Fired Heaters IP 7-1-1

INTERNATIONAL Page 1 of 9
PRACTICE
(This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

Changes shown by

SCOPE
I
1.1 This practice supplements the minimum requirements on the design, fabrication, and inspection of fired
process heaters (hereinafter referred to as heaters) given in API Standard 560, Fired Heaters for General
Refinery Services. This practice does not cover steam cracking heaters.
I 1.2 An asterisk (
) indicates that a decision by the Purchaser is required, or that additional information is
furnished by the Purchaser.

SUMMARY OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

I 2.1 Table 1 lists the practices and standards which shall be used with this practice.
I
2.2 Table 2 lists the practices which shall be used with this practice as specified by the Purchaser.

TABLE 1

PRACTICES

IP 2-1-1 Plant Noise Design Criteria IP 15-1-1 Instrumentation for Fired Heaters
IP 3-4-1 Piping for Fired Equipment IP 15-2-1 Temperature Instruments
IP 3-16-1 Flanged Joints, Gaskets and Bolting IP 18-3-2 Statically Cast Steel and Alloy Pressure Containing
IP 3-18-1 Piping Fabrication Parts, and Tube Supports for Fired Heaters
IP 4-1-2 Structural Steel Design IP 18-7-1 Welding Procedures
IP 4-1-3 Design Loads for Structures IP 18-10-1 Additional Requirements for Materials
IP 4-2-1 Auxiliary Structures for Operation and Maintenance IP 18-12-1 Positive Materials Identification
IP 7-4-1 Burners for Fired Heaters IP 19-1-1 Paint and Protective Coatings
IP 7-5-1 Coils for Fired Heaters and Boilers IP 19-3-3 Linings for Fired Heaters
IP 7-8-1 Dampers and Guillotines for Fired Equipment IP 20-1-1 Inspection of Equipment and Materials
IP 14-3-1 Fireproofing IP 20-1-3 Quality Programs

STANDARDS

API Standard ASTM Standard

560 Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service Including C 680 Standard Practice for Determination of Heat Gain or
Appendices Loss and the Surface Temperatures of Insulated
ANSI / ASME Standard Pipe and Equipment Systems
B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)

TABLE 2

PRACTICES

IP 3-6-1 Piping for Instruments IP 10-13-1 Special Purpose Centrifugal Fans

IP 4-5-1 Steel Stacks IP 10-13-2 General Purpose Centrifugal Fans
IP 4-5-2 Reinforced Concrete Chimneys IP 18-3-3 Centrifugally Cast High Alloy Tubes for Fired
IP 4-6-1 Reinforced Concrete Foundations and Anchor Bolts Heaters Other Than Steam Cracking Reactors
IP 7-3-1 Sootblowers for Fired Equipment IP 19-7-1 Protection of Stainless Steel During Fabrication,
IP 7-9-1 Expansion Joints for Fired Equipment Shipping, Storage and Field Construction
IP 20-1-2 Administrative Procedures for Obtaining Exxon
Engineering Inspection

I
2.3 The vendor shall comply with any local rules or regulations specified by the Purchaser.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 IP 7-1-1 Fired Heaters
Page 2 of 9 INTERNATIONAL
Rev. 1 March 1998 (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) PRACTICE

DOCUMENTATION

POST AWARD REVIEW

I
3.1 The vendor shall provide the following heater design details for review:
a. Coil anchor and thermal expansion provisions.
b. Tube casing penetration seals.
c. Combustion air plenums including any flow modeling test results.
d. Auxiliary equipment such as air preheaters, induced and forced draft fans, sootblowers, fuel filters,
and local fuel piping and valves.
e. Description of field work required to complete erection in the field, including a complete description of
any special erection techniques required (handling of prelined panels, etc.).

FINAL RECORDS
I
3.2 Mill test certificates and heat numbers shall be provided for all tube supports.

