OISD-STD-118

Revision - II

FOR RESTRICTED
CIRCULATION

LAYOUTS
FOR

OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS

OISD – STANDARD – 118

Revision – II, September 2004

Oil Industry Safety Directorate

Government of India
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
 OISD-STD-118
Revision – II
September 2004

FOR RESTRICTED
CIRCULATION

LAYOUTS
FOR

OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS

Prepared by
Committee on
Layouts for Oil and Gas Installations

OIL INDUSTRY SAFETY DIRECTORATE

7TH FLOOR, NEW DELHI HOUSE
 27, BARAKHAMBA ROAD
NEW DELHI – 110 001

NOTE

OISD Publications are prepared for the use in the Oil and Gas Industry
under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. These are the property of
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and shall not be reproduced or copied
or loaned or exhibited to others without written consent from OISD.

Though every effort has been made to assure the accuracy and reliability of
the data contained in these documents, OISD hereby expressly disclaims
any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from their use.

These documents are intended to supplement rather than replace the

prevailing statutory requirements.
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 FOREWORD

Oil Industry in India is over 100 years old. As such variety of practices have been in vogue
because of collaboration / association with different foreign companies and governments.
Standardization in design philosophies and operating & maintenance practices at national
level was hardly in existence. This, coupled with feed back from some serious accidents that
occurred in the recent past in India and abroad, emphasised the need for the industry to
review the existing state-of-the-art in designing, operating and maintaining oil and gas
installations.

With this in view, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) was established in 1986 staffed
from within the industry in formulating and implementing a series of self regulatory measures
aimed at removing obsolescence, standardising and upgrading the existing standards to
ensure safer operations. Accordingly, OISD constituted number of functional committees
comprising experts nominated from the industry to draw up standards and guidelines on
various subjects.

The original document on "Layouts for Oil and Gas Installations" was published in
November 1988 and its first revision released in July 1995. In August 2000 it was amended
inline with the recommendations of the High Power Committee. The present document on
“Layouts for Oil and Gas Installation” is the second revision of this OISD Standard.

Attempts have been made to incorporate the latest technological changes, experience gained
after the implementation of standards and relevant updation in the various national and
international codes and practices.

It is hoped that the provision of this document, if implemented objectively, will go a long way
in improving the safety in oil and gas industry.

This document will be reviewed periodically for improvements based on the experience and
better understanding. Suggestions from industry members may be addressed to:

The Coordinator
Committee on Layouts for Oil and Gas Installation
Oil Industry Safety Directorate
7th Floor, New Delhi House
27, Barakhamba Road
New Delhi-110 001

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 COMMITTEES ON
LAYOUTS FOR OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS

First Edition – November 1988

Leader
Shri R P Bhatia Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
Members
Shri K K Arora Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Bombay.
Shri S K Mukherjee Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.,(R) Bombay
Shri V K Raina Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (M), Bombay.
Shri K Ravi Kumar Madras Refineries Limited, Madras.
Member Coordinator
Shri B K Trehan Oil Industry Safety Directorate.

First Revision – July 1995

Leader
Shri R P Bhatia / Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
Shri M M Kapur
(Feb 95 – July 95)
Members
Shri S K Mukherjee Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.,(R) Bombay
Shri K K Arora Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Bombay.
Shri V K Raina Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (M), Bombay.
Shri S Pandarinathan Madras Refineries Limited, Madras.
Member Coordinator
Shri B Sadhukhan / Oil Industry Safety Directorate.
Shri S N Mathur (April 95 – July95)

Amended Edition – August 2000

Amendments were carried out to this standard based on the recommendation of High Power
Committee set up in 1997 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas to review the
standard with respect to land requirement inline with national and international standards.

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 COMMITTEES ON
LAYOUTS FOR OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS

Second Revision – Month /Year

LEADER
Shri Vinay Kumar GAIL (India) Limited, New Delhi

MEMBERS
Shri Arvind Kumar, Engineers India Limited, New Delhi

Shri K.T.Lokhande, Department of Explosives, Nagpur

Shri H.S.P. Rao, BPCL, Mumbai Refinery, Mumbai

Shri Thomas Chacko, Kochi Refineries Limited, Kochi

Shri S.G.Palnitkar, HPCL Visakh Refinery, Visakhapatnam.

Shri D.K.Banerjee IOCL Pipelines Division, NOIDA

Shri M.D.Shah IOCL, Panipat Refinery, Panipat

Shri S.S.Maji, IOCL Refineries HQ, New Delhi

Shri Sunil Dewan, BPCL, NOIDA

Shri A.Buragohain, Oil India Limited, Duliajan

MEMBER-CO-ORDINATOR

S K Aggarwal Oil Industry Safety Directorate, New Delhi

In addition to the above, several other experts from the industry contributed in the
preparation, review and finalization of this document.

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 INDEX

SECTION CONTENTS PAGE No.

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Scope

3.0 Definitions

4.0 Plant Layout Philosophy

5.0 Layout of Blocks/Facilities

6.0 Layout of Process Units

7.0 Layout of Storage Tanks

8.0 Layout of LPG Facilities

9.0 References

TABLES

T1. Separation distances between Blocks / Facilities

T2. Separation distances between equipment within Process unit

T3. Inter-distances between Storage Tanks and Offsite facilities

(Large installation)

T4. Separation distances between Storage Tanks and Offsite

facilities (Small Installations)

