Asset Integrity Management & Inspection Acronyms
The following table contains a listing of commonly used acronyms in asset integrity management and inspection in the oil & gas and chemical industries.
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Acronym | Definition |
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ABSA | Alberta Boiler Safety Association |
ACC | American Chemistry Council |
ACFM | Alternating Current Field Measurement |
AE or AET | Acoustic Emission Testing |
AFPM | American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers |
AIChE | American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
AIM | Asset Integrity Management |
AIR | Asset Intelligence Report |
API | American Petroleum Institute |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ASNT | American Society for Nondestructive Testing |
AST | Aboveground Storage Tank |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
AUBT | Automated Ultrasonic Backscatter Technique |
AUT | Automated Ultrasonic Testing |
AWS | American Welding Society |
bbl | Barrel of Oil |
Bcf | Billion Cubic Feet |
Bcfe | Billions of Cubic Feet (of natural gas) Equivalent |
BOE | Barrels of Oil Equivalent |
BOK | Body of Knowledge |
bpd or bbl/d | Barrel Per Calendar Day |
BPVC | Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME) |
BSEE | Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |
C/L | Coating/Lining |
C/M | Corrosion and Materials |
Cal/OSHA | California Division of Occupational Safety and Health |
CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
CAR | Computer Aided Radiography |
CBI | Condition-Based Inspection |
CBM | Condition-Based Monitoring |
CCD | Corrosion Control Document |
CCV | Critical Check Valve |
CDU | Crude Distillation Unit |
CIP | Competency Improvement Plan |
CMB | Computerized Monitoring Button |
CML | Condition Monitoring Location |
CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management System |
CO | Carbon Monoxide |
CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
COF | Consequence of Failure |
COS | Center for Offshore Safety |
CP | Cathodic Protection |
CSB | Chemical Safety Board |
CUF | Corrosion Under Fireproofing |
CUI | Corrosion Under Insulation |
CV | Curriculum Vitae |
CWI | Certified Welding Inspector |
DCU | Delayed Coker Unit |
DCUT | Dry Coupled Ultrasonic Testing |
DM | Damage Mechanism |
DMW | Dissimilar Metal Weld |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
DUTT | Digital Ultrasonic Thickness Testing |
E&P | Exploration and Production |
EAM | Enterprise Asset Management |
ECA | Eddy Current Array |
ECSCC | External Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking |
EE | Essential Element (of the 101) |
EIA | U.S. Energy Information Administration |
EMAT | Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer |
EPA | U.S. Environment Protection Agency |
EPC | Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute |
ERW | Electric Resistance Welds |
ET or ECT | Eddy Current Testing |
FA | Failure Analysis |
FCC | Fluidized Catalytic Cracking |
FCCU | Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit |
FEA | Finite Element Analysis |
FEMI | Fixed Equipment Mechanical Integrity |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FFS | Fitness-for-Service |
FMEA | Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
FPSO | Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessels |
FRP | Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic |
GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
GMAW | Gas Metal Arc Welding |
GTAW | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding |
GWUT | Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing |
H2S | Hydrogen Sulfide |
HAZ | Heat Affected Zone |
HFA | Hydrofluoric Acid |
HIC | Hydrogen Induced Cracking |
HP/HT | High Pressure / High Temperature |
HSE | Health, Safety, and Environment |
HTHA | High Temperature Hydrogen Attack |
ICP | Individual Certification Program (API) |
ID | Inside Diameter |
IDMS | Inspection Data Management System |
ILI | In-Line Inspection |
IOW | Integrity Operating Window |
IP | Initial Pulse |
IPEIA | International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association |
IRIS | Internal Rotating Inspection System |
ISI | In-Service Inspection |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISO | Inspection Isometric Drawing |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LCM | Life Cycle Management |
LDAR | Leak Detection and Repair (refers to fugitive emissions) |
LED | Light Emitting Diode |
LFEC | Low Frequency Eddy Current |
LFI | Learning From Incidents |
LHC | Light Hydrocarbon |
LMC or LME | Liquid Metal Cracking or Liquid Metal Embrittlement |
LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
LOPC | Loss of Primary Containment |
LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
LPT or PT | Liquid Penetrant Testing |
