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API Rec Comm Mend Ded P Pract Tice 1 1110 0

This document provides guidelines for pressure testing steel pipelines used to transport gas, petroleum, hazardous liquids, and other substances. It discusses planning a test, including determining the test medium and equipment used. The document outlines procedures for implementing a test, such as filling the line, reaching the test pressure, monitoring during the test, and accepting or rejecting the results. Records that should be maintained of the test are also specified. The guidelines are intended to help ensure pipeline integrity and safety by identifying any leaks or defects before the pipeline is put into service.

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API Rec Comm Mend Ded P Pract Tice 1 1110 0

This document provides guidelines for pressure testing steel pipelines used to transport gas, petroleum, hazardous liquids, and other substances. It discusses planning a test, including determining the test medium and equipment used. The document outlines procedures for implementing a test, such as filling the line, reaching the test pressure, monitoring during the test, and accepting or rejecting the results. Records that should be maintained of the test are also specified. The guidelines are intended to help ensure pipeline integrity and safety by identifying any leaks or defects before the pipeline is put into service.

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API Rec

comm
mend
ded P
Practtice 1
1110
0
Recom
mmende
ed Practice for th
he Presssure Te
esting of Steel P
Pipelines
s
for the Transp
portation of Gas,, Petrole
eum Gas, Haza
ardous L
Liquids,
Highly Volatile
e Liquids
s, or Carrbon Dio
oxide
SIXTH EDITIION | FEBRUARY 2013 | 25 PAGES
P
| $95.00
0 | PRODUCT N
NO. D11106

This RP app
plies to all partts of a pipeline
e or pipeline fa
acility
including lin
ne pipe, pump station pipingg, terminal pip
ping,
compressorr station piping
g, metering sta
ation piping,
delivery stattion piping, regulator station
n piping,
appurtenances connected
d to line pipe, appurtenance
es
connected to
t facility pipin
ng, fabricated assemblies, valves,
v
tees, elbowss, reducers, fla
anges, and an
ny other pipelin
ne
equipment or appurtenan
nces.
This RP doe
es not apply to
o pumping unitts, compressor
units, break
kout tanks, pre
essure vesselss, control pipin
ng,
sample piping, instrumen
nt piping/tubin
ng, or any
component or piping systtem for which other codes specify
pressure tessting requirem
ments (i.e. ASM
ME Boiler and
Pressure Ve
essel Code, pip
ping systems covered
c
by building
codes, etc.).
Although this RP containss guidelines th
hat are based on
sound engin
neering judgm
ment, it is impo
ortant to note that
t
certain gove
ernmental requirements ma
ay differ from the
t
guidelines presented
p
in th
his document.. Nothing in this RP
is intended to inhibit the use of enginee
ering solutionss that
are not cove
ered by the RP
P. This may be
e particularly
applicable where
w
there is innovative de
eveloping
technology. Where an alte
ernative is offe
ered, the RP may
m
be used, pro
ovided any and all variations from the RP are
identified an
nd documente
ed.
This RP doe
es not addresss piping system
ms that are
pressure tessted with natu
ural gas, nitroggen, or air.

www.api.org

Forr ordering inforrmation:


Onlline: www.apii.org/pubs
Phoone: 1-800-854-7179
(Toll-freee in the U.S. and Canada)
(+1) 303
3-397-7056
(Local an
nd Internationa
al)
Faxx:

(+1) 303
3-397-2740

applicable.
APII members receeive a 30% disscount where a

Contents
Page

Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Normative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

3
3.1
3.2

Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1


Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

Pressure Test Planning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5


Guidelines for Planning a Pressure Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pressure Test Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pressure Test Equipment and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Location and Use of Test Measuring Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10

Pressure Test Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualification of Contractor and Operator Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Line Fill and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Initial Pressurization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Test Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pressure Test Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Searching for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pressure Test Acceptance Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depressurization, Displacement, and Disposal of the Test Medium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drying Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15
15
15
15
17
18
19
19
20
21
22

6
6.1
6.2
6.3

Pressure Test Records and Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pressure Test Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pressure Test Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22
22
22
24

Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figures
1
Impact of Test Pressure on Margin of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2
PressureVolume Plot with Residual Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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