Pipeline Engineering Fundamental Codes & Standard 2

[cornsnicker1]

Just for hypothetical, if you were starting out in your career and needed a compiled list of the most important pipeline engineering codes and specifications (e.g. ASME, API), what would your list look like?

 

[LittleInch]

Kind of depends where you're working, but this covers many locations. Many countries have their own version, usually based on some of the general codes like the ASME B series or a European standard.

Also these are mainly oil and gas codes - water and utilities have a whole other raft of codes

ASME B 31.4
ASME B 31.8
ASME B 16.5
API 5L
API 1102
API 6D
API 650
DNV F101
IGEM TD-1
ISO 13626
NEN - 3650
AS 2885
EN 1594
PD 8010 pts 1, 2 & 3
CSA Z662
MS-SP-44
MS-SP-75

For specs you start with your main code and look in the normative reference / standards section and there are pages of linked specs and standards.

Why do you ask?

Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.

 

[cornsnicker1]

I am mostly just asking for curiosity sake. I have been in the industry for a little over a year and wanted to match the codes and specs that I am aware of with others.

I am in the US by the way.

 

[LittleInch]

Then you also need the federal regulations, which I don't use, but everyone there does...

https://www.ferc.gov/about/offices/oemr/oemr-pipeline.asp

https://www.aboutpipelines.com/en/blog/the-basics-of-pipeline-regulation/

Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.

 

[pennpiper]

cornsnicker1,
Something important to keep in mind.
All of these CODES and STANDARDS cost money (some as much as $495.00 per copy/per edition) and they are often revised and updated.

A loan individual is not normally able to foot the bill to build and maintain such a Library.

It would be better if your Company Office created and maintained such a Technical Library as a Corporate expense.


Sometimes its possible to do all the right things and still get bad results

 

[KevinNZ]

If you get into steam lines then add B31.1. There are others too for non metallic lines.
The piping codes refer to ASME pressure vessel codes too.

Pennpiper as the idea, get your company to subscribe to the codes with Techstreet.

 

[mjmyers2]

I used to be a "fed", so forgive me for the data dump for which you are about to receive, but I know where to find it, and how to get access whereas many people don't:

For federal pipeline codes see the CFR's.
49 CFR Part 191 and 192 Gas Pipelines (updated link directly to the 49 CFR 192)... At the TOP of the page, you can click Browse Previous(or Next) and it will take you to the preceeding CFR... this is how you get to 191 from 192 for example...)
49 CFR Part 195 for Hazardous Liquids pipelines (updated link directly to the 49 CFR 195).
Note: Updated link means as changes are made to the regulation, they are automatically added/corrected, WITHOUT the link changing.

For all API codes referenced in Federal Regulation, you can VIEW them for free at specific websites. I Googled: [free access to standards "Incorporated by Reference"] and was able to get most of what I needed.

General Standards search engine
Note: This is an EXCELLENT source for finding ALL of the federal codes and ANY standard).

https://standards.gov/sibr/query/index.cfm?fuseaction=rsibr.regulatory_sibr

ANSI:

https://ibr.ansi.org/

API:

http://publications.api.org/

... too many more to waste my time at work posting...

Good read to learn more:

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1192&context=lib_fsdocs

Good luck!