API SIRE case studies
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The API Source Inspector (SIRE) credential is an individual personnel certification offered within the American Petroleum Institute's Individual Certification Programs (ICP), a family of certifications administered through API's Global Industry Services group - the part of API that, in its own words, "drives safety and efficiency within the oil and gas industry through standards, certifications, assessments, training and more." Source inspection work centers on representing a purchaser at a supplier's manufacturing site: reviewing the purchase order and inspection plan, surveilling fabrication and testing, witnessing examinations and hold points, and confirming that documentation supports acceptance before material is released. The exam content is organized into four practice areas - inspection planning and preparation; manufacturing process surveillance; testing, examination, and acceptance; and documentation, reporting, and quality systems - each shown at 25 percent in this study outline. The API SIRE case studies are 5 cases and about 2,399 words.
1Hydrostatic Hold Point Removed from the ITP
A fabricator of API 6A wellhead housings has issued an inspection and test plan (ITP) for a purchase order requiring PSL 2 and source inspection. The PO states that hydrostatic testing and final dimensional examination are witness points.
536 words, about 3 min2Expired Thermocouple During Heat Treatment
During surveillance at a forging supplier, the inspector reviews the heat-treatment records for 40 low-alloy steel bodies. The austenitizing furnace chart shows a 22-minute interruption in the control thermocouple signal, followed by recovery to set temperature.
482 words, about 2 min3Magnetic Particle Indication in a Seal Area
A supplier is performing magnetic particle examination on 25 API 6A valve bodies. The inspector observes a linear indication approximately 3 mm long in a sealing surface area on one body.
464 words, about 2 min4MTR Heat Number Mismatch at Final Release
At final release, the inspector reviews the documentation package for 20 forged valve bodies. The material test reports list heat number H-4471 for all 20 forgings, but the permanent markings on three forgings read H-4471A.
462 words, about 2 min5Out-of-Tolerance Pressure Gauge on a Hydrostatic Test
A supplier hydrostatically tested five API 6A valve bodies at 7,500 psi for three minutes using a 0-10,000 psi analog gauge. The test record shows a passing result.
455 words, about 2 min