In the oil industry, a major area of concern in equipment performance testi
ng is corrosion inspection and monitoring of used oil well tubing, An impro
ved, high-resolution, computerized inspection and monitoring instrument emp
loys the magnetic flux leakage method to inspect pitting corrosion and wall
thinning caused by relatively large areas of corrosion. It also allows the
survey of corrosion growth. The in-situ instrument makes oil well tubing o
perations safer, more reliable, and less expensive.