What is TestOp?

TestOp® is the industry-leading application for Pipeline Pressure Test Validation in the field. The TestOp application uses engineering mass balance analysis to monitor real-time pressure test data, detecting possible leaks through sophisticated quantitative analysis that other methods can’t detect. Once the test passes, one-click is all it takes to generate comprehensive pressure test reports, complete with charts and calculations, ensuring compliance per US federal regulations (49 CFR 192 & 195). The final paperwork and test documentation package is done in seconds – while still in the field. No further analysis is required.

TestOp can be used to certify hydrostatic tests. TestOp users can also upload and validate previous pressure test data with ease, providing one centralized data repository for both recent and older tests.

Code Compliance

TestOp satisfies code requirements for:

  • 49 CFR 192 Subpart J gas lines
  • 49 CFR 195 Subpart E hazardous liquid lines
  • ASME B31.3 Process Piping

Proven Accuracy

  • Validated over 20k tests and counting.
  • Trusted by gas and liquid operators of all sizes since 2011.
  • Thanks to TestOp, our clients have been able to identify leaks which were missed by other pressure test validation models.

Online / Offline Modes

  • Enter live pressure test data for real-time validation or upload historical data from a past test.
  • No cell signal? No problem. TestOp has the ability to capture data offline and analyze whether the test was acceptable once service is restored.

Remote Access

  • TestOp is entirely web-based. No special software installation is needed.
  • Access the world’s best pressure test certification software at the office, home, or in the field. Remotely monitor pressure tests from any location.

Multiple Test Mediums & Objectives

  • Test Medium: water (hydro test).
  • Test Objectives: new construction, pre-testing, repairs & replacements, MAOP/MOP establishment or reconfirmation, integrity assessments, class location changes, spike testing, etc.

Record Retention for All Project Documents

  • Upload test charts, site photos, pipe drawings, etc. to TestOp and include them as part of the test report.
  • All pressure test data are maintained in our secure cloud database. Reports can also be downloaded for your own records.

Traceable, Verifiable, and Complete Reports

  • Generate comprehensive TVC pressure test reports for record-keeping or in preparation for a PHMSA/internal audit.
  • Report layout is consistent no matter who performs the test. Report contents include RCP’s certification letter, calculations, charts, uploaded documents, and more.

What our clients say:

We have utilized TestOp when providing services to our clients over the last 6 years. TestOp transforms the pressure test documentation process from paper to digital with the added security of 3rd party verification. Remote data viewing, real time evaluation and analysis, combined with cost savings, set TestOp apart from any competitors. For us, a testing contractor, TestOp is unmatched within the industry. We recommend this product to all of our clients.

Pressure Test Contractor, TestOp User

[TestOp] is very helpful in identifying issues in tests that may otherwise have been swept under the rug. The software’s ability to detect slow leaks that still stay within test pressure range, yielding older pipe, or discrepancies in length on acquired lines has been extremely helpful.

Sr. Pipeline Engineer, TestOp User

TestOp has become a valuable tool for our company across both our Engineering & Construction and Operations departments by providing us with uniform reports that make documenting hydrostatic tests easier. This software has allowed us to receive feedback in real time, giving our company the confidence to accept a successful test, knowing the program aided in test data analysis. Additionally, RCP’s technical expertise in hydrostatic testing has become a useful resource to our business when troubleshooting testing failures, proving themselves to be customer driven through their commitment to assisting our team with quick answers to determine a correct path forward.

Engineering and Construction Group, TestOp User

RCP has been very responsive when issues arise or questions come up on the TestOp software, as well as on hydrotests in general. Their software has evolved a lot over the years and is very helpful in identifying issues in tests that may otherwise have been swept under the rug. The software’s ability to detect slow leaks that still stay within test pressure range, yielding older pipe, or discrepancies in length on acquired lines has been extremely helpful.

Senior Pipeline Engineer, TestOp User

Calling the wrong result can be costly.
Avoid damages and lost revenues.

Pressure tests are costly, but not as costly as erroneously passing or failing them.

If an operator passes a bad pressure test, the ignored leak(s) might grow over time and result in a pipeline rupture that causes significant health, property, and environmental damages. Fines and payments for damages can easily exceed the cost of a pressure test by orders of magnitude.

If an operator incorrectly fails a good pressure test, it will cost them additional money to have the pipeline retested, not to mention loss of revenue due to the pipeline being out of commission.

Visually inspecting pipelines for leaks only works if the pipe is fully exposed and visible. If your pressure test contains buried pipe, which is the case for most pipeline pressure tests, then visually looking for leaks is simply not adequate.

In our pressure testing experience over the past 25 years, pinhole leaks on a pipeline can often be so small that the leaked water never makes it to the ground surface. This is exactly what happened in our highlighted case study. Other times, your pipe could be located in a muddy area, or it could rain on the day of the test; this would render visual inspection ineffective. Mass/volume balance is required to ensure that there was no loss of test medium due to leaks during a test.

Our industry is slowly, and correctly, moving away from using hold periods as a leak acceptance criteria. As an example, an operator who chooses this method might specify that a pipeline pressure test must have a period of 2 hours (out of 8 hours) with no pressure drop. One obvious problem with this method is that it does not address the rest of the test. Is the pipeline allowed to leak for the other 6 hours?

The other issue is that pressure is only one out of many variables in mass balance equations. Temperature and volume must also be taken into account. Temperature gains can often result in enough pressure gains to mask pressure losses due to leaks. And pressure losses can sometimes be a result of temperature losses, not leaks.