Dheeraj Narang: About the Author
Manager, Materials & Corrosion Department, Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering
Dheeraj Narang is a seasoned energy professional, process safety activist, and computer science enthusiast. He has 10 years of experience in mechanical integrity, fitness for service, and corrosion engineering. He received his BEng, Mechanical Engineering from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda, India in 2009 and his MS, Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, USA in 2014. He currently holds API 571, API 580, and NACE Corrosion Technologist certifications. He wants to enhance human rights of fellow industry workers (on a global scale) by replicating industry best practices, process safety regulations, and fitness for service standards to regions where these are due for development, incorporation, and implementation. He is keen on bringing this change to the energy industry through digital initiatives, which eventually will translate into operational excellence for operator companies as well.
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Published Articles
Remaining life assessments of complex assets, including fixed equipment, piping, rotary, and packaged sub-assets, have always been challenging for integrity engineers. Well stimulation service (WSS) units are complex in a similar way.
This article intends to use a top-down approach of describing RBI methodology and how it fits in a facility management system. The main idea of this article is to provide a comprehensive picture of RBI methodology in terms of basics, technology trends, implementation guidance, and evaluating a potential RBI technology partner.
