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TABLE 14.6 Some of the industry standards applicable to flow assurance
Document No. Description
API 17TR14 Flow Assurance Considerations in Subsea Production Systems
API 17TR5 Avoidance of Blockages in Production Control Systems
API 17TR6 Attributes of Production Chemicals in Subsea Production Systems
API 17 TR13 General Overview of Subsea Production Systems—Section 10.8 HIPPS
API 17O Recommended Practice for High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS)
ASME B31.3 Process Piping, ASME Code for pressure piping, An American National Standard

Pipe roughness

Typical roughness of pipe materials is shown in Table 14.7.

Sample requirements

Usual samples required for basic flow assurance analysis are shown in Table 14.8.

Advanced flow assurance fluid properties

Fluid properties required for more advanced flow assurance analysis are shown in
Table 14.9.

TABLE 14.7 Pipe roughness
Material Roughness, microns
Carbon steel, low-carbon steel 45
Stainless steel (hot rolled) 450
Stainless steel (cold drawn) 40
Duplex stainless steel 40
Glass-lined carbon steel (new) 5
Glass-lined carbon steel (old) 50
Galvanized carbon steel 150
Epoxy lined pipe 150
Fiber pipe, plastic pipe 15
Glass reinforced epoxy 5
Titanium 45