API 581 – 2016

RBI Scope and limitations

API 580 – 2016; DNV RP G101 - 2009
RBI Initial Screening
(Facility/System)
 PURPOSE

API 581 -> RP that provides quantitative procedures; quantitative calculation

methods to determine an inspection plan.

API 580 -> RP that introduce the principles and present minimum general
guidelines for RBI for fixed equipment and piping in the hydrocarbon and chemical
process industries; intended to supplement API 510, API 570, and API 653
FOREWORD
API 581 – 2016
RBI Scope and
limitations
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  Pressurized Fixed Equipment / Pressure Boundary
Component (ref: Table 1.1 API 581- 2016)
 API 581 Damage Factors and corrosion rates
Calculations are more focus on carbon steel,
API 581 austenitic stainless steel and a alloys.
18 DFs (beside piping mechanical fatigue & thinning) related to the
following material of construction: carbon steel, low alloy steel,
Scope austenitic stainless steel, nickel based alloys, ferritic components
Limitation and high chromium (>12%) ferritic steels.
 Representative fluid covered (ref: Table 4.1 API 581 –
2016)
(example: air, nitrogen does not included in the representative fluid
table)
Equipment
Type:

- Pressurized
fixed
Equipment
- Pressure
Boundary
Component
API 581 - 2016

Damage
Factors and
related
Material of
Construction
Representative
Fluid covered:

API 581 - 2016

API 580 – 2016; DNV RP G101 –
2009

RBI Initial Screening

(Facility/System)
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  Purpose:
 focuses the analysis on the most important group of
equipment items;
 time and resources are more effectively utilized
API 580 – 2016
 Facility Screening
Initial  Process Unit Screening
Screening
 Other screening methods are provided by DNV RP G101
– 2009. The RP proposes screening criteria based on 5
levels of equipment hierarchy (Plant, System, Corrosion
loop, Equipment/Tag, Inspection Points)
 Age of
Fluid /
Environment
QUALITATIVE
facility Corrosivity Failure History SCREENING
Medium High
High and Medium Risk
PROPOSED > 30 years
High
(CO2, H2S, SRB,
Sand, CUI etc)
High
(≥ 10-5
should be prioritized
for RBI Assessment.
per year)

PoF
Low Medium Data availability should
INITIAL < 30 years Low Low
be part of execution
priority consideration:
SCREENING COF high data
MATRIX Impact on operation (Production Value)
- Effecting more than one facility / no redundancy
Low
No
High
Yes
completeness -> high
priority
- Limited window of Plant SD (e.g. 1 month or No Yes
Relative Risk Low High
(reference to API 580 – - Flammable No Yes DATA COMPLETENESS

2016; DNV-RP G101 - - Toxicity / NFNT

- high density of personel in the facility
No
No
Yes
Yes
HIGH P2 P1

2009) Process Safety Management Concern Low High

Public Proximity Far Close LOW P3 P2

Environment Sensitive Area Proximity Far Close MEDIUM HIGH RISK

  Screening at the facility level could also be done by
the following:
Reference: a) asset or product value,
API 580 – 2016 b) history of problems/failures at each facility,
c) PSM/non-PSM facilities,

Initial d) age of facilities,

e) proximity to the public,
Screening f) proximity to environmentally sensitive areas.
  Process Unit Screening: Priorities may be assigned based on one of
the following:
a) a) Relative risk of the process units*,
b) b) relative economic impact of the process units*,

Reference: c) c) relative COF of the process units*,

d) d) relative reliability of the process units,
API 580 – 2016 e) e) turnaround schedule,
f) f) experience with similar process units.

Initial  Process Unit Screening key considerations examples:

Screening a) Impact on the operation
b) Risk significance in relation to operation
c) Benefits for operators
d) Resources for RBI Analysis
e) Failure history
 Level 0 :
- budget prioritizations and distributions.
Reference: - number of people on installations,
- location of installations,
DNV RP-g101 - production numbers,
- Historical information regarding availability,
RBI – 2009 - Production interruptions related to failures by loss of
containment,
- types of materials used on installations, presence
of H2S, CO2 and sand on installations.

team carrying out the assessment use engineering

judgement and evaluate most aspects in a qualitative
manner.
 Level 1:
Examples of systems are the Separation and Stabilization
Reference: System, the Metering System, the Closed Drain System,
the, Open Drain System and the Flare System.
DNV RP-g101
Carrying
RBI – 2009 out an assessment at this level for the purpose of
directly producing an inspection plan is not usual.

An assessment at Level 1 is normally used to identify

the systems that are judged to significantly contribute
to the risk levels of the installation in
question.

Further assessment efforts at lower levels

can be focused on these systems, whereas the
remaining systems can be considered for other types
of maintenance activities. An assessment at Level 1
is recommended to be carried out in a qualitative
manner.
 The boundary between low and
high probability of failure has been set to
Reference: approximately 10-5
per year, i.e. no significant degradation is
DNV RP-g101 expected with PoF of 10-5 or less:

RBI – 2009 PoF Screening:

- External Issue
- Internal Issue
- Mechanical Fatigue Issue
Screening
Assessment CoF Screening:
- Personnel safety (Flam.; Tox, Expl, etc)
Process - Economic Cons (Plant SD, Prod.; Repair,
No Redundancy, etc)