HEATER LAYOUT DESIGN

O
4.1 The ratio of exposed radiant tube length to tube circle diameter, for vertical cylindrical heaters, or
vertical wall height to tube centerline for cabin heaters shall be 1.2 to 1 minimum.
O 4.2 Maximum height of radiant section tubes of any heater shall be 45 ft (13.7 m).
O 4.3 Corbelling shall be provided in the convection section per the configuration shown below:

d a b

Outside
Wall
d a b

Bare Tubes

070101

LEGEND: a is to be approximately equal to 1/2 b and

a is to be approximately equal to c
for brickwall construction, d is equal
to 4-1/2 in. (113 mm) maximum

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 Fired Heaters IP 7-1-1
INTERNATIONAL Page 3 of 9
PRACTICE
(This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

R 4.4 Corbelling shall not be used on the bottom shield row of the convection section.
R
4.5 For natural draft operation with burners firing vertically or horizontally, minimum clearances shall be
provided per API Standard 560 Table 12 with the following exceptions:
a. For oil firing the burner centerline to centerline of tubes shall be increased by 6 in. (150 mm) beyond
the API requirement, and
b. For gas firing the burner centerline to centerline of tubes shall be increased by 3 in. (75 mm) beyond
the API requirement.
M
4.6 All-welded return bends shall be arranged as follows:
a. Radiant section return bends shall be located inside the heater.
b. Convection section return bends shall be located in header boxes.

TUBE SUPPORT AND TUBESHEET DESIGN

R
5.1 The design temperature for tube supports, guides and brackets shall be equal to the maximum
temperature of the flue gas in contact with the support at design operation of the heater.
R
5.2 Tube support, tubesheet, tube guide, and support bracket materials shall meet design temperature
ranges per API Table 8, Par. 6.3.1 with the following exceptions:

FLUE GAS TEMPERATURE

°F (°°C) MATERIAL

1500 and below (816) 18 Cr 8 Ni (A240, A167 304H)

1800 and below (982) Ni-Fe-Cr (B409 Alloy 800 HT)
1900 and below (1038) 25 Cr 20 Ni (A351 HK40)
2000 and below (1093) 25 Cr 35 Ni + Nb (HP45 Modified)
2000 and below 21 Cr 11 Ni - 1.5 Si (A240 RA253-MA)
Above 2000
Requires Owner's Engineer's Approval

Alternative proposals for tube support materials shall be submitted to the Purchaser for approval by
the Owner's Engineer. Meehanite HR and 25 Cr 12 Ni are not acceptable alternatives.

R 5.3 Bottom tube supports in compression for vertical radiant coil heaters shall be buried in insulating
floor refractory. The minimum design temperature for the support shall be the process coil outlet
temperature.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 IP 7-1-1 Fired Heaters
Page 4 of 9 INTERNATIONAL
Rev. 1 March 1998 (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) PRACTICE

R
5.4 Tube support and tubesheet maximum allowable stresses for the listed materials shall be as follows:

ALLOWABLE STRESSES FOR CAST TUBESHEET AND TUBE SUPPORT MATERIALS (2)(5)

DEAD LOAD STRESS DEAD LOAD STRESS PLUS

TEMPERATURE (1)
MATERIAL psi (3) FRICTIONAL STRESS, psi (3)
°F °C
Cast Carbon Steel ≤ 800 ≤ 427 10,700 21,400
≤ 800 ≤ 427 18,000 36,000
900 482 7,500 15,000
5 Cr - 1/2 Mo (A217 Gr C5) 1000 538 4,500 9,000
1100 593 2,500 5,000
1150 621 1,800 3,600
1000 and below 538 17,300 17,300
1100 593 18,670 18,670
19 Cr - 9 Ni (A297 Gr HF) (4) 1200 649 8,250 16,500
1300 704 7,000 14,000
1400 760 3,250 6,500
1500 816 1,900 3,800
1200 649 8,180 16,360
1300 704 5,660 11,310
1400 760 4,150 8,300
25 Cr 20 Ni (A351 HK 40) 1500 816 2,850 5,700
1600 871 1,800 3,590
1700 927 1,150 2,300
1800 982 900 1,800
1900 1038 550 1,100
1800 982 1,250 2,500
25 Cr - 35 Ni (HP45 Modified) 1900 1038 700 1,400
2000 1093 210 420
1100 593 13,530 27,060
1200 649 10,240 20,480
1300 704 7,830 15,660
50 Cr - 50 Ni + Nb (A560 IN 657) 1400 760 5,100 10,200
1500 816 3,300 6,600
1600 871 1,900 3,800
1700 927 1,100 2,200
1800 982 750 1,500

