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Leo sighed. "Marta, that adds $80k and two extra days. The schedule is tight."

She pulled up the crude assay for the next two years. TAN: 1.2. Temperature at the heater outlet: 620°F.

She frowned. The unit processed a heavier, more acidic crude slate than last year. She grabbed the tattered, coffee-stained copy of from her shelf—the "bible" of damage mechanisms. It fell open to Section 5.1.10: Naphthenic Acid Corrosion . api rp 571 pdf

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Back in her office, she called Leo. "We need to add guided wave ultrasonic testing on the transfer line elbows and a full NAP inspection scope." Leo sighed

"Fine," Leo muttered. "I’ll update the scope. But you owe me."

Marta opened the attached spreadsheet. It listed the usual suspects: thickness readings, hardness tests, and a few spot checks for creep in the heater tubes. She scrolled past the rows of standard checks, then paused. Her eyes landed on a small header: High-Temperature Naphthenic Acid Corrosion (NAP) — marked "Not Required." TAN: 1

Marta grabbed her hard hat and walked to the heater. The unit was humming, but she remembered an internal corrosion probe reading from three months ago—a spike in iron content. The operations crew had blamed a "blip in the feed."