NORSOK STANDARD

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

BULK
SYSTEM NO. 11-10

D-SR-011

Rev. 1, December 1994

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1 FOREWORD

This standard has been developed by the NORSOK standardisation work group and agreed by the
Norwegian industry for the widest possible national and international application.

2 SCOPE

3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES

Recognised pressure vessel code/standard.

4 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

4.1 Definitions

4.2 Abbreviations

5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 General

The Bulk System shall receive, store and deliver required volume of bulk material to the mud and
cementing system.

5.2 Products/Services

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5.3 Equipment/Schematic

The system should comprise of the following main items:

• Bulk mud storage tanks.

• Bulk cement storage tanks.
• Bulk tank ventilation/regeneration system.
• Bulk transfer and dosing system.
• Loading stations.
• Field instruments.
• Surge tanks.

5.4 Performance

Class I Class II
Bulk transfer from boat cement, barite, bentonite 100 mt/h 100 mt/h
50 mt/h 50 mt/h
Bulk transfer to surge tank cement and barite bentonite 60 mt/h 60 mt/h
30 mt/h 30 mt/h
Bulk storage tank capacity cement barite/bentonite 120 m3 180 m3
180 m3 240 m3

5.5 Regularity

5.6 Process/Ambient Conditions

• North Sea environmental conditions shall apply.

• Barite weight (bulk material),2.16 s.g.
• Bentonite weight (bulk material),0.96 s.g.
• Cement (bulk material),1.5 s.g.
• Dew point bulk air,-40 °C.

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5.7 Operational Requirements

The bulk material shall be kept dry and fluffed during storage.

• Precaution shall be included to prevent plugging of the transfer lines during operation.
• The bulk system shall be flexible to add or delete extra storage tanks to adjust the storage
capacity to accommodate the drilling program and supply frequency.
• Bulk storage tanks may be equipped with safety valves or rupture discs. Rupture discs can
only be used for bulk storage tanks installed in open areas. For bulk storage tanks in
enclosed areas, testable safety valves that are vented out of the enclosed area shall be used.
Such enclosed areas shall similarly be ventilated to avoid pressure build-up in the event of a
fracture or leakage in the piping for the air supply system.
• Possibility for transfer of dry bulk between storage tanks shall be accommodated.
• No bulk material shall evacuate with the transport air during normal operation.
• The cement and barite/bentonite system shall be separated.
• No valves, nozzles, etc. to be located inside bulk tanks in order to avoid entering of the
tanks.

5.8 Maintenance Requirements

5.9 Isolation and Sectioning

5.10 Layout Requirements

5.11 Interface Requirements

5.12 Commissioning Requirements

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