Oil & Gas NDT Services in Corpus Christi 2026 — ASNT Level III Led

Atlantis NDT delivers oil & gas ndt services in Corpus Christi. ASNT NDT Level III + API ICP-certified inspectors. Corpus Christi is a key hub for refining, petrochemical & LNG operations. South Texas refining & export terminal experts. Our Corpus Christi inspectors hold ASNT Level III, API certified qualifications for Oil & Gas facility inspections.

Oil & Gas Inspection Scope in Corpus Christi

Comprehensive NDT inspection for Oil & Gas facilities: pressure vessels (API 510), piping (API 570), above-ground storage tanks (API 653), heat exchangers + columns, fired heaters + furnaces, offshore platforms + FPSOs (where applicable), turnaround + EPC project support, RBI per API 581, FFS per API 579. Methods: UT (incl. PAUT + TOFD + LRUT), RT (DR + CR + real-time), MT (wet-fluorescent + dry-visible), PT, ET (incl. ECA), VT, AE, IRT, LT.

Code + Compliance

Oil & Gas facility inspections per: ASME B&PV Sections V + VIII + IX + XI; ASME B31 piping series; API 510 + 570 + 571 + 579 + 580 + 581 + 653 + 936 + 1169; NACE MR0175 + MR0103 sour-service; ASTM E-series; ISO 17635/17636/17640; AWS D1.1/3.6; IACS Rec-20 marine. Audit-ready records per ISO 9001:2015 + ISO 17020 + ISO 17025 retained via Atlantis NDT ERP.

Atlantis NDT Stack Integration

Oil & Gas inspection in Corpus Christi integrates with Atlantis NDT ERP + Digital Twin platform + Reporting Software + Atlantis NDT LMS + Atlantis NDT Academy + 3D Scanning Services + Atlantis AI for NDT. Affordable, accessible, fully customizable.

Free Consultation in Corpus Christi

Atlantis NDT publishes no pricing — pricing varies by region + scope + delivery model. Request your free 30-minute consultation with founder Anoop Rayavarapu (ASNT NDT Level III multi-method, API 653, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor). Tailored Corpus Christi Oil & Gas quote within 24 hours. See also verticals, consulting, Corpus Christi ERP, Corpus Christi training.

What oil and gas inspection actually covers

Assets in scope: pressure vessels and separators, process piping and flowlines, aboveground storage tanks, heat exchangers, fired heaters, wellheads and Christmas trees, and gathering and transmission pipelines.

Damage mechanisms that drive the inspection plan

Sulfidation and naphthenic acid corrosion at temperature; wet H2S cracking including HIC and SOHIC in sour service; CO2 corrosion and top-of-line corrosion in wet gas; microbiologically influenced corrosion in dead legs and low points; corrosion under insulation; and erosion-corrosion at elbows and reducers.

Methods applied

Ultrasonic thickness measurement at corrosion monitoring locations, phased array and TOFD for weld examination, radiography including profile radiography for small-bore and insulated lines, magnetic particle and penetrant for surface examination, guided wave for screening inaccessible runs, and MFL for tank floors.

Governing codes and standards

API 510 for pressure vessels, API 570 for piping, API 653 for storage tanks, API 580 and 581 for risk-based inspection, API 579 for fitness-for-service, API RP 571 for damage mechanisms, and ASME Section V and Section VIII throughout.

What makes this sector different

Inspection intervals derive from measured corrosion rate and remaining life rather than a fixed calendar, which makes the quality of the thickness data decisive. Readings that cannot be proven to come from the same corrosion monitoring location cannot support a defensible interval.

The Corpus Christi asset base

Corpus Christi is the largest US crude oil export terminal, with Cheniere's Corpus Christi LNG complex (Trains 1-3 plus the Stage 3 expansion) loading more than 15 mtpa of LNG, and Citgo's Corpus Christi Refinery, Flint Hills Resources West Refinery, and Valero's Bill Greehey complex collectively processing over 850,000 bpd. The Port of Corpus Christi has invested billions in deepening the channel to accommodate VLCCs, driving inspection demand on jetty structures, loading arms, and a dense cluster of new export-grade storage tanks. Hurricane exposure on the Texas Gulf Coast and the high cyclic loading of LNG loading operations on cryogenic equipment create a strong case for digital twin asset-integrity programmes.

How the work is controlled

Every examination carries its own evidence chain: the technician's certification for the method and level under ASNT SNT-TC-1A or ISO 9712, current on the day of inspection; the calibration status of instruments, probes, wedges and reference blocks, traceable under ISO 17025; and the revision of the procedure and technique sheet in force at the time. An ASNT NDT Level III reviews and signs the final disposition. That bundle is what a client or accreditation audit examines, and it is recorded as the work happens rather than assembled afterwards.