T5. Separation distances between Storage Tanks within a Dyke

T6. Separation distances for LPG Facilities

T7. Separation distances between LPG Storage Vessels and

Boundary / Property line / Group of Buildings not
associated with LPG facilities
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"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage
resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
1.0 and has been Pipeline example
up-dating installations process unit,
INTRODUCTIO plant safety / terminals, boiler house,
N norms Lube oil group of
including installations tanks located
Hydrocarbon inter- and other in a dyke,
processing distances Petroleum group of
and handling between storage pressurized
plants are facilities and installations storage
inherently their relative such as tanks,
hazardous. locations. Crude oil loading
Today's The gathering gantries,
trend of minimum stations, flare etc.
large and distances Marketing
complex recommende depots and b) C4 and
plants d many years terminals, Lighter
present ago need Aviation ends
substantial review in the storage & Hydrocarbon
risk context of fuelling s or a
potential. At today's stations, mixture of
times plants environment Tank farm Hydrocarbon
are modified in the for storage s containing
to operate at industry. of crude / four or less
higher products. than four
capacities or It is not carbon
efficiencies intended that The
requirement atoms.
necessitating requirement Examples
larger of this of green
belt / buffer are Butane,
storage standard Propane,
requirements should be zone beyond
the plant Propylene
than applied etc. LPG, a
contemplate rigidly to boundary is
outside the mixture of
d earlier. For existing propane and
these premises scope of this
standard. butane also
reasons, where, for a fall under the
initial site variety of Such
provisions same
analysis for reasons, it category.
the proposed may not be should be
new practicable considered c) Crude Oil
construction to comply based on Gathering
or addition with. local Station:
should be environment
al / security Crude oil
done gathering
carefully 2.0 SCOPE requirements
. station /
while This Group
considering document gathering
the space lays down station is a
allocation to minimum production
the various requirements 3.0 installation
facilities. of layouts used for
within the DEFINITIONS gathering,
The plant treating or
hydrocarbon boundary for a) Block storing crude
industry over petroleum oil and
the years Facilities
refineries, operated / includes
learnt Oil / Gas central tank
lessons from used in
production integrated farm, oil
fires and and collecting
explosions way and
processing surrounded station, gas
throughout plants, LPG compressor
the world by roads. For
facilities, station and
"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage
resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 well head "Flash point" which cases, above
installation. of any have classification
petroleum flash does not
d) Facility liquid is the point apply and
This refers to lowest below special
any building, temperature 23oC. precautions
structure, at which the should be
liquid yields — Class-B taken as
installation, Petroleu
equipment, vapour in required:
sufficient m:
pipeline, or Liquids (i) Where
other concentratio
n to form an which ambient
physical have temperat
feature used ignitable
mixture with flash ures or
in petroleum point of the
refining, air and gives o
a momentary 23 C handling
storage, and temperat
transportatio flash on
application above ures are
n and but higher
distribution. of a small
pilot flame below 65 than the
o
e) Fire station under C. flash
specified point of
A building — Class-C the
housing conditions of Petroleu
test as per product.
facilities of m:
parking fire IS: 1448 Liquids (ii) Where
tenders and (Part-I). which product
keeping h) Gas have handled
other ready Processing flash is
to use fire- Plant point of artificiall
o
fighting 65 C y heated
equipment Gas and to a
for meeting processing above temperat
plant plant is a but ure
emergencies, facility below above its
fire control where 93 oC. flash
room with natural gas is point.
received and — Exclude
required d j) Hazardous
communicati processed to
separate gas, Petroleu Area
on m:
facilities/mi LPG, An area will
condensate Liquids
mic panel. which be deemed to
etc. be hazardous
f) Fire Water have
i) General flash where;
pump house
Classificatio point of (i) Petroleu
A building n Of 93 o
C m
housing fire Petroleum and having
water Products above. flash
pumps, point
jockey Petroleum Liquefied
products are gases below 65
pumps, deg.C or
communicati classified including
according to LPG do not any
on and alarm flammab
system, their closed fall under
cup FLASH this le gas or
instrumentati vapor in
on and the POINTS as classification
given below: but form a
required concentr
operating & separate
— Class-A category. ation
supporting Petroleu capable
personnel. m: Note: In the of
g) Flash Point Liquids following ignition

"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage
resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 is likely includes off station, services
to be lube- dispatch and which are
present. blending receiving directly
plants, facilities required for
(ii) Petroleu grease with or operation of
m or any manufacturin without the plant e.g.
flammab g plants. storage. warehouse,
le liquid workshop
having m) May p) Petroleum etc.
flash Refinery
point Indicates
above 65 provisions Petroleum
deg.C is that are Refinery is a t) Shall
likely to optional. plant where
crude oil is Indicates
be n) Oil / Gas provisions
refined, received and
Production Plant processed that are
blended mandatory.
or stored Oil / Gas into
at above production intermediate u) Should
its flash plant is a s and
plant where finished Indicates
point. provisions
oil and/or products.
For gas is that are
classification q) Process Unit recommende
collected,
and extent of stabilized A unit d but not
hazardous and having mandatory.
area, refer despatched integrated Implementati
"The for further sequence of on of these
Petroleum processing. operation, provisions
Rules - Drilling physical and shall be
2002". activities and chemical, made based
facilities and may upon
upstream of involve consideratio
the preparation, n of the
Christmas separation, followings,
k) LPG Tree of a purification, as
Facilities well are not or change in appropriate:
covered state, energy (a) risk /
LPG facility benefit
is one where under this content or
definition. composition. analysis, (b)
liquefied company
petroleum o) Pipeline r) Protection standards,
gas (LPG) is Installations for exposure (c) company
stored, experience,
received / Pipeline This refers to and (d)
despatched Installations fire company
by rail / road are the protection philosophy.
/ pipeline facilities on for structures
and / or cross- on property v) Stabling Line
filled in country adjacent to
cylinders. pipelines and liquid It is an
include storage. additional
l) Lube Oil sectionalizin railway line /
Installations g valve s) Service spur
The facilities station, pig building reserved for
for receipt, launching / additional
storage and A building rake /
receiving housing
blending of station, stabling.
base oils & facilities for
intermediate inspection / w) Storage /
additives pumping
into finished maintenance filling shed
station / / other
Lube compressor Facility for
products. It supporting
station, tap- storage and
"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage
resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 filling of required at road wall of the
packed (non- followed by junctions installation.
bulk) storage & shall be
petroleum despatch designed to k) Orientation
product. facilities. facilitate of flares,
The entire movement of furnaces &
x) Tank height area should the largest heaters,
be sub- fire-fighting dusty
Tank height operations
is the height divided into vehicle in
blocks. the event of (e.g. sulphur
from tank handling etc)
bottom to emergency.
b) All process and cooling
top kerb units and g) Rail spur towers
angle for dyked shall be should be
cone roof enclosures of located close decided
tanks. For storage tanks to the based on
floating roof shall be periphery of prevailing
tanks, it is planned in the plant to wind
the height separate minimise direction to
from tank blocks with road/pipe avoid travel
bottom to roads all crossings of
top of tank around for and blockage hydrocarbon
shell. access and of roads vapour over
y) Tank safety. during sources of
vehicle loading / shunting. ignition.
c) Primary
unloading traffic roads h) Layout of l) Erection
Facility for in the the facilities methods
loading / installation shall be shall be
unloading of should be made to studied for
petroleum outside minimise all types of
product to / hazardous truck traffic equipment /
from tank areas. Roads ingress in the structures.
wagon or separating plant. Towers,
tank truck. the blocks reactors,
shall act as i) Two road fired
4.0 PLANT firebreaks. approaches equipment
LAYOUT from the etc should be
PHILOSOPHY d) Pedestrian highway / located in
pathways major road such an area
Following should be should be
philosophy so to
provided / provided, facilitate
should be marked one for
adopted in erection.
alongside the employees
layout of an primary and other for m) Maintenance
installation; traffic roads. product / requirements
a) Block layout material for each type
e) Alternative movement. of equipment
should be access shall
adopted as Both these shall be
be provided approaches identified
far as for each
possible. should be and
facility so available for considered.
Plant layout that it can be
arrangement receipt of
approached assistance in n) For
should for fire construction
follow the emergency.
fighting in activities,
general route the event of j) Presence of area should
of raw blockage on ignition be
material to one route. source shall earmarked.
process always be
unit(s) with f) Road widths, contemplate o) Future
tankages gradient and d beyond the expansion
interposed as turning radii boundary should be