Notes:
(1) For intermediate temperatures, allowable stress may be obtained from a smooth curve through the data points.
(2) Casting factor of 0.8 has NOT been applied to these stress values.
(3) 1 psi = 6.9 kPa.
(4) Data are partially based on ultimate tensile or yield strength.
(5) Unless otherwise noted, data are based on creep or rupture criteria in API Standard 560.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 Fired Heaters IP 7-1-1
INTERNATIONAL Page 5 of 9
PRACTICE
(This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

ALLOWABLE STRESSES FOR WROUGHT

TUBESHEET AND TUBE SUPPORT MATERIALS(2)(5)

DEAD LOAD STRESS DEAD LOAD STRESS PLUS

MATERIAL TEMPERATURE (1) psi(3) FRICTIONAL STRESS, psi(3)
°F °C
Carbon Steel (A285 Gr C) 800 427 12,400 24,800
Carbon Steel (Alloy A242 Type 800 427 23,500 47,000
1/Corten A)
Carbon Steel (Alloy A242 Type 800 427 18,750 37,500
2/Corten B)
1000 538 12,670 12,670
1100 593 11,670 11,670
18 Cr - 8 Ni (A240, 1200 649 7,650 11,330
A167 Type 304H) (4) 1300 704 4,725 9,450
1400 760 2,950 5,900
1500 816 1,805 3,610
1200 649 8,750 17,500
1300 704 5,500 11,000
1400 760 7,000 14,000
Ni - Fe - Cr (B-409 Alloy 800HT) 1500 816 2,600 5,200
1600 871 1,750 3,500
1700 927 950 1,900
1800 982 600 1,200
1100 593 9,250 18,500
1200 649 5,225 10,450
1300 704 3,415 8,830
1400 760 2,230 4,460
21 Cr - 11 Ni - 1.5 Si 1500 816 1,455 2,910
(A240 RA 253 - MA) 1600 871 950 1,900
1700 927 620 1,240
1800 982 405 810
1900 1038 265 530
2000 1093 175 350

Notes:
(1) For intermediate temperatures, allowable stress may be obtained from a smooth curve through the data points.
(2) A casting factor is not applicable.
(3) 1 psi = 6.9 kPa.
(4) Data are partially based on ultimate tensile or yield strength.
(5) Unless otherwise noted, data are based on creep or rupture criteria in API Standard 560.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 IP 7-1-1 Fired Heaters
Page 6 of 9 INTERNATIONAL
Rev. 1 March 1998 (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) PRACTICE

R 5.5 Tube support bearing surfaces shall be smooth with rounded edges, 1/8 in. (3 mm) radius or greater.
R 5.6 Maximum unguided length of vertical tubes fired on only one side shall be 35 ft (10.7 m).
R
5.7 Convection section intermediate tube supports shall be as follows:
a. If sootblowers are used, or space for addition of sootblowers is provided, any intermediate tube
supports required between adjacent sootblowers (or spaces provided therefore) shall be located
equidistant between them.
b. The minimum thickness of cast and wrought tube support flanges and web shall be 0.625 in. (16
mm) and 0.5 in. (13 mm) respectively.
c. If tube supports are to be refractory coated, sleeves shall be attached to the tube holes to prevent the
refractory from being damaged by the tubes. Sleeves shall have inside corners removed to prevent
binding.

d. Proposals to use multiple piece, welded tube supports shall be submitted for approval.
R
5.8 End tube sheets shall be stiffened as necessary to withstand the frictional forces due to thermal growth
of the coil, and the dead load stresses - both at tubesheet design temperature. Tubesheets shall be
protected by a minimum of 5 in. (125 mm) of refractory, suitably attached to the supports.
R,M
5.9 Supports for convection section extended surface tubes shall be designed to avoid mechanical
damage to the extended surface, and shall permit easy insertion of the tubes. Tube supports shall be
provided with a tube bearing surface not less than 2-1/2 in. (63 mm) in width.

