Document Responsibility: Piping Standards Committee SAES-L-470

Issue Date: 25 September 2012

Next Planned Update: 25 September 2017 Trenchless Pipelines Construction Requirements

8.3 The coated carrier pipe per SAES-H-002 shall be holiday tested prior to
applying the ARO layer.

8.4 Field girth welds in the carrier pipe shall be inspected by non-destructive test
methods in accordance with SAES-W-011 or SAES-W-012 as applicable.

8.5 The carrier pipe shall be hydrostatically tested at the same pressure as the
overall pipeline per SAES-L-150.

When using HDD for pipeline construction, the pipe string may be
hydrostatically tested prior to pull back. It also shall be tested as part of the
mainline without the 90% requirements based on the area class wall thickness.

8.6 The ARO layer shall be applied by vendor or vendor certified applicators and in
full accordance with vendor instruction. Copy of application and curing
instructions shall be made available for Project Inspection.

8.7 The drilling mud mix to be used with pipe pulling shall be verified and recorded.

8.8 Pipe string shall be pulled to expose at least 6 meters at the exit end for pipeline
inspection. Any damage in the pipeline such as dent or gouges shall be per the
applicable codes. For coating damage, CSD and Proponent CP specialists shall
be involved in the evaluation.

9 Reporting

9.1 The contractor shall provide copies of inspection and quality monitoring report
forms that includes the frequency and type of monitoring.

9.2 For HDD, the contractor shall provide the drilling mud mix and the amount of
drilling mud injected during the final pull of the pipe string.

9.3 The contractor shall provide the as built drawings in the form of Cross-sectional
profile and plan view showing the actual path of the pipe.

Revision Summary
25 September 2012 New Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard.

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