Revision 5.

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Petroleum Development Oman LLC Effective: May-17

4.4 Reinstatement Leak Test Process

In order to determine the testing required prior to restart of a process system reference
shall be made to Figure 1 – Reinstatement Leak Testing Flow Chart.
1 WHICH REINSTATEMENT LEAK TEST?
YES  High Sour - Sensitive Leak Test using N2 /He to 90% RV pressure or or 90%
Have of design pressure where no relief valve is provided.
Reinstatement Leak  Low Sour / High Pressure – Inert medium (i.e. N2) 90% RV pressure or or 90%
all components had an
Testing Required of design pressure where no relief valve is provided.
accepted Strength Test?
 Sweet / Steam & Water - Inservice Leak Test using Process Medium preceded
NO by a Gross Leak Check using Nitrogen or an inert to 10% of MOP or 10bar
maximum.

2
Carryout hydrostatic /
pneumatic strength test 3
using a safe medium
SOUR
Sour or Sweet Service?
SWEET/NON
4 HAZARDOUS 7
High Sour Low Sour
NO
Can Maximum Operating Is the Reinstatement on High
Pressure be achieved for the Sour and above
Test? 8

YES Will testing be in compliance to

NO PR-1073?
5 5

Prepare Method Prepare Method Prepare Variance YES

Statement and JHSE Statement and JHSE supported by a Risk
Plan Plan Assessment
9

YES NO
Will the Reinstatement be using
Inservice Leak Testing?
6
Prepare Variance
supported by a Risk
Assessment NO
Contact Specialist N2/He
Testing Contract Will N2 testing be carried out by
Company PDO Operations/EMC?
10

YES
11 11

Review quotations and Prepare Method

PLAN Method Statements / Statement and JHSE
Agree Terms & Plan
Conditions

Gross Leak test with an Carryout leak test using

inert medium to 1000kPa prescribed Medium
or 10% of Maximum N2 or N2/He
Operating Pressure
EXECUTE
(whichever the lesser)
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12
Reintroduce process
medium
Carryout leak test using
Process Medium in
pressure stages up to
MOP

Leak Testing
Completed

Figure 1 – Reinstatement Leak Testing Flow Chart

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prior to the reinstatement of items of plant, all connections that
have been disturbed (flanges, clamps etc) shall have been reinstated in accordance
with SP-2020 – Flange Connection Bolt Torquing.

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