API 581 : 2016
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RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY
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01-04-2016
04-11-2020
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.
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NEW CHILD ADD 2 2020 IS NOW ADDED.
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635
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NEW CHILD ADD 1 2019 IS NOW ADDED. NEW CHILD ADD 2 2020 IS NOW ADDED.
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| API RP 574:2024 | Inspection Practices for Piping System Components |
| API RP 580:2023 | Elements of a Risk-Based Inspection Program |
| API RP 1175 :2015 INC ERR:2017 | Pipeline Leak Detection - Program Management |
| API 570:2016 INC ERRATA 1:2018 | Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems |
| API BULLETIN 590:2022 | SCIMI Term, Definition, and Acronym Standardization Work Process, First Edition |
| API STD 660:2015 INC ADD 1:2020 | Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers |
| 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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