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resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 assessed and etc and table, Effluent
space other natural Treatment
provision be open streams/ Plant (ETP)
made storage canals and
accordingly. areas like approach
scrap - Approach roads should
yards and roads to be located on
dumping main high ground
5.0. LAYOUT plant
OF BLOCKS / ground to avoid
areas flooding.
FACILITIES -
- Aviation (c) In case
To prepare a considerat
layout, Chemical process units
ions are operated
information / Toxic
should be chemicals - Risk to in an
collected on storage, and integrated
the hazardous from way and
following waste adjace shutdowns
aspects, as storage / nt are taken
applicable; disposal. faciliti simultaneous
es ly, then it
- Process - Flares may be
units, - Environm considered
utility - Service ental
buildings, as a single
requireme consid block.
nts, fire eration
storage station s (d) Control
tanks, and fire room should
LPG training - Statutory be located in
storage ground obligations a non-
vessels - Site hazardous
and other topograph area upwind
pressurize 5.1 General of process
y consideratio
d storage including plants /
vessels n for the hydrocarbon
elevation, layout of
slope, and storage and
- Product blocks / handling
receipt / drainage facilities facilities. It
despatch - Meteorol shall not be
and mode While
ogical locating the located on a
of data, lower level
transport various
- Bathymet facilities / than
(rail, road surrounding
and ric data blocks, the
(high tide following plants and
pipeline) tank farms.
level, should be
- surge considered: There shall
wave be no
(a) Layout of structure that
Warehous height Blocks /
es, etc.) for would fall on
facilities the control
storage installatio should be in
areas for ns in room in case
sequential of a blast.
solid coastal order of
products areas. For details,
process flow. refer OISD-
such as
petroleum - Seismic (b) Process STD-163.
coke, data unit(s), tank
petroleum - Highest farm,
wax, flood loading
sulfur, level in gantry, solid
bitumen / the area, storage,
asphalt water utilities,