CONVECTION SECTION CLEANING

O,R
6.1 Convection section cleaning requirements are as follows:
a. For fuel oils containing 0.01% (mass) or more ash, or heavier than 25° API sootblowers shall be
provided throughout the convection section.
b. For fuel oils containing less than 0.01% (mass) ash, and lighter than 25° API space for future
sootblowers and inspection doors suitable for steam lancing shall be provided throughout the
convection section.
c. Where clean gas is the only fuel used, convection section cleaning facilities are not required.
d. For dirty gaseous fuels producing more than 5 ppm (mass) or 5 mg/kg particulates in flue gas,
sootblowers shall be provided throughout the convection section.
O 6.2 Maximum radial coverage of a sootblower or manual steam lance shall be per the following:
a. 3-1/2 ft (1050 mm) or 4 rows, whichever is less, for fuel oils lighter than 10° API (1.0 relative density)
and dirty gaseous fuels producing less than 50 ppm (mass) or 50 mg/kg particulates in flue gas.
b. 3 ft (900 mm) or 3 rows, whichever is less, for fuel oils 10° API and heavier; and, for dirty gaseous
fuels producing more than 50 ppm (mass) or 50 mg/kg particulates in flue gas.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
O,M
7.1 Piping or obstructions beneath bottom fired heaters, shall not interfere with burner adjustment or
normal exit paths from beneath the heater.
R
7.2 All heaters shall have structural steel framing designed by the allowable stress method. The heater
casing shall not be used to support structural loads, except for shear due to lateral loads. The casing may
be used to provide lateral stability to main structural members.
C * 7.3 For vertical cylindrical heaters, alternative designs, where the casing is used as part of the main
structure, may be proposed for approval by the Owner's Engineer.
R 7.4 Heater floor plates shall be supported from structural beams which are a part of the heater structure,
and attached to beams by 100% welding. Floor plate thickness shall be 1/4 in. (6 mm) minimum.
O 7.5 All tube penetrations through the heater casing or header boxes shall be fitted with seals designed to
accommodate any tube movement and provide 100% tight sealing against air in leakage.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 Fired Heaters IP 7-1-1
INTERNATIONAL Page 7 of 9
PRACTICE
(This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

ACCESS AND OBSERVATION DESIGN

M
8.1 Access doors shall be provided for each of the following:
a. Cabin or box heaters. A walk-through door, approximately 2-1/2 ft wide by 5 ft high (750 x 1500
mm), shall be installed in the radiant section. If the heater is compartmented, walk-through access
shall be provided for each of the compartments.

b. Vertical cylindrical heaters. An access door having a free area of 24 in. x 24 in. (600 x 600 mm)
minimum, shall be provided in the floor and in the arch. Access provided through removal of a floor
burner and associated piping shall be approved by the Owner's Engineer.
c. Sootblower lanes. Minimum one 18 in. x 18 in. (450 x 450 mm) clear opening per lane.
d. Flue gas and air ducting. Manways 24 in. x 24 in. (600 x 600 mm) shall be provided to give access to
all duct interiors, dampers, flow devices and other equipment.
M 8.2 Access doors weighing more than 150 lb (68 kg) shall be provided with hinges or davits which cannot
restrict sealing of the door.
O 8.3 Observation doors shall be as follows:
a. Doors shall be located in the radiant section to provide good visibility of baffles, bridgewall, all
burners; and all radiant and shield tubes, tube supports and guides. Minimum view opening for each
door shall be 5 in. (125 mm) wide by 9 in. (225 mm) high. Door’s view opening shall be covered with
glass that is removable and replaceable onstream.
b. Radiant tube centerline spacing at observation doors shall be three nominal tube diameters.
c. Air leakage through the doors, when closed, shall be negligible.
d. Doors in floors shall be 3 in. (75 mm) minimum diameter. A glass covering is not required.
O 8.4 Convection section inspection doors shall be provided as follows:
a. For convection sections which are 50 ft (15 m) or less in length, one set of inspection doors shall be
provided. These doors shall be located adjacent to an intermediate tubesheet if provided and shall be
vertically aligned to enable inspection of each convection section tube row.
b. For convection sections which are more than 50 ft (15 m) in length, two sets of inspection doors shall
be provided. These doors shall be located adjacent to intermediate tube sheets and shall enable
inspection of each tube row.

PLATFORMS
O,M
8.5 Platforms shall be provided as follows:
a. Completely around the heater at floor level and extending to heater casing at observation door
locations, as a minimum.
b. Minimum clear width for access to tube with header boxes shall be 4 ft (1200 mm).

