Mechanical Integrity Data Management 

Time: 1:30 PM

Room B

Paul Schubert, SGS

 

Standard API-510, API-570, and API-653 inspection of facilities generate massive amounts of data which must be managed effectively to meet operational and regulatory objectives.  A 200,000 bdp refinery may have 500 tanks, 2,500 pressure vessels, and 25,000 piping circuits.  These may in turn have a total of 200,000 SML’s, approximately 35,000 visually observed conditions, and over 20,000 findings requiring near-term remediation.  In addition, such a facility will generally have over 12,500 drawings, and 125,000 documents.  Effective management of the data requires that it be A) accurate, reflecting all of the data collected; B) current, so that drawings and documents reflect all modifications, and contain the most up to date information; and C) auditable, readily retrievable and are complete to meet corporate and regulatory requirements.  Moving beyond the reporting in standard corrosion monitoring software, the presentation will identify which data is critical, how to prioritize the inspection and maintenance efforts, methods and tools to organize the information, and how to connect the mechanical integrity data, drawings, and documents.