This paper provides an overview of 2023 version of NACE SP 0113: Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM): Methods Selection and Implementation. This standard practice presents guidance to operators for selecting and implementing methods, technologies, or activities to manage pipeline integrity. The 2023 version describes a PIM program that addresses threats (including from corrosion and other risks): covers both metallic (carbon steel) and non-metallic pipelines; provides definitions of various PIM terms; lists documentation requirements; discusses pipeline types; explains stages of pipeline life cycle; includes typical threats and stages of their occurrence; explains mitigation of the threats; describes integrity assessment and management methods; describes procedures to select appropriate PIM methods; describes PIM program implementation using Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and describes the state of implementation of PIM program in various companies using KPI.

Subject
External stress corrosion cracking, External corrosion direct assessment, Pipeline integrity management, Documentation, Integrity assessment, Implementation, Pipelines, Tools, Mechanical failure, Internal corrosion direct assessment, Construction, Integrity management, Oil
Keywords:
corrosion management, pipeline management, pipeline integrity management, PIM, Key Performance Indicators, KPI
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