Integrity Engineering Consulting
Integrity Engineering Consulting
Multiple considerations for materials selection, corrosion management, chemical consumption, process conditions, and monitoring and surveillance activities should be balanced to identify the most cost-effective and safe operation. Viking’s corrosion and materials engineers excel and provide the following services for your assets to reach the project goals.
Materials Selection & Corrosion Engineering
Corrosion & Erosion Modeling
Sour Service Compliance
Corrosion Monitoring and Management Plan
Process Performance Evaluation and Troubleshooting
Production Chemical Management
Cathodic Protection Design
Consult a Specialist
Resources
We have many options for conducting root cause analyses (RCA) including TapRooT™ and CAST/STPA. The method described here is the method developed by GATE to simplify the analysis while maintaining adequate rigor.
This paper is Part II of a two-part series intended to narrate the history, some of which has been forgotten over time, leading up to the publication of the first Material Requirement (MR-01-75) standard prepared by NACE and its subsequent auxiliary standards.
This is Part I of a two-part series intended to narrate the “lost” history leading up to the publication of the first Material Requirement (MR-01-75) standard prepared by NACE (now AMPP) and its subsequent auxiliary standards.
In recent years, the BSEE Safety Inspection Program section has been developing a risk-based approach to augment these inspections.
The building blocks of a robust inspection program are condition monitoring locations (CMLs). As defined by API 510 and API 570, CMLs are designated locations on pressure vessels or piping systems where periodic external examinations are conducted to assess condition.
Seawater injection is a vital tool for the economic success of some projects and those projects need to ensure that the seawater can be effectively delivered from the seawater source to the reservoir.
This article will outline the challenges during integrity management, and the best practices that ultimately deliver a coordinated, effective, and cost-optimized IM plan.
In determination of consequence and risk assignment, multiple aspects are considered such as the impact of failure on the health and safety of personnel and community in the impacted area, environment, cost of recovery (cleaning, maintenance, extent of operation, repairs) and business.
In this GATEKEEPER, the philosophy around the materials selection and corrosion monitoring is discussed as the primary design barrier to corrosion and cracking in critical parts of a subsea system.
The following material properties are important when understanding the limitations of API 5CT high strength steels: yield strength (YS), Charpy V-notch (CVN) impact energy, hardness and tempering.
An empirical method for improving the predictability of NACE TM0177 Method A Tensile tests on modified 13Cr 110 ksi grade martensitic stainless steels based on an H2S/Chloride/pH function has previously been developed based on published data in order to address this uncertainty.
Casing and tubing that are subjected to combined loads have higher collapse strength than previous formulas would predict, permitting the use of thinner walled, or lower strength, pipe than formerly required.
GATE follows a similar methodology to threat identification in risk assessment (e.g. FMEA), and analyses the relations between possible causes, and prevention and maintenance measures to highlight the cause(s) to be addressed.
Provides fit-for-service evaluations, testing and analysis for evaluating complex downhole failures, pipeline failure investigations and forensic services for midstream and downstream clients and also provides services to the renewable energy sector.
Metallics and Non Metallics Materials Selection, Field Corrosion Studies, Fit-for Service Assessment, Integrity Assessments and Life Extension Engineering Assessments
Viking can help you design and implement a tailor-made Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Program.
Combining the engineering studies such as modeling, risk identification, etc. with field techniques for inspection, maintenance and surveillance, process efficiency and optimization, and rehabilition operations.
GATE can improvise, implement and manage a cost-effective plan for your asset to ensure safe and continuous operation.
With attention paid to the details of life-cycle, the coating process, and proper scope prioritization, we can get your coatings working for you.
Integrity engineering consulting starts at design stage where the corrosion control strategy is laid-out to reach the desired service life with minimum interruption.
Viking’s industry-renowned expertise on cathodic protection (CP) provides the right solutions for CP design, installation, maintenance and monitoring services.
Life extension is a comprehensive review of a facility or vessel to determine if improvements are required, and what is needed to extend the operational life.