RecommendedPracticeforDesignandInstallationofOffshoreProductionPlatformPipingSystemsAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE14EFIFTHEDITION,OCTOBER1991REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER2019energliill®AMERICANPETROLEUMINSTITUTEIssuedbyAMERICANPETROLEUMINSTITUTEProductionDepartmentFORINFORMATIONCONCERNINGTECHNICALCONTENTSOFTHISPUBLICATIONCONTACTTHEAPIPRODUCTIONDEPARTMENT,1201MAINSTREET,SUITE2535,DALLAS,TX75202-3994-(214)748-3841.SEEBACKCOVERFORINFORMATIONCONCERNINGHOWTOOBTAINADDITIONALCOPIESOFTHISPUBLICATION.Usersofthispublicationshouldbecomecompletelyfamiliarwithitsscopeandcontent.Thispublicationisintendedtosupplementratherthanreplaceindividualengineeringjudgment.OFFICIALPUBLICATIONREG.U.S.PATENTOFFICECopyrighto1991AmericanPetroleumInstitute2AmericanPetroleumInatitut.eAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICEFORDESIGNANDINSTALLATIONOFOFFSHOREPRODUCTIONPLATFORMPIPINGSYSTEMSTABLEOFCONTENTSPOLICY___________________Page6778FOREWORD------------------DEFINmONS__________________SYMBOLSSECTION1-GENERAi,s·Scope____________________9CodeforPressurePiping_.____________________9Policy______________________9IndustryCodes,GuidesandStandards_________9American-IronandSteelInstitute,__________9AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute________9AmericanPetroleumInstitute_________________________________10AmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterial.0-____________10AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers,_______10NationalAssociationofCorrosionEngineers,_______10NationalFireProtectionAssociation_________10GasProcessorsSuppliersAssociation.._________10HydraulicsInstitu�----------------10Governmental:QulesandRegulations,___________10DemarcationBetweenSystemswithDifferentPressureRatings_11CorrosionConsiderations________________________13General_____________________13WeightLossCorrosion____________'-'-_13SulfideStressCracking_____________13ChlorideStressCrackin______________13ApplicationofNACEMR-01-75__________13SECTION2-PIPTNGDESIGN_____________14PipeGrades14Non-CorrosiveHydrocarbonService14CorrosiveHydrocarbonService14SulfideStressCrackingServic14Utili...