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resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
(e) Utility (h) High should be or boundary
block(s) Tension located close wall.
should (HT) sub- to product
preferably be station(s) movement (n) Petroleum
located should be gate and coke storage
adjacent to located close should be and handling
unit blocks. to major load oriented to facilities
centers. provide one- should be
(f) Power way traffic located as far
generation (i) Low Tension pattern for as possible
facilities (LT) sub- entrance and away from
which also station exit. process
supply steam should be units, air
for process located at Rail loading separation
requirement load centers facilities plants,
should be in such a should be populated
located near way that the located and
the process distance along the hazardous
unit block. between periphery of areas.
When distribution the
external transformer installation. (o) Separate
power grid is and farthest collection
interconnect motor is (m) Sulphur system
ed with plant minimum. recovery unit should be
power and sulphur provided for
generation (j) Cooling loading area different
facilities, Towers should be types of
either the should be located close waste
power plant located to product generated in
should be downwind of movement the process
located at the process gate and plant such as
side of the equipment away from oily water,
boundary and process caustic, acid
wall or the substation so units, effluents,
external that fog hazardous fecal etc.
power developed and Effluent
transmission will not populated Treatment
lines should cause areas. Plant should
be taken corrosion or be located
obstruct Equipment minimum
underground drawing air
upto vision or one block
short- (e.g. air away from
interconnecti compressors,
on grid. circuiting. process unit
air blower, area, down
(g) Overhead (k) Storage FD fan etc) wind of
power tanks should should be process units
transmission be grouped located away and
lines shall according to from Sulfur important
not pass over product recovery unit areas
the classification / Sulfur considering
installation . In handling odour &
including the undulating facility. emission of
parking areas, volatile
storage tanks Minimum
areas. separation organic
Horizontal should be compound.
located at distance of
clearance 50 meters is This should
shall be in lower be closer to
elevations recommende
line with the d between disposal
Indian (l) Truck sulfur point by the
Electricity loading / storage / side of the
Rules. unloading handling and boundary
facilities any facility and at lower
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resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 grade to process 5.2 Separation Process
facilitate units. distances; Equipment
gravity flow
of effluent. (s) Smoki Minimum (a) Process flow
ng booths separation sequence
(p) Flare should not distances and
should be be provided between operating
located in the various procedures
upwind of hydrocarbon blocks / should be
process units industry. facilities thoroughly
and the area However if described understood
around flare required, above shall so that
should be these shall be as per equipment
paved. For be located at Table-1. The arrangement
more details minimum table shall be in the plot
OISD-STD- distance of read in plan is
106 on 60 meters conjunction functional.
"Process from any with the Equipment
Design and hydrocarbon notes should be
Operating source. specified arranged in
Philosophies with the logistic
on Relief (t) Fire table. process
and Disposal station, sequence for
systems" firewater 6.0 LAYOUT optimum
shall be storage & OF PROCESS piping runs
referred. firewater UNITS and
pump house operational
(q) Main shall be Equipment
in process and
pipe racks / located at a maintenance
pipe track safe place unit can be
arranged in ease.
shall not be away from Spacing
routed hazardous many ways.
Safety, between
through areas. Fire equipment
process station economy,
operability, shall be
units. should be adequate for
Provide upwind of and ease of
maintenance undertaking
overhead process units maintenance
clearance for and should be
considered jobs.
vehicles over hydrocarbon
roadways storage area in locating (b) The unit pipe
and with straight each item rack should
railroads. approach to within the be kept in
process units unit. the centre,
(r) Roads / other Adequate thereby
should be critical areas. spacing splitting the
provided in a between unit into two
symmetric (u) Locati equipment or more
manner to on of will help in areas of
serve all firewater minimizing equipment.
process areas pumps & the spread of Pumps may
requiring tanks shall fire. be arranged
access for be inline Consideratio in two rows
the with OISD- n should be close to and
operation, STD-116, given to on either
maintenance OISD-STD- access for side of the
and fire 117 & fire fighting. pipe rack.
fighting. OISD-STD- Heat
These roads 144 as the Exchangers
should case may be. 6.1 General and vessels
encircle the Considerati should be
process ons for the grouped
blocks/ layout of together
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resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 forming preferably at containing meters from
outer rows grade. catalysts, the furnace
on both sides Adequate chemicals walls.
of the rack. drainage etc should
should be have a drop- (k) The local
(c) Heat provided out area for control panel
exchangers around such removing / for soot
should be vessels. installing the blower
located Where internals and control and
perpendicula process / or for flue gas
r to the pipe requirement loading / analyzer
rack on the dictates their unloading of only should
outer row to installation catalysts and be located on
facilitate above grade, chemicals. and near the
pulling of these should process
tube bundles be located in (i) Heaters should heater. The
with mobile open area. be located up rest of
crane or by wind at one controls
other means. (f) Towers / corner of the should be
Shell and columns unit. Space taken to
tube heat should be should be control
exchanger located provided for room.
should have along the removal and
a pipe rack cleaning of (l) Gas
longitudinal towards heater tubes compressors
clearance of open areas besides should be
at least one- for approach for located
meter plus unobstructed crane. Areas down wind
the length of erection as around the from heaters
removable well as heaters shall so that
bundles. maintenance be graded for leaked gases
of internals guiding will not drift
(d) Air fin coolers at grade. Tall spills away towards the
should be towers from process heater. Gas
installed requiring equipment. compressors
above the frequent Forced Draft should have
pipe rack / operating fans shall be roofing and
technologica attention at located away open from
l structures / upper levels from process sides to
independent may be equipment avoid
structure. located at from where accumulatio
Pumps one place so they are n of heavier
handling that common likely to vapours/gase
hydrocarbon connecting suck s on the floor
s above the platform can hydrocarbon of
temperature
o be provided. vapors. compressor
of 230 C or house.
C4 and (g) Thermo-siphon (j) No trenches or Compressor
Lighters reboilers pits which house should
should not should might hold be located
be installed preferably be flammables near the
underneath placed close should battery limits
the air fin to their extend under to facilitate
coolers. associated the furnace ease in
towers. and maintenance
(e) Vessels having connections and
large liquid (h) Vessels, with operation.
hold-up column, underground Drop out
should be Reactors drain system area should
installed at with should be be provided
lower internals and sealed over for
heights and / or an area 15 maintenance.
"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage
resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
(m) No other the plant should be 7.0 LAYOUT
tankage farthest from 2.1 meters. OF STORAGE
except day furnace or TANKS
tanks / any fired (u) Equipment
process equipment should be 7.1 General
chemicals and on the spaced to considerations
shall be lee-ward permit use of
mobile 7.1.1 Dyked
provided side of the Enclosures;
within unit. equipment
battery limits and power (a) Petroleum
of any Vent from tools or storage tanks
process unit. Blow down servicing shall be
facility shall and located in
(n) Process be minimum maintaining dyked
chemicals 6m above equipment enclosures
storage tanks the highest during turn with roads
should be equipment around all around
provided falling with periods. the
with kerb in radius of enclosure.
wall of 15 m from Aggregate
minimum the vent 6.2 Equipment capacity of
300-mm stack. spacing tanks located
height. with in in one dyked
Hydrocarbon (r) Operators
cabin may be process enclosure
s day tanks units; shall not
shall be provided in
the process exceed
provided Minimum following
with dyke in unit. The separation
cabin should values:
line section distances
7.0 of this be located between  60,000
standard. upwind side various cum. for a
of the unit in equipment group of
(o) Cold boxes non- within fixed roof
should be hazardous process units tanks.
located on area and are given in
grade or on away from Table-2. The  120,000
separate draining / distances cum. for a
elevated sampling recommende group of
structures. facilities. d should be floating
Adequate The cabin followed to roof tanks
space should should be for the extent Fixed cum
be provided minimum feasible. floating roof
around cold occupancy Equipment tanks shall
boxes for of the shift spacing be treated as
ease of operators of within the fixed roof
operation the process unit tanks.
and respective may be However in
maintenance. facilities varied to case these
only. meet the tanks are
(p) Flare knock
out drum for (s) Stairways requirements provided
the process should be specified by with
units should provided for Licensors or windows
be located at the main of the opening on
battery limit access. Engineering the shell and
of the unit. Consultants. these
(t) Minimum However, windows
(q) Blow down headroom the distances will not get
facilities / under specified in blocked in
buried drum vessels, notes to any case,
should be pipes, cable Table-2 shall then these
located at racks, etc be met. may be
one corner of considered
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resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 as floating shall be at diameter of stored in
roof tanks. least 1.0 m the larger of separate
and shall not the two tanks enclosure.
If a group of be more than or 30 meters, However,
tanks 2.0 m above whichever is where Class-
contains average more. C petroleum
both fixed inside grade is stored in a
and floating level. The (f) Process common
roof tanks, dyke wall equipment dyke along
then it shall made up of should not with Class-A
be treated as earth, be located and/or Class-
a group of concrete or inside the B petroleum,
fixed roof solid dyke. Pump all safety
tanks for the masonry stations and stipulations
purpose of shall be piping applicable
above limits. designed to manifold for Class-A
withstand should be and/ or
(b) Dyked located
enclosure the Class-B
hydrostatic outside dyke respectively
shall be able areas by the
to contain load. Earthen shall apply.
dyke wall side of
the complete roads. (b) Excluded
contents of shall have
not less than petroleum
the largest (g) Tanks shall be
tank in the 0.6-meter located
wide flat stored in a
dyke in case overhead separate
of any section on shall meet
top for dyked
emergency. safety enclosure
Enclosure stability of distances
the dyke and shall not
capacity and shall be stored
shall be wall. also have along with
calculated (d) For excluded dyked Class-A,
after petroleum, enclosure of Class-B or
deducting the capacity RCC Class-C
the volume of the dyked construction petroleum.
of tanks enclosure and provided
(other than should be with efficient (c) Tanks shall
the largest based on drainage be arranged
tank) and the spill system for in maximum
tank pads containment the dyke two rows so
within the and not for enclosure. that each
dyke upto containment tank is
the height of 7.1.2 Grouping; approachable
on tank
the rupture. The (a) Grouping of from the
enclosure. A minimum petroleum road
free board of height of products for surrounding
200 mm dyke wall in storage shall the
above the case of be based on enclosure.
calculated excluded the product This
liquid level petroleum classification stipulation
shall be shall be 600 . Class-A need not be
considered mm. and / or applied to
for fixing the Class-B tanks storing
height of the (e) Separation petroleum excluded
dyke. distances may be petroleum
between the stored in the class.
(c) The height nearest tanks
of tank same-dyked Tanks having
located in enclosure.
enclosure separate 50,000 cum
dyke Class-C capacity and
dykes shall petroleum
(including not be less above shall
free board) should
than the preferably be
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 be laid in (a) The tank (d) There shall be minimum
single row. height shall access on all separation
not exceed four sides of distances
7.1.3 Fire walls; one and half each dyke shall be as
(a) In a dyked times the area and specified in
enclosure diameter of roads should Table-5. This
where more the tank or be linked to table is
than one 20 m minimize the applicable
tank is whichever is effect if one where total
located, less. For the road is cut storage
firewalls of installations off during capacity of
minimum covered the fire. Class-A &
height under Oil Class-B is
600mm shall Mines less than
be provided Regulation, 7.2 Separation 5000 cum
to prevent the Distances and diameter
spills from maximum between of any tank
one tank height of the tanks / storing
endangering tank, dyke offsites Class-A and
any other requirements facilities; Class-B
tank in the etc. shall be petroleum
same as per Oil The product does
enclosure. Mines following not exceed 9
Regulations stipulations meters.
(b) A group of shall apply Table-5 shall
small tanks (b) Piping for the also be
each not from / to separation applicable
exceeding 9 any tank distances for for the
meters in located in a above installation
diameter and dyked ground tanks storing only
in all not enclosure storing Class-C
exceeding should not petroleum: petroleum.
5,000 cum in pass through
capacity any other (a) For larger (c) Excluded
shall be dyked installation, petroleum
treated as enclosure. minimum should be
one tank for Piping separation treated as
the provision connected to distances Class-C
of firewall. tanks should shall be as petroleum
run directly specified in for the
(c) For to outside of Table- 3 and purpose of
excluded dyke to the Table-4. The separation
petroleum extent tables are distances
product possible to applicable and Table –
storage, minimise where total 5 shall be
firewall of piping storage applicable
height not within the capacity for for their
less than 300 enclosures. Class-A and separation
mm shall be Class-B distances.
provided by (c) The minimum petroleum
limiting the distance products is 8.0 LAYOUT
number of between a more than OF LPG
tanks to 10 tank shell 5000 cum or FACILITIES
or the and the the diameter
inside toe of 8.1 General
capacity of of Class-A or Considerations:
group of the dyke Class-B
tanks to wall shall product tank 8.1.1 LPG
5,000 cum not be less is more than Storage;
whichever is than half the 9 meters.
lower. height of the The
tank. (b) For smaller requirements
7.1.4 General; installation, given below

