Job Description:

• 1) Inspects steel tubing, casing, drill pipe, and other tubular oil well equipment for defects, using magnetic and optical inspection equipment: Positions scanner around pipe and connects wire to automatic graph recorder.

• 2) Presses switch to start self-propelled scanner along pipe length and observes lines on graph that indicate location, type, and extent of metal blemishes, cracks, and molecular weakness.

• 3) Inspects interior of pipe for surface imperfections, using optical instrument.

• 4) Reports findings to engineering personnel.