MERIDIUM APM CAPABILITIES

APM APM HEALTH APM STRATEGY APM FAILURE APM APM SAFETY
FOUNDATION ELIMINATION MECHANICAL
INTEGRITY
•Asset Criticality •Performance •Asset Strategy •Root Cause •Risk Based •Hazards
Analysis Indicators Management Analysis Inspections (RBI) Analysis
•Strategy •Rounds •Reliability •Reliability •Inspection •SIS
Definition •Lubrication Centered Analytics Management Management
•Metrics and Management Maintenance •Production Loss •Thickness •Calibration
Scorecards •Failure Modes Analysis Monitoring Management
•Administration & Effects
•User Analysis
Configuration
APM Mechanical Integrity
With Meridium’s APM Mechanical Integrity solution, organizations can:
• Rank equipment based on risk using globally accepted methodologies
• Develop and implement inspection plans using client-defined inspection
strategies
• Execute tasks and document activities using mobile device in offline mode
• Store thickness reading and carry out detailed corrosion analysis.
• Facilitate compliance and manage risk at an optimum level using
configurable reports, metrics and key performance indicators
• Trigger to re-analyze integrity risk, based on realtime data field information
and intelligent actions executed on pre-defined conditions
Risk Based Inspection
Risk Based Inspection for fixed and linear assets

• Meridium’s RBI approach is compliant with American Petroleum Institute (API) standards and provides the ability to
assess the probability and consequences of failure to optimize inspection rigor based on overall risk. The visual
surveillance and inspection of both fixed and linear assets is a critical element in assessing the current condition of
the asset and avoiding equipment failures. RBI can be seamlessly integrated into inspection management and
maintenance programs. RBI is completely integrated with the Meridium Enterprise APM suite of solutions. The
associated work process follows API standards and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices
(RAGAGEP). APM Mechanical Integrity is the only solution that provides an approach-agnostic RBI capability, and is
the only software solution that has been certified to the 3rd edition of API-RP 581 by Trinity Bridge Digital.
• Corrosion Engineering is the foundational element within Meridium’s RBI approach. The key steps in this phase
include:
• Definition of corrosion loops
• Assignment of potential degradation mechanisms (PDM)
• Defining the integrity operating windows (IOWs) for the PDMs effecting the asset
• Management of equipment design and process data
• Risk Assessment leverages the data captured from the corrosion engineering process as well as the current and
past results of inspections and thickness monitoring programs to build integrity assurance. IOWs are established
using relevant information from process historians and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.
Inspection Management
Inspection planning, execution, and analysis for fixed and linear assets
• Organizations apply continuous efforts to help eliminate equipment failures that result in unplanned downtime, reduced
production rates, and safety and environmental incidents that hurt the organization’s reputation and brand. In addition, many
inspection programs are mandated by regulatory agencies with the power to apply significant penalties for non-compliance.
Meridium’s Inspection Management capability provides the capability to drive large-scale inspection programs and ensure
compliance with federal, state, and local requirements including the API standards. Inspection Management allows asset owners
and operators to manage inspection plans, document the condition of an asset, and track inspection recommendations to closure
from a single source. Inspection Management provides a complete view of the inspection program through integrations with
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems and other Meridium APM solutions.
• Inspection Planning defines the overall inspection strategy for an asset, the objective of the strategy, and the frequency of
inspections, as well as the resources responsible for successful execution of the inspections. Inspection Scope identifies the asset
and all its sub-components that should be inspected as well as the inspection methods to be used.
• Inspection Workflow Management includes tools for review, approval, enhancements, record locking, and publishing of all
inspections, as required by the organization’sprocesses and practices. One of the differentiator for Meridium inspection
management is the ability to capture the inspection confidence/effectiveness for the potential degradation mechanisms.
Inspection Alerts drive visibility of the inspection programs with e-mail notifications to inspectors, supervisors, compliance
managers, and others as defined conditions arise.
• Inspector Qualifications and Inspection Results are part of legal documentation and the associated certifications are stored
within the application when inspections are performed. Inspection results and associated documentation are formatted for viewing
or printing as Inspection Reports.
Thickness Monitoring
Thickness measurement and analysis for fixed and linear assets
• Effective thickness monitoring [measurement] activities are an essential component of a Mechanical Integrity program. They help eliminate
equipment failures that result in unplanned downtime, reduced production rates, and safety and environmental incidents that hurt the
organization’s reputation and brand. Meridium’s Thickness Monitoring capability provides the capability to manage large-scale corrosion
and thickness measurement programs for stationary equipment such as pipelines, piping, vessels, exchangers, tanks, boilers, etc. Key
elements of Thickness Monitoring include the ability to calculate the minimum thickness required to safely operate the equipment, thickness
measurement data management, and corrosion rate analysis, as well as next-inspection and retirement- date calculations. These calculated
values can be seamlessly integrated back into the EAM/CMMS systems and other Meridium Enterprise APM solutions.
• Thickness Monitoring Planning defines the overall thickness monitoring strategy for an asset, including the calculation methods, default
inspection intervals, and minimum corrosion rates, as well as the resources responsible for successful execution of monitoring inspections.
• Corrosion Analysis provides comprehensive drill-down to the measurement locations for visibility into corrosion rate details and trends,
current findings, and calculated next inspection date.
• Pressure Minimum Thickness Calculator evaluates the minimum wall thickness of an asset and, combined with current corrosion rates,
determines the estimated remaining life and projected retirement date for the asset.
• Thickness Measurement Location Management governs thickness measurement locations assigned to assets, including information about
sequence, location, design attributes and status. This provides quick identification of potential issues within the thickness monitoring
program.
• Half-Life Charts and Measurement Trends provide visibility to the measurement data over time, along with the option to view the
controlling corrosion rate associated with the thickness measurement location. Meridium Thickness Monitoring offers seamless integration
with many UT field measurement devices such as those manufactured by GE and Olympus. Thickness inspection results and associated
documentation are formatted for viewing or printing capability.
Mobile Inspections
• The surveillance of equipment condition is critical for the detection and
prevention of equipment failures and ensuing unplanned downtime. Mobile
inspections enable operators and inspectors to capture real-time data
electronically, in the field, and allow those who come in contact with
equipment on a daily basis to have a direct and immediate impact of the
reliability of that equipment.
• Meridium’s APM Mechanical Integrity solution drives the effective and safe
risk management of fixed and linear assets with criticality and risk rankings,
effective inspection planning, compliance management and dynamic integrity
and risk reviews based on real-time field data. The effective use of these tools
in conjunction with a comprehensive APM initiative improves safety,
containment reliability and environmental compliance.