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API 581 : 2016

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RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

04-11-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-04-2016

PART 1 - INSPECTION PLANNING METHODOLOGY
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS
4 BASIC CONCEPTS
5 PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING
6 ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS
7 PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
8 HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE BUNDLES
PART 2 - PROBABILITY OF FAILURE METHODOLOGY
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 PROBABILITY OF FAILURE METHODOLOGY
4 THINNING DAMAGE FACTOR
5 COMPONENT LINING DAMAGE FACTOR
6 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - CAUSTIC CRACKING
7 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - AMINE CRACKING
8 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - SULFIDE STRESS CRACKING
9 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - HIC/SOHIC-H[2]S
10 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR ALKALINE CARBONATE STRESS
   CORROSION CRACKING
11 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - POLYTHIONIC ACID STRESS
   CORROSION CRACKING
12 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - CHLORIDE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING
13 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - HYDROGEN STRESS CRACKING-HF
14 SCC DAMAGE FACTOR - HIC/SOHIC-HF
15 EXTERNAL CORROSION DAMAGE FACTOR - FERRITIC COMPONENT
16 CORROSION UNDER INSULATION DAMAGE FACTOR - FERRITIC
   COMPONENT
17 EXTERNAL CHLORIDE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING DAMAGE
   FACTOR - AUSTENITIC COMPONENT
18 EXTERNAL CHLORIDE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING UNDER
   INSULATION DAMAGE FACTOR - AUSTENITIC COMPONENT
19 HIGH TEMPERAURE HYDROGEN ATTACK DAMAGE FACTOR
20 BRITTLE FRACTURE DAMAGE FACTOR
21 LOW ALLOY STEEL EMBRITTLEMENT DAMAGE FACTOR
22 885 DEGREES F EMBRITTLEMENT DAMAGE FACTOR
23 SIGMA PHASE EMBRITTLEMENT DAMAGE FACTOR
24 PIPING MECHANICAL FATIGUE DAMAGE FACTOR
PART 2 - ANNEX A
PART 2 - ANNEX B
PART 2 - ANNEX C
PART 3 - CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE METHODOLOGY
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 GENERAL
4 CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE - LEVEL 1
5 CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE - LEVEL 2
6 CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE - ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE
   TANKS
PART 3 - ANNEX A

Gives quantitative procedures to establish an inspection program using risk-based methods for pressurized fixed equipment including pressure vessel, piping, tankage, pressure relief devices (PRDs), and heat exchanger tube bundles.

DevelopmentNote
NEW CHILD ADD 2 2020 IS NOW ADDED.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
635
ProductNote
NEW CHILD ADD 1 2019 IS NOW ADDED. NEW CHILD ADD 2 2020 IS NOW ADDED.
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