STAIRS AND LADDERS

O,M

8.6 Stairway access shall be provided to platforms serving burners, burner controls, and sootblowers unless
otherwise specified by the Owner’s Engineer.
C
8.7 Access to other platforms shall be by ladders, unless otherwise specified.
S 8.8 Self closing safety gates shall be provided across ladder openings at each platform landing.

STEAM AIR DECOKING

R
9.1 Additional thermal expansion provisions may be required for heaters which are to be steam and air
decoked. For such heaters, thermal expansion and flexibility calculations shall take into account these
factors as well as normal design and operating conditions. Tube metal temperatures used for both radiant
and convection section tubes and any external crossover piping during steam-air decoking shall be as
follows:

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 IP 7-1-1 Fired Heaters
Page 8 of 9 INTERNATIONAL
Rev. 1 March 1998 (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) PRACTICE

STEAM AIR DECOKING (Cont)

TEMPERATURE

TUBE MATERIAL °F °C
Carbon Steel 1275 690
2-1/4 Cr 1325 718
5 Cr 1350 732
9 Cr 1375 746
18 Cr 8 Ni 1700 926
25 Cr 20 Ni 2050 1121

Vendor shall also check thermal expansion capabilities of stack damper at decoking temperatures listed
above.

STACK, BREECHING, AND DUCTING DESIGN

STACK
O 10.1 One stack or stack take-off shall be provided for each 40 ft (12 m) of exposed convection tube length.
R 10.2 Minimum draft available immediately below the convection section shall be 0.1 in. H2O (0.025 kPa) when
firing at heater design rates.
S 10.3 Top of stack shall be a minimum of 10 ft (3 m) above any equipment which is located within 50 ft (15 m)
horizontally of the stack, and shall also be at least 10 ft (3 m) higher than any working platform that is
regularly used by operating or maintenance personnel (once per day or more) and is within a horizontal
distance of 100 ft (31 m).
O 10.4 The minimum design height of the stack shall be equal to 1.05 times the minimum calculated stack
height for the draft requirements of Par. 10.2. Stack draft calculations shall be based on the specified
summer design ambient temperature.

BREECHING AND FLUE GAS DUCTING

R,C 10.5 Breeching and flue gas ducting shall be lined with a minimum of 3 in. (75 mm) medium weight castable
refractory.

If the heater is equipped with downstream flue gas heat recovery, the breeching and hot flue gas ducting
shall be insulated to produce a calculated cold face temperature of no more than 180°F (82°C) based on
an ambient, still, air temperature of 80°F (27°C). The cold flue gas ducting downstream of the heat
recovery unit shall be insulated to maintain the bulk flue gas temperature above its dew point.
O 10.6 Top breeching surface shall have a minimum of 20 degrees slope. There shall be a minimum of 2 ft 6 in.
(760 mm) clearance between the top convection tube row and lowest point of breeching.

DUCTING OF COMBUSTION AIR

O
10.7 Plenum chambers around the burners, air ducts and noise muffling devices shall be designed to
permit access to burners, pilots, and to facilitate burner lightoff. Designs shall be submitted to the
Purchaser for approval by the Owner's Engineer.
O,R
10.8 Combustion air ducting shall be:
a. Above ground and meet thickness and reinforcing requirements for heater casing.
b. Designed to provide uniform flow distribution (± 2% root mean square) to all burners.
c. Sized to limit the dynamic head in the distribution duct, at the point of maximum velocity, to not more
than 10% of the burner pressure drop at design firing conditions.
d. Designed for maximum discharge pressure of the fan at minimum specified design temperature and
maximum fan speed.
* e. Insulated, if an air preheater is provided, to produce a calculated cold face temperature of 150°F
(65°C) based on an ambient, still, air temperature of 80°F (27°C).
O
10.9 Discharge dampers shall be provided for parallel fans discharging into a common duct. Dampers shall
prevent backflow through any non-operating fan. Discharge isolation facilities shall also be provided on
any fan that can be shut down for maintenance while the heater continues to operate.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 Fired Heaters IP 7-1-1
INTERNATIONAL Page 9 of 9
PRACTICE
(This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

S,O
10.10 Proposals to use automatic opening, drop out doors in combustion air ducting shall be approved by
the Owner's Engineer. When their use is approved, doors shall open into an area where personnel have
no access or opening shall have a shield to deflect any escaping hot air away from personnel.

