Maintain Integrity and Increase Reliability

Implement Integrity Operating Windows

Operators regularly spend considerable time and resources

on inspections to maintain plant integrity.
Safely ensure more up-time productivity by increasing asset reliability
To increase asset reliability, Integrity Management has The next evolution for asset monitoring and inspections
shifted from a broad time or risk based approach to a
targeted and cohesive approach using Process Control and
Integrity Operating Windows API RP 584 (American
Petroleum Industry Recommended Practice). Time Based Risk Based Process Control and Integrity
Inspections Inspections Operating Windows
Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs) are created as a subset
of your Process Control operating limits. IOWs link
operating limits, with impacts of process variables—feedstock
quality, operating conditions or process configurations—to
identify predictive limits that can be monitored and
Integrity Operating Windows are a predictive and proactive approach
controlled, to reduce the likelihood and rate of damage. to strengthening your Integrity Management program.
By understanding the consequences of excursions outside of Time based inspection
IOWs you can proactively manage integrity and target why, results in reactive
Integrity Operating
what and when you need to inspect, resulting in: maintenance or
replacement. Windows (IOWs) provide
Process Control Process
• Minimising unplanned down time and shortening the rigorous basis for Operating Control
planned shutdowns; Risk based inspection proactively managing Limits Variables
• Enhancing profitability by eliminating cost and prioritises inspections plant integrity.
based on likelihood of
improving reliability; and
failure and consequence.
IOWs
• Reducing risk and meeting regulatory obligations.
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 Implement Integrity Operating Windows
Predict, avoid and prevent unexpected equipment degradation that could lead to loss of
containment by implementing Integrity Operating Windows API RP 584*

PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3

Identify the drivers of damage that Use process control and knowledge of Manage plant within predefined IOWs that meet
potentially threaten plant integrity. degradation to target what, why and business production objectives and optimise reliability.
when to inspect.

IOWs SOPs for

exceedances
Manual
response

Define Asset Review Define Integration of Update Safety

Implementation Feedback
(including Current Integrity API RP 584 with Case and
Documentation from Process
modes of Integrity Operating existing Risk Critical Process
Training Indicators
damage) Status Windows Control System Safety Controls

Targeted Corrosion Ongoing Process

Critical limit high
Standard level high
Provides limits for informational, standard
or critical thresholds Target range high
Stable,
reliable Target Optimal
Identifies instruments for reporting critical
process or mechanical control parameters
Target range low
(e.g. pressure; CO2; cyclic strain)
Standard level low
Critical limit low
Failure occurs quickly Inspection Management Monitoring and
Program Manual Control
Failure occurs within
sustained operations
Establishes consequences
of excursions outside of FOR EXAMPLE:
IOWs Carbon steel corrosion rate in dry gas is
Safe to operate insignificant at < 0.01 mm/yr. Knowing the
moisture content eliminates the need for
Includes responses to
inspection of wall thickness.
exceedances
Failure occurs within
sustained operations
Piping integrity is ensured by consistent
operation within the IOW limits for
Failure occurs quickly moisture, to be validated by process control
records.

*American Petroleum Industry Recommended Practice