services through an affiliate company offering:

  • Precision Oilfield Grinding
  • Machining
  • Rethreading
  • Other Specialty Grinding Services as Requested.

Hydrogen Sulphide Testing

Test for H2S PPM using the Gas Alert Max XT2. Monitors up to four hazards with our motorized pump and tube for quick and accurate sampling, ideal for confined spaces and tubular ID samples at the well site.

API Drill Pipe Inspection

On site electromagnetic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, visual, and dimensional inspection of used drill pipe. Utilizing the latest technology electromagnetic induction systems we provide a four function inspection with several patented manufacturer features that allow us to deliver the most cost effective and time effective inspections to our clients. Includes inspection of tube body, pin and box threads, pin and box seals, ID's, and upset areas, or to customer specifications.

Bottom Hole Assembly Inspection

On site visual, dimensional, and magnetic particle or liquid penetrant inspection of all components in the bottom hole assembly; to include all subs, magnetic and non-mag drill collars, hevi wate drill pipe, jars, stabilizers, shock tools, directional tools, specialty tools, etc.

Overhead Assembly Inspection

On site visual, dimensional, and magnetic particle or liquid penetrant inspection of all components in the overhead assembly; to include the swivel or top drive, upper kelly cock, double pin cross over, kelly bar, saver sub, pick up subs, nubbins, etc.

Rig Equipment Inspection

On site visual, dimensional, and magnetic particle inspection (Yoke Magnetization Technique) of drilling rig equipment including inspection and certification of: tongs, pipe arms, picker arms, hooks, blocks, brake bands, elevators, slips, bails, sheaves, welded areas of high pressure lines and various other hoisting and drilling equipment.

Portable Refacing Unit

All of our mobile units are outfitted with seal refacing equipment. We perform seal refacing to ALL of the tubulars that we inspect. Many inspection companies reface only the severely damaged seals, we leave all of your seals looking brand new with a machine finish. This process removes imperfections and washes on the seals and increases the life span of tool joints.

Reporting and invoicing

*All report measurements and information recorded conform to the specific company inspection requirements that we have obtained from all of the major contractors and operators that we work with.

Our reports and invoices are computer generated, detailed and custom formatted to suit each inspection and client. We also include captioned digital photos and or auto cad drawings with our reports when required or requested.