Patent ID: 9708797
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: E03B,G01L,G01M

Claim:
1. A method of in-line inspection of integrity of a pipeline, comprising: identifying, via a processor, a first prospective cluster related to at least a first feature of the pipeline and a second prospective cluster related to at least a second feature of the pipeline; calculating, via the processor, an effective area using Length Adaptive Pressure Assessment (LAPA) techniques, wherein the effective area corresponds to a lower calculated burst pressure than surrounding areas of the pipeline, wherein LAPA techniques are used to determine if the first prospective cluster interacts with the second prospective cluster; combining, via the processor, the first and the second prospective cluster when the effective area includes the first and the second prospective cluster to form a resultant cluster; and generating, via the processor, an indication of an attribute of the resultant cluster.