Automated Tubular Inspections - Taking Your Inspections to the Next Level	Time: 4:00 PM	Room A
James R. Widrig, Quest Integrity Group Technology for the inspection and assessment of tubular components has seen numerous advancements to provide the refinery inspector with improved delectability of damage, as well as better condition assessment and assurance to operate equipment reliability. Management of today’s petrochemical facilities, refineries, and support infrastructures to address unreliable operations, safety concerns, and environmental exposures are critical to the continued viability of these operations. The management of three major types of tubular assets: process furnace tubes, reforming furnace tubes for hydrogen or syngas production, and nonpiggable pipelines either within or outside a facility are a key to many of today’s asset management programs. Data acquired from these inspection tools are processed to provide unique visual representations of the tube or pipeline damage, as well as an enormous magnitude of data points for reliability assessment. For furnace and reformer tubes, the abundant inspection data has allowed the reliability assessment of each tube to be automated, delivering a complete Level 3, API 579 Fitness-for-Service and Remaining Life Assessment. Pipeline inspections are completed using API 579 Fitness-for-Service and ASME B31 methods to deliver an assessment of the pipeline for continued operation at defined MAOP. This paper discusses the inspection and assessment process and its current applications.