LRUT | Long Range Ultrasonic Testing |
LT | Leak Testing |
LT | Long Term |
LTA | Local Thin Area |
M&M | Materials and Metallurgy |
MAOP | Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure |
MAT | Minimum Allowable Temperature |
MAWP | Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
Mboe | Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent |
Mboe/d | Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day |
Mbbl | Thousand Barrels |
Mbbl/d | Thousand Barrels per Day |
MMbbl | Million Barrels |
Mcf | Thousand Cubic Feet (of Gas) |
MMcf | Million Cubic Feet (of Gas) |
MMcf/d | Million Cubic Feet (of Gas) per Day |
MMboe | Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent |
MDMT | Minimum Design Metal Temperature |
MDR | Manufacturer’s Data Report |
MFD | Material Flow Diagram |
MFE | Magnetic Flux Exclusion |
MFL | Magnetic Flux Leakage |
MI | Mechnical Integrity |
MIC | Microbiologically-Induced Corrosion |
MMS | Maintenance Management System |
MOC | Management of Change |
MT or MPT | Magnetic Particle Testing |
MTR | Material Test Report (Mill Test Report) |
MWMA | Meandering Winding Magnetometer Array |
NAC | Naphthenic Acid Corrosion |
NACE | NACE International (Formerly National Association of Corrosion Engineers) |
NDE / NDT | Nondestructive Examination / Nondestructive Testing |
NDTMA | Nondestructive Testing Management Association |
NGL | Natural Gas Liquid |
NII | Non-Invasive Inspection |
NPS | Nominal Pipe Size |
OD | Outside Diameter |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OJT | On-the-Job Training |
OPEX | Operational Expenditures |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSHA NEP | OSHA National Emphasis Program |
OSI | On-Stream Inspection |
P&C | Paint and Coatings |
P&ID | Piping and Instrumentation Diagram |
PASCC | Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking |
PAUT | Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing |
PCC | Post-Construction Committee (of ASME) |
PdM | Predictive Maintenance |
PEC | Pulsed Eddy Current |
PEIM | Pressure Equipment Integrity Management |
PFD | Process Flow Diagram |
PHA | Process Hazards Analysis |
PHMSA | Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
PM | Preventive Maintenance |
PMI | Positive Material Identification |
POF | Probability of Failure |
PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
ppm | Parts Per Million |
PQR | Procedure Qualification Record |
PRCI | Pipeline Research Council International |
PRD | Pressure Relieving Device |
PRT | Profile Radiographic Testing |
PRV | Pressure Relief Valve |
PSM | Process Safety Management |
PSV | Pressure Safety Valve |
PT or LPT | Liquid Penetrant Testing |
PV | Pressure Vessel |
PVV | Pressure Vacuum Vent |
PWHT | Post-Weld Heat Treatment |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QC | Quality Control |
QSF | Qualified Suppliers and Fabricators |
QRO | Quantitative Reliability Optimization |
RA | Risk Assessment / Risk Analysis |
RAGAGEP | Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices |
RBDM | Risk-Based Decision Making |
RBI | Risk-Based Inspection |
RBTAP | Risk-Based Turnaround Planning |
RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
RCM | Reliability Centered Maintenance |
RFEC | Remote Field Eddy Current |
RFID | Radio Frequency Identification Device |
RIK | Replacement-in-Kind |
RL | Remaining Life |
RP | Recommended Practice |
RT | Radiographic Testing or Radiography |
RTP | Reinforced Thermoset Plastic |
RTR | Real Time Radiography |
RVI | Remote Visual Inspection |
SAI | Soil-to-Air Interface |
SBP | Small-Bore Piping |
SCC | Stress Corrosion Cracking |
SCIMI | Subcommittee on Inspection and Mechanical Integrity (within the API) |
SDO | Standards Development Organization (e.g., API, ASME, NACE, ASNT, ASTM) |
SEIP | Special Emphasis Inspection Program |
SEMS | Safety and Environmental Management Systems |
SLOFEC | Saturated Low Frequency Eddy Current |
SMAW | Shielded Metal Arc Welding |
SME | Subject Matter Expert |
SMYS | Specified Minimum Yield Strength |
SOHIC | Stress Oriented Hydrogen Induced Cracking |
SPCC | Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulations |
SRU | Sulfur Recovery Unit |
ST | Short Term |
STI | Steel Tank Institute |
TA | Turnaround |
TBI | Time-Based Inspection |
Tcf | Trillion Cubic Feet |
TML | Thickness Monitoring Location |
TOFD | Time of Flight Diffraction |
TRV | Thermal Relief Valve |
UAS | Unmanned Aerial System |
UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
ULSD | Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel |
USW | United Steel Workers |
UT | Ultrasonic Testing |
UTT | Ultrasonic Thickness Testing |
VCE | Vapor Cloud Explosion |
VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
VT | Visual Testing |
WFMPT | Wet Flourescent Magnetic Particle Testing |
WOL | Weld Overlay |
WPS | Welding Procedure Specification |