What does IOGP say about robotic inspection of storage tanks in general?
What are the key takeaways?

Yes in PQR, those are the values which should be mentioned and this is part of API 577.
And hardness testing during qualification is mandatory.

I would like to add that even necessary digitization increases visibility faster than it increases understanding.
In other words, you may able to see more but that does not mean that you understand more as well.
Instead of creating a lot of digital pointers landing in our inbox or popping up on our ...

To be honest, what I could recall is an isolated request we received from operations where they suspected erosion /corrosion happening, and their doubt was confirmed with an inspection made during the shutdown. That particular orifice was then subjected to a replacement frequency.


irish,
In your ...

Thanks novice123.
Any luck to find a database, and an evaluation tool?

I am not sure if there are any online web assisted tool /program available to let you know that.
There are certain matrices which are however available containing the inspection requirements. That too I believe would be Company's need specific, and suiting their piping classes.

I would like to provide an input related to point 4 highlighted by ivani1.
We have recently experienced three cases where near-miss /incidents took place because of an incorrect anchor point.
On temporary basis, enhanced control has been implemented through site awareness workshops of running a ...

Have you checked if there could be any temporary protection made available till you implement the full project.
To me this sounds critical where a hydrocarbon storage tank is left with no cathodic protection at all.
Temporary solutions may include provision of galvanic anodes. Or you can also ...

Including any sort of restricted orifice is not a mandatory requirement from any of the piping inspection code, just to clear you on that.
RO itself does not qualify to be a pressure equipment however it is classified as special emphasis piping component meaning can have significant impact on the ...

See the basic concept of any inspection job is to start with inspection history.
No inspector goes to the site to perform any meaningful inspection before looking into the inspection history of the equipment.
Absence of any baseline inspection when the equipment was installed would provide a gap ...