API 578 REDLINE : 2010 MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXISTING ALLOY PIPING SYSTEMS
API 571 FRENCH : 2003 MECANISMES D'ENDOMMAGEMENT AFFECTANT LES EQUIPEMENTS STATIQUES DANS L'INDUSTRIE DU RAFFINAGE
06/30109242 DC : DRAFT SEP 2006 ISO 20815 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRODUCTION ASSURANCE AND RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
NACE RP 02 96 : 2004 GUIDELINES FOR DETECTION, REPAIR, AND MITIGATION OF CRACKING OF EXISTING PETROLEUM REFINERY PRESSURE VESSELS IN WET H[2]S ENVIRONMENTS
API 1160 : 2013 MANAGING SYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES
17/30337986 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 20815 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRODUCTION ASSURANCE AND RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
UNI 10616 : 2012 MAJOR HAZARD PROCESS PLANTS - SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNI 10617
API 572 : 2016 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
API 660 : 2015 SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS
NACE 34103 : 2014 OVERVIEW OF SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION IN PETROLEUM REFINING HYDROPROCESSING UNITS
API 575 : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
CEN ISO/TS 16530-2:2015 Well integrity - Part 2: Well integrity for the operational phase (ISO/TS 16530-2:2014)
ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
ASME FFS 1 : 2007 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
NACE 8X194 : 2006 MATERIALS AND FABRICATION PRACTICES FOR NEW PRESSURE VESSELS USED IN WET H[2]S REFINERY SERVICE
API 9100B : 1998 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MODEL EHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
BS EN ISO 20815:2010 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Production assurance and reliability management
API 353 : 2006 MANAGING SYSTEMS INTEGRITY OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES - MANAGING THE RISK OF LIQUID PETROLEUM RELEASES
API 571 REDLINE : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
API RP 1175 & COMPANION GUIDE BUNDLE : 1ED 2017 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND COMPANION GUIDE BUNDLE
EN 16991:2018 Risk-based inspection framework
API 571 GERMAN : 2009 SCHADENSMECHANISMEN UND DEREN EINFLUSS AUF STATISCHE AUSRUESTUNGSTEILE IN DER RAFFINERIEINDUSTRIE
NACE 21410 : 2015 SELECTION OF PIPELINE FLOW AND INTERNAL CORROSION MODELS
UNI/TS 11325-1 : 2009 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT - PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES - PART 1: ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY OF IN-SERVICE PIPELINES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PERIODIC REQUALIFICATION
API 584 : 2014 INTEGRITY OPERATING WINDOWS
S.R. CEN ISO/TS 16530-2:2015 WELL INTEGRITY - PART 2: WELL INTEGRITY FOR THE OPERATIONAL PHASE (ISO/TS 16530-2:2014)
API 939-C : 2009 GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION FAILURES IN OIL REFINERIES
I.S. EN ISO 20815:2010 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRODUCTION ASSURANCE AND RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
NASA-STD-8719.17C:2017 NASA REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUND-BASED PRESSURE VESSELS AND PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS (PVS)
API 574 REDLINE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
16/30337806 DC : 0 BS EN 16991 - RISK BASED INSPECTION FRAMEWORK (RBIF)
API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
API 576 REDLINE : 2009 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
API 570 REDLINE : 2009 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
DIN SPEC 91087 : 2016 WELL INTEGRITY - PART 2: WELL INTEGRITY FOR THE OPERATIONAL PHASE (ISO/TS 16530-2:2014)
DIN CEN ISO/TS 16530-2;DIN SPEC 91087:2016-05 WELL INTEGRITY - PART 2: WELL INTEGRITY FOR THE OPERATIONAL PHASE (ISO/TS 16530-2:2014)
API 576 : 2017 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
EEMUA 188 : 2009 GUIDE FOR ESTABLISHING OPERATING PERIODS OF SAFETY VALVES
API 574 CHINESE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
API 970 : 2017 CORROSION CONTROL DOCUMENTS
API 580 REDLINE : 2009 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
API 585 : 2014 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
API 510 CHINESE : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
API 570 CHINESE : 2009 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
I.S. EN 16991:2018 RISK-BASED INSPECTION FRAMEWORK
UNI EN ISO 20815 : 2010 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PRODUCTION ASSURANCE AND RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
API 579-1 : 2016 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
EEMUA 236 : 2018 RISK MANAGEMENT OF LEGACY SYSTEMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR EXCESS OVERPRESSURE
S.R. CWA 15740:2008 RISK-BASED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRY (RIMAP)
EN ISO 20815:2010 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Production assurance and reliability management (ISO 20815:2008, Corrected version 2009-06-15)
EI GUIDE. DESIGN & OPER. HEAT EXCHANGERS : 2015-12 GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF TUBE FAILURE
NACE 34108 : 0 REVIEW AND SURVEY OF ALKALINE CARBONATE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN REFINERY SOUR WATERS
API RP 1175 : 2015 PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
API 510 : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
API 580 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
NACE SP 02 94 : 2006 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS FOR CONCENTRATED FRESH AND PROCESS SULFURIC ACID AND OLEUM AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
PD CEN ISO/TS 16530-2:2015 Well integrity Well integrity for the operational phase
API 751 : 2013 SAFE OPERATION OF HYDROFLUORIC ACID ALKYLATION UNITS
API 574 : 2016 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
API 576 CHINESE : 2009 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
UNI/TS 11325-8 : 2013 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT - PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES - PART 8: PLANNING OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE BY MEANS OF TECHNIQUES BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT (RBI)
ISO 20815:2008 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Production assurance and reliability management
API 583 : 2014 CORROSION UNDER INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING
API 575 CHINESE : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
ASME PTB 1 : 2014 ASME SECTION 8 - DIVISION 2 CRITERIA AND COMMENTARY
API STD 653:2014+ADD 3:2023 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

NACE 8X194 : 2006 MATERIALS AND FABRICATION PRACTICES FOR NEW PRESSURE VESSELS USED IN WET H[2]S REFINERY SERVICE
NACE SP 01 70 : 2012 PROTECTION OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS AND OTHER AUSTENITIC ALLOYS FROM POLYTHIONIC ACID STRESS CORROSION CRACKING DURING A SHUTDOWN OF REFINERY EQUIPMENT
API 520-1 : 2014 SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 1: SIZING AND SELECTION
API 576 : 2017 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
API 939-A : 1994 RESEARCH REPORT ON CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING OF CRACKING IN WET H[2]S SERVICE
API 653 : 2014 TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
API 510 : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
API 583 : 2014 CORROSION UNDER INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING
API 580 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
NACE 8X294 : 2003 REVIEW OF PUBLISHED LITERATURE ON WET H[2]S CRACKING OF STEELS THROUGH 1989
API 521 : 2014 PRESSURE-RELIEVING AND DEPRESSURING SYSTEMS
API 939-C : 2009 GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION FAILURES IN OIL REFINERIES
NACE RP 04 72 : 2005 METHODS AND CONTROLS TO PREVENT IN-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING OF CARBON STEEL WELDMENTS IN CORROSIVE PETROLEUM REFINING ENVIRONMENTS
API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
API 943 : LATEST HIGH TEMPERATURE CRUDE OIL CORROSIVITY STUDIES
NACE RP 02 96 : 2004 GUIDELINES FOR DETECTION, REPAIR, AND MITIGATION OF CRACKING OF EXISTING PETROLEUM REFINERY PRESSURE VESSELS IN WET H[2]S ENVIRONMENTS
API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
API 579-1 : 2016 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
NACE 5A171 : 2007 MATERIALS FOR STORING AND HANDLING COMMERCIAL GRADES OF AQUEOUS HYDROFLUORIC ACID AND ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
NACE 34108 : 0 REVIEW AND SURVEY OF ALKALINE CARBONATE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN REFINERY SOUR WATERS

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