FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Your questions… answered.
Common questions about our downhole camera inspection services, deployment, equipment capabilities, and what to expect when you book a job.
SERVICES & CAPABILITIES
If it's a wellbore within our pressure, depth, and temperature ratings, we can inspect it — cased hole or open hole. That includes oil, gas, water, storage, injection, monitoring, and observation wells, plus mines and caverns.
The well type matters less than the conditions inside it. Tell us your wellbore specs — depth, pressure, temperature, ID — and we'll confirm whether one of our cameras is right for the job.
Our downhole cameras provide real-time visual confirmation of:
Casing condition — corrosion, cracks, scaling, pitting, parted casing, and mechanical damage.
Perforations— open, partially open, grown-over, and squeezed perforations, plus shot quality verification.
Obstructions— fish, debris, parted tubing, collapsed casing, scale buildup.
Fluid flow and type— water, oil, gas interfaces, flow direction, and entry points.
Tool location and orientation— for fishing operations and intervention support.
Both. All inspections are recorded for the operator's records, and we also provide real-time live video on-site.
The Profile camera streams live to iPad or iPhone, which is especially useful during fishing operations when crews need to see what's happening as they make decisions.
Yes. Our wireline trucks are equipped with Starlink, which allows inspections to be streamed remotely from virtually anywhere in the country.
Operators, engineers, or consultants who can't be on-site can watch the inspection live, ask questions in real time, and make decisions without waiting for the recording.
No — but in most cases that's not a problem. Our cameras need clean water at the area of interest to capture clear footage.
A layer of oil on top of the water column won't affect the inspection. Once the camera passes through the oil layer, it washes off and the camera works as normal.
Yes. We operate our own wireline trucks in-house for running video inspection logs.
If your operation already has a wireline truck on site, we can also run our cameras off third-party rigs — whichever fits your job better.
Yes. We own and operate our own pressure control equipment and crane. We can run video inspections live under pressure.
EQUIPMENT & SPECS
Each camera has different ratings depending on the application:
Vantage (IET-V): 4,250 ft · 2,500 PSI · 150°F
Profile (IET-P): 6,000 ft · 2,900 PSI · 158°F
Expanse (IET-E): 4,250 ft · 200 PSI · 150°F
Endurance (IET-EN): 30,000+ ft · 15,000 PSI · 257°F
Endurance is our HPHT specialist — built for wells that exceed standard ratings. If you're outside the parameters of our other cameras, this is the tool for the job.
The right camera depends on your wellbore conditions:
Vantage is our most-deployed camera — best for routine wellbore inspection in standard oil, gas, and water wells with 3" or larger ID.
Profile is for tight access. Use it when you have small-ID tubulars, restricted access, or fishing operations where the standard tool won't fit.
Expanse is for low-pressure, large open environments — coal mines, caverns, and search & rescue scenarios where you need maximum lighting and pan/tilt/zoom control.
Endurance is our HPHT specialist. When wells exceed standard ratings — extreme depth, high pressure, or temperatures above 200°F — Endurance is the camera that goes where the others can't.
Tell us your well conditions and we'll recommend the right camera for the job.
DEPLOYMENT & SCHEDULING
Same day or next day, in most cases. When operators need us on-site fast — fishing operations, lost tools, mine emergencies, urgent diagnostics — we can typically be on the road within hours of confirmation.
For scheduled, non-urgent inspections we'll work with your timeline. Either way, we move faster than most full-service inspection companies.
Yes. Inner Earth Technologies provides downhole inspection services nationwide, with over 1,500 inspections completed across multiple basins.
We mobilize to your well site — travel is part of the job. Logistics and travel costs are factored into the project quote based on your location.
Yes. Our Endurance camera can be deployed on tractors or e-coil to access horizontal wellbores where gravity-fed wireline can't reach.
DELIVERABLES & REPORTING
You receive the full inspection video with depth overlay, so every observation is tied to a specific depth in the wellbore.
Alongside the footage, we provide a data-backed report documenting our findings — the conditions we identified, where they appear in the wellbore, and what they indicate. The footage shows you what's downhole; the report tells you what it means.
For fishing operations and other time-sensitive jobs, we also walk through the relevant footage with your team on-site so decisions can be made in real time.
It depends. Inspection time varies significantly based on well depth, wellbore conditions, and what we're looking for. A straightforward shallow inspection can wrap in a few hours; a deep, complex job with detailed perforation analysis or fishing support can take considerably longer.
If you need a time estimate for planning, let us know and we'll give you a realistic range based on your specific well.
Still have questions?
Tell us your well conditions and we'll recommend the right downhole camera for the job.