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 are and control the vertically.
applicable to room. collection Filling
above sump shall machines
ground LPG (e) Storage be as per and testing
storage vessels OISD-STD– facilities
facilities. For should be 144. shall be
mounded located organized in
LPG storage, down wind (i) Curb wall sequential
refer OISD- of process around the manner
STD-150. units, storage tank distinctly in
important shall have a a separate
(a) Vessels shall buildings minimum area.
be arranged and height of
into groups facilities. 30cm. (d) Filled LPG
each having However it cylinders
a maximum (f) LPG storage shall not shall not be
of six vessels shall exceed 60cm stored in the
vessels. not be at shallow vicinity of
Capacity of located sump cylinders
each group within the position, as containing
shall be same dykes otherwise other gases
limited to where other evaporation or hazardous
15000 cum. liquid of spilled substances.
Each group hydrocarbon LPG may get
shall be s are stored. affected. (e) Trucking
provided traffic shall
(g) Storage 8.1.2 LPG be smooth to
with a curb vessels shall
wall. bottling facility; avoid
be laid out in blocking/
(b) Any vessel single row (a) LPG bottling obstruction
in one group both in case facilities for loading
shall be of the should be and
separated spheres and located at a unloading of
from a vessel bullets. safe distance cylinders.
in another Storage from other
group by a vessels shall facilities
minimum not be with
stacked one minimum 8.1.3 Bulk
distance of handling facilities;
30 meters. above the ingress to
other. trucking (a) LPG truck
(c) Spheres and traffic and loading/unlo
bullets shall (h) Spillage downwind to
collection ading gantry
be treated as storage. shall be
separate shallow
sump shall (b) There shall located in a
groups with separate
30 meters be located at not be any
a distance deep ditches block and
separation shall not be
distance where the in the
flames from surrounding grouped with
between two other
groups. sump fire area to avoid
will not LPG settling. petroleum
(d) Longitudinal impinge on products.
axes of the vessel. (c) Stacking
areas for Maximum
horizontal This distance number of
vessels shall not be empty and
filled LPG tank
(Bullets) less than the truck bays
should not diameter of cylinders
should be shall be
point the nearest restricted to
towards vessel or 15 located
separately. 8 in one
other meters group. The
vessels, vital whichever is Cylinders
shall be bay should
process higher. The be designed
equipments capacity of stacked
in such a
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resulting from use of the OISD Standards/ Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 way that the LPG storage, 9.0 Tank
driver's refer OISD- facilities.
cabin will be STD-150. REFEREN
facing the CES: 9. API
exit direction Recommende
and shall 1. The d Practices
have no Petroleum 2001– Fire
obstruction. Rules - 2002. protection in
(b) LPG rail Refineries.
2. The Static
loading/unlo and Mobile
ading gantry 10. Loss
Pressure Prevention in
shall be Vessels
located on a process
(Unfired) Industries by
separate rail Rules, 1981
spur and Frank P Lees.
shall not be 3. Oil Mines
grouped with 11. NFPA 30,
Safety flammable
other Regulations -
petroleum and
1984 Combustible
products.
Liquid
(c) Rail 4. OISD-STD- Code.
loading/unlo 106 on
ading of Process
LPG should Design and
be restricted Operating
to a Philosophies
maximum of on Relief and
half rake. Disposal
Full rake System.
loading /
unloading is 5. OISD-STD-
shall be done 116 on Fire
on two protection
separate rail Facilities for
gantries Petroleum
having a Refineries /
minimum Process Plants
distance of
50m. 6. OISD-STD –
8.2 Separation 117 on Fire
distances protection
for LPG facilities for
facilities; Petroleum
depots and
Minimum terminals
separation
distances for 7. OISD-STD-
above 144 on LPG
ground LPG bottling plant
facilities and layouts.
shall be as
given in 8. API Standard
Table-6 & 2610–Design,
Table-7. For construction,
other details operation,
refer OISD- maintenance
STD-144. and
For inspection of
mounded Terminal and

