Case Study

Standardizing ILI Data Through Automation

How a Major Pipeline Operator Standardized ILI Reporting, Reduced Processing Time, and Improved Data Quality with Irth’s Vendor Portal

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Significant cost savings

$700k saved in first year of implementation.

Fewer revisions & faster processing

From 3 revisions to 1 revision and up to 5x faster processing of inline inspection reports.

Improved on-time delivery

Correct inline inspection reports received on time increased from 76% (2023) to 92% (2024) to 98% (2025).

Stronger data quality

Automated validation rules enforce standardized reporting across vendors, reducing errors and ensuring inspection data arrives ready for engineering analysis.

Better visibility & vendor empowerment

Integrity teams track submission status in one centralized system. ILI vendors receive detailed error logs explaining exactly why and where the fix.

Reduced administrative effort & operational risk

Eliminated manual back-and-forth between integrity teams and ILI vendors. Embedded validation rules preserve institutional knowledge and maintain consistent QA/QC standards regardless of personnel changes.

Context

Inline inspection (ILI) data is critical for pipeline integrity programs. However, many operators still rely on manual processes to receive, review, and standardize ILI data received from the vendor before engineers can begin analysis.

For one large North American pipeline operator, managing inspection data from multiple vendors had become increasingly complex.

Multiple ILI vendors delivering inspection results in different formats

Significant manual effort is required to validate and standardize incoming data.

Integrity teams have to wait for the ILI report to be corrected before beginning analysis.

Challenge

Before implementing Vendor Portal, the operator faced several operational challenges:

Inconsistent vendor submissions requiring extensive manual review and correction
Multiple data revision cycles between operators and vendors
Delayed engineering analysis due to slow data preparation workflows
Limited visibility into vendor data submission status and quality
Significant administrative overhead in coordinating inspection data delivery

These issues created delays between inspection completion and actionable engineering insights.

Solution

The operator implemented Irth’s Vendor Portal, part of the Asset Integrity for Pipelines (AIP) platform, to standardize the inspection data ingestion process.

The Vendor Portal created a single, consistent process for vendors and operators, reducing manual coordination and accelerating data readiness.

Key capabilities included:

Standardized vendor submission workflows for inline inspection data

Automated validation checks to ensure data meets required formats and specifications
Centralized data intake and tracking for inspection deliverables

Structured ingestion directly into the AIP platform for engineering analysis.

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