RISK BASED INSPECTION- The focus of this presentation
BEFORE 1995
WHAT IS THE STATUS NOW?
RBI IN THE CONTEXT OF RCM?
EXPERIENCE @ WOODSIDE - METHODOLOGY, APPLICATION
AND BENEFITS
RBI CONFERENCE IN PERTH, APRIL 00. FEEDBACK & FUTRE
INITIATIVES
QUESTIONS/ DISCUSSION
Prepared by : Randeep Agarwal, Woodside Energy
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Why RBI?
Rigid regulatory regimes
Business driver to optimise run lengths and minimise risks.
Risk Understanding for prioritisation of work.
Industry initiative towards flexible approach in inspection of
pressure equipment
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What is in RBI?
1.Probability
Likely failure
modes
Consequences
Explosion
Fire
Environmental
Business
Confidence Rating
Reliability of
Detection
2. Assessment of the factors can be qualitative, semi quantitative and
fully quantitative.
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Risk Based Inspection - What happened then?
Some of the Project Sponsors ($20 million)
API
UNOCAL
TEXACO
BP
EXXON
CONOCO
SHELL
MOBIL
ASHLAND
DNV/API worked in conjunction to develop a base resource
document on RBI in 1995.
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RBI Methodology and process - where are we now?
AS3788, Appendix B4 - Recognition of RBI in new version,
due for release in March 01.
API 581--------- Recommended methodology by API
API 580 -------- Recommended practice by API
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Risk Based Inspection - In the context of RCM
Functional
Failure Mode 1
RCM
Failure Mode 2
Failure Mode 3
Loss of Containment
* Special knowledge & expertise
* team structure is diffrent to RCM
(Mech, materials/corrosion, ops,
process, inspection)
* Some failure modes happen over
long period
RBI
A Team approach being the common denominator
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RBI Studies - What can be included ?
What does it include?
Piping
Pressure Vessels
Tanks
Reactors
Heat Exchangers
Boilers/ Heaters
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Applicable to Internal and External modes for all of the above.
What is usually not included?
Non pressurised equipment
Instrument and control systems
Electrical equipment
Machinery components
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RBI management Process
Plant Database
Risk Based Prioritisation
Inspection Planning
Inspection records
Fitness for Service
Inspection Update
System Audit
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Barriers to implementation of RBI
* Up front discussion involvement of regulatory bodies
* Understanding of RBI Methodology
* Credibility of RBI Methodology - Not a tool to justify taking risks.
* Resources - Team; ops, process, material/corrosion, inspection
& maintenance, mechanical etc
- Coordinator
- Management Champion
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RBI Conference April 2000, Perth - Some feedback
*Sponsored by Woodside and BP
* More than 100 participants from Australia and overseas
* Extremely good papers from Australia and overseas
* Need to have the similar meetings on this subject @ 1/
2 yearly interval.
* Industry and regulatory bodies need to network on the
subject
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Methodology for Inspection Intervals
Probability
Confidence /
Predictability
Consequenc
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Criticality Assessment
or
Safety Factor
X
Inspection
History
Extrapolation
Theoretical
Estimation
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Remnant Life
Inspection
Interval
System
Inspection history
Annual review
Gather data
Multi-disciplinary
workshop
Allocate corrosion loops
Check damage modes
Damage
possible?
No damage
Y
N
Inspectable
Y
Set inspection interval
Set inspection
intervals (barriers)
Set Inspection scopes
Integrity monitoring
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Opportunistic
inspections
Typical Information Recorded For Corrosion Loops
Corrosion Loop ID
Ref Drawings
Process Description
Equipment Data
Inspection History
Process Parameters ( * = Critical )
Potential Damage Modes For The Loop
Criticality Assessment
Probability
Confidence
Consequence
Inspection and Scope Intervals
Integrity Monitoring
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SCHEMATIC
SCHEMATIC
