ANALYSIS OF PATENT, AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING FIELD PIPELINES
To ensure safe operation of field pipelines, protection against unauthorized incuts, detection of defects and leaks, a reliable system of continuous remote monitoring of the technical condition of pipelines is necessary. It is important to conduct a diagnostic examination without opening long sections of the pipeline based on methods and means of non-destructive diagnostics of the state of the pipe metal, at the present stage. This article deals with the problem of ensuring industrial and environmental safety of pipeline transportation of hydrocarbons, as well as methods of pipeline diagnostics. The analysis of patent, and scientific and technical literature in the range of methods of non-destructive of controlling for diagnosing field pipelines are carried out, which gives us a real idea of the relevance of the above problem.