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 SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN BLOCKS/FACILITIES TABLE – 1
Sr no From / To 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 Process Units
Note-1 Note-3 30 30 30 60 90 45 45 60 45 30 60 60 30 90

2 Process Control Room

(Note –2) Note-3 x Note-4 Note-5 30 60 90 45 45 30 Note-3 x 30 15 30 30

3 Storage Tanks Class-A

30 Note-4 Note-6 Note-6 Note-6 30 90 30 30 60 (90) 30 T3 60 30 50

4 Storage Tank Class-B

30 Note -5 Note-6 Note-6 Note-6 30 90 30 30 60 (90) 30 T3 30 30 50

5 Storage Tank Class-C

30 30 Note-6 Note-6 Note-6 30 90 30 30 60 (90) 30 T3 30 30 50

6 Pressurised Storage:
LPG/ C4 & Lighter / H2 60 60 30 30 30 T7 90 30 T6 90 (90) 30 T7 45 30 60

7 Flare
(Note-7) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90

8 Bulk Loading POL

(Rail /Road) 45 45 30 30 30 30 90 Note-8 Note-9 60 30 Note-10 T3 60 30 50

9 Bulk Loading LPG

(Rail /Road) 45 45 30 30 30 T6 90 Note-9 T6 90 (90) T6 T6 60 30 50

10 Fire Station /
First Aid Center 60 30 60 60 60 90 90 60 90 x 30 30 12 12 30 90

11 Boiler house / Process

Unit Heaters (Note-11) 45 Note-3 (90) (90) (90) (90) 90 30 (90) 30 x 15 50 30 30 Note-
Rail Spur 12
12
30 x 30 30 30 30 90 Note-10 T6 30 15 x 30 6 15 50
13 Boundary wall around
installation 60 30 T3 T3 T3 T7 90 T3 T6 12 50 30 x 6 30 50

14 Service buildings
60 15 60 30 30 45 90 60 60 12 30 6 6 x 30 50
15 Cooling tower,
30 30 30 30 30 30 90 30 30 30 30 15 30 30 x 15
16 API Separators / Oil
sludge pit 90 30 50 50 50 60 90 50 50 90 Note-12 50 50 50 15 x

General Notes to Table-1 ;

