CAPPGuidetoMR0175/ISO1516RayGoodfellowPangeaSolutionsInc.ChairmanoftheCAPPCommitteeonGuidetoMR0175/ISO15156OverviewHistoryofMR0175BackgroundonCAPPSourMaterialsSubcommitteeCAPPcommitteedocument,reviewofthemajorsections:NACEMR0175/ISO15156InterpretationandMaintenanceImportantchangesfromNACEMR0175toNACEMR0175/ISO15156Equipmentuser’sapplicationguidelineforMR0175/ISO15156HistoryfortheDevelopmentofNACEMR0175OilproductionanddrillingequipmentbegantofailinCanadaandtheWesternUnitedStatesasreservesweredevelopedthatcontainedhydrogensulfide(H2S).Themodeoffailurewassulfidestresscracking(SSC)thatoccurredbelowtheconventionalmechanicaldesignstressesforequipment.Failurecouldoccurindaystomonthsafterexposure.Failurewasbelowtheyieldstrengthandoftenbrittleinnature.Strongerandhardermaterialschosentoallowforgreatermechanicaldesignstressesfailed,whilesoftermaterialsdidnot.LabtestingandfieldexperiencedeterminedthatSSCcouldonlyoccurwithasusceptiblematerialunderathresholdtensilestresswasexposedtoliquidwaterwithacriticalthresholdconcentrationofH2S.HistoryfortheDevelopmentofNACEMR0175FatalitiesfromanaccidentinWestTexaspromptedtheTexasRailroadCommissiontoasktheindustrytowriteadocumenttohelppreventsuchincidentsinthefuture.NACEmemberscametogethertowriteMR0175,thefirstmaterialsrecommendationfromNACEissuedin1975.AnupstreamversionNACEMR0103wasdevelopedforrefineryuseandissuedinxxxxSulfideStressCrackingMR01752002toMR0175/ISO15156SignificantchangestothedocumentItisnotalwayseasytointerpretthechangesAnindustrygroupwasformedunderCAPPtodevelopaguidelinetothedocumentCanadianAssociationofPetroleumProducers(CAPP)TheCanadianAssociationofPetroleumProducers(CAPP)represent150companiesthatexplorefor,developandproducenaturalgas,naturalgasliquids,crudeoil,oilsands,andelementalsulphurthroughoutCanada.CAPPmembercompaniesproduceapproximately98percentofCanada’snaturalgasandcrudeoil.CAPPalsohas125associatememberswhoprovideawiderangeofservicesthatsupporttheupstreamcrudeoilandnaturalgasindustry.CAPP–ObjectiveCAPPPipelineTechnicalCommitteeSourMaterialsSubcommitteefeltitwasimportanttocreateasupportingdocument,whichcouldbeusedbyindustryasareferencetoolto:provideabriefoverviewoftheNACE/ISOpublication,outliningthemostsignificantchangesandtheirimplicationtotheindustry,provideguidanceandassistanceonhowtoapplythenewpublicationusingsimpletofollowflowcharts,andclarificationexamples,providesampleformswhichcouldbeusedtomeettheintentofthepublication.SourMaterialsSubcommitteewasformedtodevelopthisguidelineCAPPGuide–Contents1.0Objective2.0Background3.0NACEMR0175/ISO15156InterpretationandMaintenance4.0ChangesFromNACEMR0175toNACEMR0175/ISO151565.0StructureofNewDocumentCAPPGuide-Contents6.0EquipmentUser’sApplicationGuidelineforMR0175/ISO151566.1SelectQualificationMethod(RefertoAppendixC,FigureC.16.2QualificationByFieldExperience(RefertoAppendixC,FigureC.26.3QualificationbyLaboratoryTesting(RefertoAppendixC,FigureC.3)CAPPGuide-Contents7.0OtherConsiderations8.0References9.0ParticipantsandAcknowledgementsCAPPGuide-ContentsAppendixA:VotingProcessesforISO/TC67InterpretationandMaintenanceAppendixB:FlowCharts-NACEMR0175/ISO15156layoutAppendixC:EquipmentUserDecisionFlowChartsAppendixD:DataforFieldQualificationAppendixE:SampleForms1.0BackgroundInajoint,cooperative...