Start Date : 8 Dec,2024
End Date : 12 Dec,2024
Duration : 5 Days
Price : $ 2,190 (SAR 8,212.50)
Overview:
This is an in-depth course on the practical aspects of piping and pipeline integrity, maintenance and repair. Participants will be introduced to the technical basis of the ASME and API integrity rules, and their application to case studies and exercises. The participants will be able to recognize causes of degradation in-service, whether mechanically induced (pressure, vibration, fatigue, pressure transients, external damage) or due to corrosion (wall thinning, pitting, cracking), and apply integrity analysis techniques to make run-or-repair decisions. The participants will become knowledgeable in the technical basis and application of ASME B31.3, B31.4 and B31.8 piping codes, ASME B31G and API 579 Fitness-for-Service and Flaw Evaluation. The participants will review inspection techniques, from the most common (PT, MT, UT, RT, MFL pigs) to most recent (AE, PED, UT pigs and multi pigs), and the use of hydrotesting for integrity assessment and the implementation of integrity management programs, periodic inspections and evaluation of results. The course will review the various repair techniques, their advantages and shortcomings, and the logic to be followed in making repair decisions and selecting the applicable repair.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
Provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of utility and in-line inspection pigging
Implement the standard procedure of piping and pigging during operation, maintenance and construction
Practice in-line inspection tools with performance, theory and detection limits
Design and implement an in-line inspection using ILI tool and specific design
Discuss post in-line inspection issues and observe regulatory requirements for developing protocols and response
Course Content:
1- Piping for Operation and Maintenance
Pigging during construction
Pigging during operation
Utility Pigs
Cleaning pigs
Sealing pigs
Gauging pigs
Dual diameter pigs
Magnetic cleaning pigs
Designing a Pipeline for Pigging
Pig traps and pigging stations
Location and tracking devices
2- In-Line Inspection (ILI) Tools – Theory, Performance, and Detection Limits
Metal loss In-line Inspection
Other In-Line Inspection Tools
Crack detection pigs
Mapping
Geometry and bend-detection pigs
Wax deposition measurement
Spanning pigs
Semi-intelligent pigs
3- Designing and Implementing an In-Line Inspection (ILI) Program
Selecting an ILI Tool
Specific Design Considerations for Running ILI Tools
Launch and Receive trap design
Bends, tees, and valves
Issuing an Inquiry
Schedule requirements
4- Preparation for Ili
Controlling Operational Parameters During the Inspection Run
Strategy for Contract Development and Negotiations
Developing a good specification
Contingency Planning for a Stuck Pig
Offshore risers
Onshore flowlines, gathering system main sections or laterals
5- Post In-Line Inspection Issues
6- Quality Assurance Check of the Data
7- Development of Protocols for Response
8- Prioritization of the Dig Plan
US regulatory requirements
Criteria for corrosion-caused metal loss
Criteria for dents
9- Validation of Results:
Planning and preparation for field NDE
Comparison between ILI, field NDE and actual:
Corrosion
Dents - effects of re-rounding
Establish level of confidence
10- Fitness for Purpose: Assessment
Assessment of defects
Establish long-term integrity management program
Incorporation of results in risk programs
Potential Repair Consideration
Targeted Audience:
The course is especially designed for project managers, engineers, maintenance and technical personnel responsible for pipeline integrity assurance, flow assurance, corrosion control, and safety.