BURNERS
O 11.1 Burner capacity. Burners shall be capable of operating at the specified excess air level and heat release
rate without flame impingement. Unless otherwise specified, burners shall be sized with the following heat
release margins above the design rate:

NO. OF BURNERS HEAT RELEASE MARGIN

5 or less 10
6 or more 5

For dual fuel burners where each fuel can supply design heat release, no margins shall be applied to
the fuel-side design capacities. Air-side margins shall be as specified above.

FABRICATION
O 12.1 The annular space between tubes and end tubesheet shall be packed with high temperature packing or
rope. For extended surface tubes, the space between studs or fins shall be filled with refractory at the
tubesheet location.

INSPECTION AND TESTING

R
13.1 Tube supports fabricated from plates shall have welds inspected by dye penetrant examination.
Acceptance criteria shall be approved by the Owner's Engineer.
R 13.2 All tube supports and tubesheets shall be measured after all required weld repairs and/or heat
treatment have been completed. Maximum permitted deformations are as follows:
a. Bowing Along Length (or Width) - This is the total convex or concave measurement taken from a
straight edge placed along the entire length (or width) of the tube support or tubesheet. This
measurement cannot exceed 0.1 in. per ft (8 mm per m).
b. Twist - This is the rotation of the end centerlines relative to each other; with one end vertical, the
other end centerline cannot exceed 1/2 in. (13 mm) from vertical when measured at the support/guide
locations.
c. Bowing Along Depth of Tube Supports - Same limits as bowing along the length.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE
I
14.1 The Purchaser shall specify the guarantee in accordance with the operating requirements, as approved
by the Owner's Engineer.
Revision Memo
12/94 Revision 0 - Original Issue of International Practice
3/98 Revision 1
The following paragraphs were deleted since they are covered by the API Standard 560: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
4.5, 4.6a, 4.6b, 4.6c, 4.6d, 4.6e, 4.6f, 4.6I, 4.6j, 4.6k, 4.6m, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 5.1, 5.2, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10c, 5.11, 6.3, 6.5a, 6.5b, 6.5c, 6.6,
6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12a, 6.13b, 6.13c, 6.14b, 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 8.1, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 10.1c, 10.1d, 10.5b, 10.5c, 10.6, 10.7,
12.5a, 12.5c. The following paragraphs were modified since a portion of the paragraph is covered by the API Standard 560: 4.8,
5.3, 5.8, 6.1, 6.2, 6.13, 12.8, 13.1, 15.1. The following paragraphs were deleted since they are common practice or have low
justification: 6.5d, 6.5e, 12.12. Editorial changes were made to paragraphs: 1.2, 4.4, 4.6l, 6.12e, 9.2, 9.3, 10.8, 13.3. The
following paragraphs were modified or deleted since requirements are considered unwarranted or are covered by a separate
standard: 7.2, 10.3d, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.13, 13.4. Par. 1.1 emphasizes that this practice supplements API Standard 560. Par.
1.4 deleted since reference no longer required. Table 1 changes - replaced IP 18-6-1 with IP 18-10-1 to reflect new location of
impact requirements, removed reference to AISC Specification, updated reference to API Standard 560 to include entire standard
and appendices, removed ASME B31.3 since covered by API Standard 560 Par 1.6.1. Table 2 changes: added IP 7-3-1 and IP 7-
9-1, removed IP 18-1-1. Par. 10.3 modified to remain consistent with DP XV-G.
Paragraphs renumbered
Old Par. No. New Par. No. Old Par. No. New Par. No.
4.6, 4.8 3.1, 3.2 11.1 9.1
5.3 to 5.6 4.1 to 4.4 12.1 to 12.4 10.1 to 10.4
5.8, 5.10 4.5, 4.6 12.8 to 12.12 10.5 to 10.9
6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.7, 6.11 to 6.14 5.1 to 5.9 12.14 10.10
7.1, 7.4 6.1, 6.2 13.2 11.1
9.2 to 9.4 7.1 to 7.3 14.1 12.1
9.6, 9.11 7.4, 7.5 15.2, 15.3 13.1, 13.2
10.1 to 10.5 8.1 to 8.5 16.1 14.1
10.8 to 10.10 8.6 to 8.8
 Exxon Research and Engineering Company, 1994, 1998

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.