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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
a) All distances are in meters. “T” indicates the table number to be referred. “x” means any distance suitable for constructional or
operational convenience.
b) All distances shall be measured between the nearest points on the perimeter of each facility except (i) In case of tank vehicle loading /
unloading area where the distance shall be from the center of nearest bay. (ii) The distances given in the brackets ( ) are from the shell of
the Heater / Boiler / Furnace / Still.
Specific notes to Table-1:
Note-1: This shall be 36 meters considering the 6-meter wide road passing through the center. The edge of the road shall not be less than 15 meters away from the edge of
the unit.
Note-2: Type of construction shall be as per OISD-STD-163.
Note-3: Process control room to Process units / boiler house / heaters the minimum separation distance shall be 30 m. For a control room attached to single process unit
or a boiler or a heater, the minimum separation distance shall be 16 m. For Gas processing plants, it shall be minimum 30 meters irrespective of whether it is for
one or more units.
Note-4: Shall be 60 m for non-blast construction and 30 m for blast resistant construction.
Note-5: Shall be 45 m for non-blast construction and 30 m for blast resistant construction.
Note-6: Separation distances between the nearest tanks located in two dykes shall be equivalent to the diameter of the larger tank or 30 m, whichever is more. For
distances within a dyke, it shall be as per Table-3 and Table-4
Note-7 The distances specified are for the elevated flare. For ground flare, these distances shall be 150 m. For Exploration & Production installations, this shall be in
line with Oil Mines Regulations
Note-8 Separation distance between Tank truck gantry and wagon gantry shall be 50m.
Note-9 The separation distance shall be 50 m. However for LPG tank truck bulk loading to POL tank truck bulk loading it shall be 30 m.
Note-10 Separation distance between tank truck gantry and rail spur shall be 50 m.
Note-11: Boiler house or heater of a process unit is to be treated as a separate identity only for the consideration of surrounding blocks / facilities. However, heater of a
process unit remains an integral part of the process unit to which it is attached and in that case the inter equipment distances should be inline with Table –2.
Note-12: Centralized / common API separators, Corrugated Plate Interceptor (CPI), open oil separators shall be categorized under the same risk and shall be located at a
distance of 90 meters from heaters / boilers. However, if these are covered from the top and provided with adequate venting to safe location, the minimum
separation distance shall be 30 meter.
SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN EQUIPMENT WITHIN PROCESS UNIT TABLE-2

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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 Sr no From / To
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 Fired Heater / Any fired x 15 15 15 22 15 15 20 15 15 15 x 18 6 30 15
equipment
2 Reactors 15 2 2 6 8 7 15 7 7 4 3 15 5 3 15 3
3 Distillation column 15 2 3 4 7 5 15 5 5 2 3 15 3 3 15 3
4 Accumulators – 15 6 4 2 8 5 15 4 4 2 3 15 3 3 15 3
Hydrocarbons
5 Compressors - 22 8 7 8 3 7 15 7 7 7 7 15 4 3 20 7
Hydrocarbons
6 Hot oil pump 15 7 5 5 7 1 7 1 1 2 2 15 3 x 15 x
7 Fuel Oil / HCs day tank 15 15 15 15 15 7 T-5 15 15 15 15 15 15 x 15 15
8 Pumps for class- A & all 20 7 5 4 7 1 15 1 1 2 2 15 3 x 15 x
above Auto-ignition temp
9 Pumps - for all other 15 7 5 4 7 1 15 1 1 2 2 15 3 x 15 x
Hydrocarbons
10 Heat Exchangers 15 4 2 2 7 2 15 2 2 2 2 15 2 2 15 x
11 Air fin coolers for 15 3 3 3 7 2 15 2 2 2 x 15 2 x 15 2
Hydrocarbons
12 Fired heater Local control x 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 x 10 x 15 5
panel
13 Pressure vessels / Drums of 18 5 3 3 4 3 15 3 3 2 2 10 2 3 15 2
Hydrocarbons
14 Main Pipe rack 6 3 3 3 3 x x x x 2 x x 3 x 15 x
15 Blow down facility – 30 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 x 15
Drum, pump, vent stack
16 Structural main – 15 3 3 3 7 x 15 x x x 2 5 2 x 15 x
Technological platforms

General notes to Table –2:

"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from use of the OISD Standards/
Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
a) All distances are face-to-face clear minimum distances in meters.

b) “x” indicates suitable distance as per good engineering practices to meet construction, operational and maintenance requirements.

c) Distances specified in Table-2 are the minimum recommended distances that the industry should adhere. These could be suitably
modified as required to suit space constraints and relevant engineering practices except the followings.

(i) Blow down facility (open pit type) / oil catcher shall be located at a distance not less than 30 m from fired heater / any fired
equipment. If the blow down drum is located underground / oil catcher is cover with vent to safe location, the minimum
separation distance shall be 15m.

(ii) Fuel Oil day tank shall be located at a distance of not less than 15m from equipment except those facilities such as heat
exchanger, pump connected directly with the Fuel Oil system.

d) Firewater hydrant / monitors shall be minimum 15 m away from the equipment that is to be protected.

e) Water spray deluge valve shall be minimum 15 m from equipment handling hydrocarbon.

f) Fuel gas knock out drum shall be located at a minimum separation distance of 15 m from the heater.

g) Separation distances specified in other OISD standards or elsewhere in this standard (other than Table –2) shall be followed as
recommended.

SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN TANK / OFFSITE FACILITIES - (For large installations) TABLE - 3

Tanks / Facility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
1 Storage Tank for Petroleum Class A / Class B. T4 T4 15 15 15 15 8 15 0.5 D
Min 20 m
2 Storage Tank for Petroleum Class C T4 x 15 x 8 x x x 0.5 D
Min 20 m
3 Storage / Filling Shed for petroleum Class A or class B 15 15 x 8 15 15 8 15 15

4 Storage / Filling Shed for Petroleum Class C 15 x 8 x 8 x x x 10

5 Tank vehicle loading / Unloading for petroleum class A or class B 15 15 15 8 x x 8 15 20

6 Tank Vehicle loading / unloading for Class C 15 x 15 x x x x x 10

7 Flame proof Electric Motor 8 x 8 x 8 x x 8 x

8 Non flame proof electric Motor 15 x 15 x 15 x 8 x x

9 Boundary wall 0.5 D 0.5 D 15 10 20 10 x x x

Min 20 m Min 20 m

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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN STORAGE TANKS WITHIN A DYKE TABLE– 4

Item Between floating Roof Tanks Between fixed Roof Tanks Class A & Between Class C Petroleum Storage
Class A & B B tanks
1 All tanks with Diameter upto 50 meters (D+d) / 4 (D+d) / 4 (D+d) / 6
Min 10 m Min 10 m Min 6 m
2 Tanks with Diameter exceeding 50 meters. (D+d) / 4 (D+d) / 3 (D+d) / 4

General notes to Table – 3 & 4

a) All distances are in meters.
b) “x” indicates suitable distance as per good engineering practices to meet construction, operational and maintenance requirements
c) D & d stands for diameter of larger and smaller tanks. Distances given are shell to shell in the same dyke
d) In Table – 3 all distances shall be measured between the nearest points on the perimeter of each facility except in the case of tank
vehicle loading/unloading area where the distance shall be measured from the center of each bay.

e) In Table –4, Distances given are shell to shell in the same dyke.

f) For different combination of storage tanks, the stringent of the applicable formulae shall be considered for minimum separation
distance.

g) The distance of storage tanks from boundary wall is applicable for;

(i) Floating roof tanks having protection for exposure

(ii) Tanks with weak roof-to-shell joint having approved foam or inerting system and the tank diameter not exceeding 50 meters

h) For the facilities not covered in Table- 3, refer Table-1.

SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN TANKS/OFFSITE FACILITIES - (For small installations) TABLE – 5
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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
0.5D /
1 Storage Tank Class A 0.5D 0.5D 9 9 9 15 15 15 3 15 15 15
6.0
0.5D 0.5D / D D
2 Storage Tank Class B 0.5D 9 0.5D 0.5D 9 4.5 4.5 3 4.5
6.0 Min 4.5 Min 4.5
0.5D / 0.5D / 0.5D 0.5D
3 Storage Tank Class C x 9 0.5D x 9 4.5 x x x
6.0 6.0 Min 3.0 Min 3.0
Storage / Filling shed for
4 9 9 9 x 4.5 6 9 9 9 3 9 9 9
petroleum Class -A
Storage / Filling shed for
5 9 0.5D 0.5D 4.5 x 1.5 9 4.5 4.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
petroleum Class -B
Storage / Filling shed for
6 9 0.5D x 6 1.5 x 9 4.5 x x x 3 3
petroleum Class -C
Tank vehicle Loading /
7 15 9 9 9 9 9 x 9 9 3 9 9 9
unloading Class - A
Tank vehicle Loading /
8 15 4.5 4.5 9 4.5 4.5 9 x 4.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
unloading Class - B
Tank vehicle Loading /
9 15 4.5 x 9 4.5 x 9 4.5 x x x 3 3
unloading Class - C
Flame proof Electric
10 3 3 x 3 1.5 x 3 1.5 x x 3 x x
motors
Non Flame proof Electric
11 15 4.5 x 9 4.5 x 9 4.5 x 3 x x x
motors
Office building, stores, D 0.5 D
12 15 9 4.5 3 9 4.5 3 x x x x
amenities Min 4.5 Min 3.0
D 0.5D
13 Boundary wall 15 9 4.5 3 9 4.5 3 x x x x
Min 4.5 Min 3.0

General notes to Table –5:

"OISD hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from use of the OISD Standards/
Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
a) All distances are in meter and the table specifies the minimum requirement.

b) “x” indicates suitable distance as per good engineering practices to meet construction, operational and maintenance requirements

c) “D” indicates the diameter of the larger tank.

d) Distances given for the tanks are shell to shell in the same dyke.

e) Where alternate distances are specified (like 0.5 D / 6.0), the minimum thereof shall be used.

f) All distances shall be measured between the nearest points on the perimeter of each facility except in case of tank vehicle loading
/unloading area where the distance shall be from the center of each bay.

g) Pig launcher/receiver at liquid hydrocarbon handling pipeline installations should be located at least 5 m from boundary.

SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR LPG FACILITIES TABLE - 6

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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 Sr no. FROM / TO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 LPG Storage vessels Note-1 T7 30 30 50 30 15 60

2 Boundary wall / group of buildings not T7 x 30 30 50 30 30 x

associated with LPG plant
3 Shed for filling and storage of LPG, Cold 30 30 15 30 50 30 15 60
repair shed, Cylinder evacuation facilities
4 Tank Truck Loading / unloading gantry 30 30 30 30 50 50 30 60

5 Tank wagon gantry 50 50 50 50 50 50 30 60

6 Rail spur 30 30 30 50 50 50 30 60

7 Pump house / Compressor house (LPG) 15 30 15 30 30 30 x 60

8 Fire Water pump house 60 x 60 60 60 60 60 x

TABLE– 7

SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN LPG STORAGE VESSELS AND BOUNDARY WALL / GROUP OF BUILDINGS NOT
ASSOCIATED WITH LPG FACILITIES
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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."
 Capacity of Each vessel in Cum of water
10 - 20 21 - 40 41 - 350 351 - 450 451-750 751 - 3800
Distance in meters
15 20 30 40 60 90

General Notes to Table-6 & Table-7;

a) Table-6 is applicable for total storage of above 100 Tonnes.

b) All distances are in meters

c) “x “indicates suitable distance as per good engineering practices to meet construction, operational and maintenance requirements

d) T7 indicates Table –7;

e) Distance of stabling line shall be as per Railway Standards.

Specific Notes to Table- 6;

Note–1: The distance shall be 2 meters or 1/4 of the sum of the diameters of the adjacent vessels or half the diameter of the larger of the
two adjacent vessels in the same group whichever is greater.

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Guidelines/ Recommended Practices."